Peru Decaf | Single-Origin Swiss Water Decaf Beans – Wags & Whiskers Coffee Co.

All the Coffee. None of the Compromise.

For too long, decaf has been an afterthought — a lesser option for people who "can't have" caffeine, made from inferior beans and stripped of flavor along with the caffeine. This is not that decaf. This is a single-origin, specialty-grade Peruvian coffee from one of the most celebrated cooperatives in South America, decaffeinated using the Swiss Water Process — the only method that removes caffeine using nothing but water, time, and activated carbon filters, leaving the flavor compounds fully intact.

The result? A cup that tastes like great coffee. Because it is.

What's Inside

• Five Heritage Varieties — Single-Origin Peruvian Arabica:
  • Caturra — a natural Bourbon mutation prized for its bright, clean sweetness and consistent quality at high altitudes
  • Bourbon — one of the world's most celebrated heirloom varieties; rich, complex, and naturally sweet with a full, rounded body
  • Catuai — a Mundo Novo × Caturra hybrid known for its clean, balanced cup with mild fruit notes
  • Pache — a natural Typica mutation unique to Central and South America; smooth, mild, and gently sweet
  • Catimor — a disease-resistant hybrid that adds body and consistency, ensuring a reliable, full cup in every bag
• Swiss Water Process Decaffeination — 100% Chemical-Free — the gold standard of decaffeination; green coffee beans are soaked in a proprietary "Green Coffee Extract" — water saturated with all the flavor compounds of coffee but none of the caffeine. The caffeine migrates out of the beans into the extract by osmosis, while the flavor compounds remain locked in the bean. The caffeine-laden extract is then passed through activated carbon filters that trap the caffeine molecules, and the process is repeated until 99.9% of caffeine is removed — with zero chemical solvents, zero synthetic additives, and zero compromise on flavor.
• Gully Washed & Sun Dried — coffee cherries are washed clean in natural gully water channels, then laid out to dry slowly under the Andean sun — an environmentally friendly process that preserves the bean's natural clarity and sweetness before decaffeination

Origin Details

• 🌍 Grower: Cooperativa Agrícola de Servicios Norandino — a farmer-owned cooperative supporting hundreds of smallholder families across northern Peru with fair trade practices, technical training, and sustainable farming standards
• 📍 Region: Piura & Amazonas, Peru — two of Peru's most celebrated coffee-growing regions, where the Andes highlands meet the Amazon basin
• ⛰️ Altitude: 1,100–1,700 meters above sea level — the high elevation slows cherry development, concentrating natural sugars and producing the smooth sweetness and balanced complexity this coffee is known for
• 🪨 Soil: Clay Minerals — mineral-rich clay soils that retain moisture and deliver a steady supply of nutrients, contributing to the coffee's full body and clean flavor

Tasting Profile

• 🍮 Caramel Sweetness — warm, buttery, and deeply satisfying; the natural sweetness of the high-altitude Peruvian terroir shining through
• 🍊 Bright Citrus — a clean, lively lift that keeps the cup fresh and balanced
• 🌊 Smooth, Full Body — silky and velvety; the hallmark of well-processed high-altitude Arabica
• ✨ Clean, Sweet Finish — long and satisfying, with no bitterness or the flat, papery aftertaste that plagues lesser decafs

Why Swiss Water Process?

Most commercial decaf is processed using chemical solvents — methylene chloride or ethyl acetate — that are effective at removing caffeine but also strip away flavor compounds and leave trace residues that health-conscious consumers rightly want to avoid. The Swiss Water Process uses no chemicals whatsoever — just water, carbon filters, and time. It's certified organic, certified kosher, and independently verified to remove 99.9% of caffeine. It's also the only decaffeination method that consistently produces a cup that tastes like the specialty coffee it started as.

Perfect For

• ✅ Evening coffee without the sleepless night
• ✅ Caffeine-sensitive individuals who refuse to give up great coffee
• ✅ Pregnant or nursing coffee lovers
• ✅ Anyone who wants a second (or third) cup without the jitters
• ✅ Specialty coffee enthusiasts who demand quality in every cup, caffeinated or not

Available in Whole Bean, Coarse, Standard, and Espresso Grind — in 12oz, 1 LB, 2 LB, 5 LB, 12 LB, and 12-Pack sizes. Great coffee doesn't need caffeine to be great.