Mystic Monk uses a natural water decaffeination process akin to the Swiss Water Process — a method of extracting caffeine directly from coffee beans using only clean water.
This method is a healthier alternative for making decaf coffee than other methods that use chemical solvents — such as ethyl acetate and methylene chloride — to decaffeinate coffee beans.
Similar to the Swiss Water process, we soak our highest quality beans in pure water, raising the temperature over time to let the beans expand and eventually releasing the caffeine within them to be extracted.
Our natural water process removes the caffeine while keeping the delicious flavor and aroma you'll enjoy whenever you brew our "Vespers Decaf" bean or ground coffee.