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Barrel aged coffee is green (unroasted) coffee that has been aged in retired whiskey, bourbon, or rum barrels for a few weeks at a time, allowing the beans to take in all the flavor that is left in the wooden barrels, slowly developing a complex flavor profile.

After the coffee beans have aged, we roast them to a medium level, which best presents the flavors of strong vanilla, caramel, and bourbon.  Whiskey barrel aged coffee can be brewed hot or cold, but more flavor will be detected with cold brew. (Remember you can always heat up cold brew for a hot coffee drink.) There are no alcohol or artificial flavorings in these Whiskey Barrel coffees.

We are proud to offer this option in Swiss Water Process decaf!

Acidity: Medium/balanced

Aroma: Sweet barley whiskey

Body: Medium

Milling Process: natural

Tasting Notes: Bourbon, Vanilla, Hazelnut, Brown sugar

The growing altitude for this Brazilian coffee is 1,200 meters above sea level. The varietals used are red and yellow Catuai, yellow Burbon, Catucai.  The harvest period is July - September.

The Swiss Water Process is a chemical-free method for removing caffeine from green coffee. It involves soaking green coffee in fresh water until it reaches a saturation level that allows the dissolvable solids, including caffeine, to be removed. Caffeine-free green coffee extract (GCE) is then introduced to the beans, which causes the caffeine molecules to bind to the GCE. The now-decaffeinated coffee is then dried to the proper moisture content and rested before shipment.