This is a decaffeinated coffee from Colombia processed using the sugar cane decaffeination method. The process uses ethyl acetate, a naturally occurring compound derived from sugar cane, to remove 97% of the caffeine while maintaining flavor and body. The coffee is both Fair Trade and Certified Organic. It features distinct flavors of caramel, semisweet chocolate, malt candies, and hazelnut with medium body and sweetness and a pleasant linger. Roasted to a City Roast level on the light side of medium to allow the sugar cane sweetness to shine through. This coffee has won medals at Golden Bean North America in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, and a GOLD in 2025.
Blind Coffee Roasters was founded in October 2012 by Tim Howard, whose coffee journey began in 1983 as an associate roaster in San Francisco's coffee industry. Based in Hillsboro, Oregon, the roastery operates a custom designed 20 kilogram machine from Primo Roasting Equipment in Long Beach and specialises in low acidity coffee using medium City Roast profiles that preserve origin driven characteristics. The approach has earned 49 medals at the Golden Bean The Americas competition over the past decade, including a finish as the top Oregon roaster in 2023 and 9th overall in North America. Howard won his first gold medal in 2024 and followed it with a bronze at the Golden Bean World Championship the same year.
