Kontext Suaza Decaf

9/10

From Kontext Coffee, a small speciality coffee roaster based near Monmouth (UK), bring you this no-way-thats-decaf decaf from Colombia.

And we have to agree.

This is a 9/10 decaf, one of the best we’ve tried.

So pretzel-ly it’s like being at the ball game. Lovely chocolate and a sweetness not linked to the chocolate.

Incredibly easy to drink, and because its decaf, we can drink it all day

OUR EXPERTS REVIEW

COFFEE

Smell: Incredible. salty nutty chocolate. 

Flavour: Milky rich chocolate. Salty. Just like a pretzel first, but develops into something a lot more

Creme: a little bit, dark

Caffeine content: unknown

Taste after 14 days: didn’t notice a difference

Taste when cold: ok

Cardboard level: low

NOT COFFEE

Packaging:  Nice packaging. Note, our pack came in in 150g not 250g. 100% Omnidegradeable and will degrade into water, co2 and organic biomass (compost), except the tin tie, which you must remove first.

Sustainability: 

• Kontext Coffee Co. emphasizes sustainability as a guiding principle in their operations.
• They source coffee beans from individual countries, ensuring traceability down to the farm or community level (single origin) and focus on high-quality, specialty coffee with rich flavor complexity.
• The company collaborates with partners who provide transparency in pricing, guaranteeing fair prices to coffee farmers that exceed world market prices and other certification initiatives.
• Long-term partnerships with farms and communities allow for investments in quality improvement and living conditions, supporting coffee farmers and their families.
• The company’s packaging is omnidegradable®, designed to completely degrade when exposed to microbes in landfill, soil, or water, without leaving toxic residues or microplastics.
• Sustainability practices extend to transportation, with a commitment to reusing cardboard boxes and working with logistics partners that offset their carbon footprint.
• Organic waste generated at the roastery, such as coffee chaff and spent grounds, is repurposed as fertilizer for local farms.
• Kontext Coffee Co. offers options for customers to use their containers for coffee beans, reducing packaging waste.
• The company is continuously working on improving sustainability practices and invites customers to stay updated on their progress through their Coffee Blog.

Roast date listed: yes

ESSENTIAL INFO

Coffee: Suaza

Roaster: Kontext

Flavours on the back: Chocolate pretzels, Molasses, Cranberries

Country (with commentary): Colombia

Region: Suaza

Producers: ‘Coffee growers of Suaza’

Varietal: Colombia, Caturra & Casillo

Process: Washed, Sugarcane EA Decaf

Roast level: 100% Arabica, Medium roast

FROM THE ROASTER

“We are always on the hunt for decaffeinated coffees that bring that full and amazing ‘coffee flavour profile to the table. This beautiful lot from the Suaza region in the Department of Huila is a prime example of a ‘No-Way-That’s-Decaf’-Decaf. It has a round and slightly savoury chocolate note that reminded us of chocolate covered pretzles, a spicy sweetness like that of molasses and a nicely balanced acidity with a touch of tartness like you would find in dried cranberries.

We are buying this lot of decaf from Osito Coffee, a green coffee company with firm roots in Colombia. Founders Kyle Bellinger and Jose Jadir Losada co-own Finca El Mirador, a coffee farm in the Suaza region of Huila. These guys are a best practice example of how supply chains in coffee can be kept short and real partnerships between coffee growers in origin countries and their customers, coffee roasters in consuming countries, can be built up from the ground based on trust and equity. Osito works with growers at the beginning of each season to achieve a price that is fair and well above commodity market prices for all grades of coffee.

This particular lot is a mixed lot from coffee growers of the Divino Niño group from around Suaza, friends and neighbours of Osito’s coffee farm El Mirador. It’s comprised of washed coffees from the region and is decaffeinated locally to keep an even bigger part of the profit in Colombia. How does decaffeination work and what is a ‘sugarcane decaf’? Head on over to our website to find out!”