A sugarcane process decaf from Huila, Colombia, sourced from La Minita and processed using the sugar process decaffeination method. Grown at 1700 meters altitude, the coffee is steamed and treated with ethyl acetate to remove 97% of caffeine. Light roast with flavor notes of cane sugar, citrus, and milk chocolate.
Elevator Coffee was founded in 2016 by Jay Sycip and Andrew Coe in Portland, Oregon. Coe, the head roaster and coffee buyer, won the 2023 U.S. Coffee Roasting Championship and placed third at the World Coffee Roasting Championships in Taipei the same year. The roastery previously operated a cafe in SE Portland until Fall 2020, then pivoted to a wholesale and online model, roasting to order and shipping weekly. A 96 point Coffee Review score ranks it among the top roasters in the Northwest. The ethos is summed up in a tagline: roasted by nerds, not snobs.
