This decaffeinated coffee is sourced from Huila and Tolima regions in Colombia, produced by a mix of local farmers. The beans are Castillo, Caturra and Colombia varieties, grown at 1400-2000 meters altitude and harvested in 2024. It undergoes washed sugarcane decaffeination using ethyl acetate derived from fermented sugarcane and pure water from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. The coffee offers remarkable sweetness with a clean citrus finish, featuring notes of almond, lemon and golden syrup.
Fortitude Coffee Roasters is an Edinburgh based specialty coffee roaster incorporated in 2016. The company operates as a wholesale focused business, roasting and supplying coffee from a professional base in the Scottish capital. Details about the founding team and internal operations remain limited in publicly available sources.