Latin America

Royal Select Water Processed Decaf coffee is sourced from lots that the Royal team has selected based on cupping evaluations. After selection, the green coffee is pre-soaked in water to expand the beans for caffeine extraction. Unlike decaffeination processes that use chemicals, the beans are then introduced to a solution concentrated with coffee solubles that extract the caffeine without extracting the coffee’s particular flavor.

Arriving from the Dota micro-region in Tarrazu, this is La Minita's trademarked Dota coffee. It has the classic piquant acidity and lively winey flavor expected of the region's best coffees. It is well balanced with notes of lush tropical fruit and bittersweet chocolate, and has a smooth pronounced body.

In 1989, folowing the Mexican governments abandonment of the coffee sector due to budget cuts, the Oaxacan State Coffee Producers Network (CEPCO) was established. CEPCO was able to unite small producers throughout the Oaxacan region and uses the revenue from their Fair Trade sales to provide credit and savings support for its members, promote women’s organization and technical assistance to families, provide life insurance for members and to fund infrastructure improvements. Currently 90% of CEPCO’s farmers own less than 2 hectares.