
San Antonio Decaf (Washed)
Monastery CoffeeAbout This Coffee
This decaffeinated coffee is grown by 14 small-scale producers in the hills surrounding San Antonio, Colombia, at elevations between 1,800 and 2,100 meters. The coffee features Caturra and Colombia varieties. It is wash-processed using the Ethyl Acetate sugarcane decaffeination method, which removes over 99% of caffeine while preserving the coffee's inherent flavor. The rich volcanic soil, cool temperatures, and high rainfall of the region support production of sweet and complex coffees. Farms average one hectare, with producers performing most farmwork themselves. Cherries are hand-picked and processed at small on-site mills or shared facilities. The coffee offers flavor notes of orange, Mont Blanc, and milk chocolate, with a sweet, clean profile and buttery mouthfeel.
Origin
San Antonio (Colombia)
Flavor Notes
Orange, Mont Blanc, Milk Chocolate
Roast Level
Light
Processing
Washed, Ethyl Acetate Decaffeination
Typology
ArabicaCaturra, Colombia
MC
Monastery Coffee
Monastery Coffee was founded in 2013 in Adelaide by Adam Marley, Daniel Milky, and Nader Shahin, three friends with university backgrounds in economics, finance, and geophysics. They roast on a 12 kilogram Diedrich using Cropster software from a characterful shed within a shed structure in a semi industrial area northeast of the city. Sourcing is serious here, with green beans coming through Melbourne Coffee Merchants, Cafe Imports, Handpickers, and others, and Adam has personally traveled to Burundi to work with the Long Miles Coffee Project. By 2020, 73% of their coffee came from smallholder farmers working five hectares or less, and every wholesale partner receives farmer cards with photos and origin stories.



