What is "White Coffee"?

White coffee is only slightly roasted, not even to the point where it “cracks”, or expands. This is Indonesian-style white. It does not taste like traditional coffee. It has a distinct, peanut butter aroma and taste. When brewed for drip, it is has a smooth taste, with subtle grassy notes, somewhat like green tea, but with little to no astringency. Brew at your usual brew temps for light roast coffee; around 200F. It has higher caffeine content than traditional coffee. It is commonly used in dirty chai and white chocolate lattes, to boost caffeine and add a nutty flavor. If you make a white chocolate latte with this, I think it tastes like a toasted marshmallow. For grinding, go slightly finer for the grind size of the particular style you are making it than you would for a traditionally-roasted coffee.

About the Bean: Mexico Fair Trade Chiapas Triunfo Verde Coooperative

The farms contributing to Triunfo Verde Co-op are located in the buffer zone of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. The biosphere is located in the highlands of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve is one of the world’s most diverse forest reserves. This reserve contains Meso-america’s largest continuous cloud forest, and it serves as a refuge to thousands of plant and animal species. El Triunfo is a rare and valuable sanctuary that requires continued protection. All the coffee they produce is shade-grown, and biological corridors are created in order to facilitate bird and animal migration. The beans in the offering are grown anywhere from 900-1800 meters above sea-level.