PARADISE MOUNTAIN DECAF
The coffees used in this blend are selected from the Eastern Highlands. The smallholder farmers producing these coffees in the form of parchment have developed and perfected their technique to produce a clean and balanced product over generations, picking only the ripest cherries most suitable for this quality. This parchment is sun-dried to under twelve percent moisture content and, occasionally, may require some mechanical drying at the processing mill. Processing the dried parchment into green beans occurs at selected processing mills or at the central processing mill in Goroka in the Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea.
This coffee is decaffeinated using the ethyl-acetate process (commonly referred to as ‘sugarcane process’) Ethyl-acetate can be derived from natural sources during the sugar refining process, and can also be reproduced synthetically.
The process starts by soaking the green coffee in water and then steaming it for about 30 minutes to open the pores and expand the coffee cells. This makes the caffeine extraction possible. Then, the green beans are soaked and washed in an ethyl acetate solution, which attracts and removes the caffeine. Once the coffee is saturated, the tank is emptied and a fresh solution is poured in, which is done for another eight hours. Then the coffee undergoes steaming, which removes the EA. After drying, cooling, and polishing the beans, a final quality control determines whether the coffee is ready for roasting.
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Social Impact
As a social enterprise, our primary mission is to help reduce homelessness in the UK through training and employment within speciality coffee.
65% of the profits we generate are reinvested into our barista training programme.
Whether that's assisting our head roaster at our roastery or working in one of our cafes as a barista, we're committed to supporting our trainees from training to employment.
Sustainability
We've made a commitment to plant a tree for every 1kg bag of coffee that we sell, through our partnership with the Eden Reforestation Project.
Whether you are a wholesale customer or simply buying a bag online, you can now enjoy your coffee knowing not only is it responsibly sourced, it is also helping the planet.
Sourcing Quality Coffee
We ensure the coffees we serve are as fresh and seasonal as possible to showcase the wonderful diversity of flavours and aromas found in different coffees around the world.
We also have a strong focus on quality. Higher quality means a better price for the farmer, so it is very important that we continue to work with the producers that consistently supply us with high scoring coffees. This helps them secure a higher price which is often 4 - 5 times higher than the Fairtrade minimum.
Let customers speak for us
Amazing coffee
Love this coffee. Just switched from a more commercial company. Love thier impact!!
Excellent coffee, we love Old Spike and are so happy to be able to order online
Delicious coffee, smooth and rich but never bitter
Good flavour
started purchasing Old Spike’s seasonally updated Arnhem blend in 2022 & continue to enjoy it daily
Lovely coffee, works well with my 9barista.
I always enjoy the beans from Old Spice - have been buying from them for more than 5 years and have never been disappointed.
Hands down the best coffee I have ever had.
I have a fortnightly coffee subscription over the past year and this coffee is honestly incredible!!
I’m not a review writer but had to review this.
This House Espresso blend is another outstanding coffee from Old Spike at a (very) fair price for the quality on offer. Compared to their Benedict house blend (the obvious alternative) this is more of an all rounder, with a lovely smoothness and balance. It isn't as dark and chocolatey as Benedict, but still rich and syrupy, still great with milk. Benedict gives you that rich, dark, chocolatey punch, which I happen to adore (and for that reason I slightly prefer it). But if you want a bit more balance and acidity, this House Espresso blend has you covered. It's a real crowd pleaser, and that versatility is what really stands out to me. I can't see anyone not enjoying this coffee, with or without milk. This makes it the one to buy if you need to please a house full of different coffee drinkers or regularly serve coffee to guests. I found I needed to grind a touch coarser than most other coffees (which is neither here nor there once dialled in) but also found it to be very forgiving and easy to work with, another win on the versatility front. Highly recommended.
Best coffee out there!
Being buying this awesome Decaf for years now. Love it!!!
Tasty and smooth.
I don't drink a lot of decaf. But I do like it after dinner, as the regular stuff tends to adversely affect my sleep. This decaf blend may just be the best I've ever tried. I was going to say it's maybe 95% as good as the real thing. But if I'm being totally honest, if I hadn't known it was decaf, I don't think I would have missed a beat. It's just a great coffee that happens to be decaf. You can't say fairer than that. As to the flavour profile. It's just want I like. A darkish chocolatey blend that brews a rich, syrupy espresso perfectly paired with milk.
Delicious All Rounder.