Alfies Coffee Co Decaf Review

Alfie's Coffee Co are based in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Their coffee revolution includes some unique single origins showcased in their eyecatching branding

Founded by Paul Cammack in 2019, initially called Alfie’s Coffee Bus but pivoting during the pandemic to become a coffee company and roast coffee alongside their own cafe.

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Their coffee is roasted by hand in small batches to ensure they are roasted to perfection to bring out the best flavour profiles and aromas that each bean has to offer.

Unlocking the unique flavours within the coffee bean begins in the roaster.

Hand-roasted in small batches, Alfie’s are able to judge the timing and temperature to perfection, delicately drawing out the complex flavour notes from the raw green beans.

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The Origin

The Swiss Water decaf coffee from Alfie’s Coffee Co originates from Colombia.

Swiss Water is the technique that you will see across many independent speciality coffee outlets.

The Procedure uses only water and is less invasive than other techniques which result in a higher quality green bean with a higher percentage of its original flavours intact.

The whole process however is a little more labour intensive and expensive, so you will see a higher price tag on this type of decaffeination.

The first step of the process is similar to the indirect method, the green coffee beans are soaked in hot water causing the beans to release their caffeine and solids into the water.

The caffeine is then removed from the solution using an activated carbon filter, resulting in a solution called GCE (Green coffee extract).

Regular caffeine rich coffee is then introduced into the GCE and the resulting difference in caffeine gradient means the caffeine from the beans migrate into the GCE.

The caffeine is then removed from the GCE and the process is repeated until the overall percentage of caffeine in the green beans is less than 3% of the original.

What To Expect

Here’s an idea of what to expect from this Colombian Decaf coffee from Alfie’s coffee co.

Team Batch brew method of choice - Moka Pot.

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How We Review Coffee?

We receive coffees from roasters throughout the UK to taste and review. All of our coffee reviews are our own words and thoughts, we don’t receive any form of payment for any of our reviews.

Our coffee reviews always start with an introduction to each independent coffee roaster.

At Batch, we are all about celebrating the incredibly talented roasters that we have in the UK and telling their stories. Each one roasting the coffee slightly different.

We then explore the origin of the coffee and take a look at where the coffee has been grown and the process that it has gone through once it has been picked.

Every coffee growing origin has a different set of characteristics when it comes to the final cup, whether it’s fruity and floral or chocolatey and full the origin of speciality coffee is always celebrated.

The last part of our coffee review is what we tasted in the coffee. Speciality coffee has some incredible flavour notes (more than wine), some dark and rich while others on the opposite end of the flavour spectrum are light and fruity, we try and explain what we taste in the coffee however like with many complex tasting foods or drinks it is also down to perception and personal opinion.

So if we have tasted orange zest and you get watermelon then that is brilliant and what we think speciality coffee is all about (as long as you like the coffee).

We then score the coffee on attributes like body, aroma, sweetness and flavour. Some of the coffees you may then find in our coffee club voted the best coffee subscription in the UK by the Independent.

How To Make The Best Coffee At Home?

There are many ways to extract the best flavour out of coffee. Take a look at our coffee guides for some tips on how to make your coffee the best it can be.

Where’s The Best Coffee Grown?

Coffee is grown all over the World however, speciality coffee is only within 20 degrees of the equator. It makes specialist coffee rarer than commodity-grade coffee with the added fact that it gets better the higher it is grown.

There are many great coffee growing regions in the world, in Asia, there is Indonesia and India that produce lots of great coffee.

Africa, the birthplace of coffee has numerous coffee-growing countries, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda are known for excellent coffee.

South America has quality as well as quantity produced, some amazing coffees come out of Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Central America also has some world-class coffee growing regions, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua grace many cupping tables.

There are also many other countries that produce excellent coffee.

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