A vibrant coffee full off intense flavour. Another stunning coffee from Swiss Water's small batch series. This coffee was used to win the 2025 Canadian Coffee in Good Spirits Championship by the Stacey Lynden from Swiss Water
Each Bag Contains Whole Coffee Beans
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La Leona Honey
Luiz Helena Salazar
Swiss Water Decaf
Armenia, Quindío, Columbia
PRODUCER
Luz Helena Salazar
COUNTRY
Colombia
REGION
Armenia, Quindío
PROCESS
Honey
HARVEST SEASON
Sep.–Dec.; April–May
ELEVATION
1400–1500 masl
VARIETY
Caturra
We’re pleased to introduce a uniquely delicious Colombian coffee from producer Luz Helena Salazar of Quindío, Colombia.
Swiss Water sourced this special coffee, which was honey processed at Cofinet’s La Pradera station. We selected this coffee not only to spotlight the work of a wonderful woman producer, but because its intense, vibrant flavor is a true celebration of the potential of great decaf!
Luz Helena Salazar owns two farms in the Armenia, Quindío region of Colombia, having worked in coffee for the last two decades and attuning her focus to the specialty market with the help of her sons, Carlos and Felipe Salazar (who happen to be the owners of her export company, Cofinet). Luz has worked thoughtfully to improve farming practices, combat damaging insects, and select the highest quality ripe cherries—and her efforts show in the resulting cup.
Outside of coffee, Luz dedicates her time to many humanitarian efforts within her community. She donates both her time and financial support to local groups that distribute food and clothing to vulnerable groups such as low-income families, the elderly, and people displaced by violence. Uplifting her community—both by striving towards a higher quality, more sustainable coffee business, and through her direct aid to residents—is Luz’s guiding principle.
Swiss Water® Process was designed as an alternative to using Methylene Chloride as a decaffeination solvent. We are fully committed to quality coffee, and we are committed to never using chemicals to remove caffeine. We proudly keep Methylene Chloride and Ethyl Acetate out of our facility and away from your coffee.
Swiss Water® Process — 100% chemical free coffee decaffeination.