Colombia | Paraiso 92 | Red Bourbon Decaf

Paraíso 92 Decaf

Variety: Red Bourbon
Altitude: 1900 – 2100 m a.s.l.
Region: Cauca, Colombia
Producer: Wilton Benitez
Farm: La Macarena / Granja Paraíso 92
Process: Anaerobic with sugar cane juices · EA Sugarcane Decaffeination (no chemicals added)
Drying: 38 °C constant
Notes: Sugar Cane · Cranberry · Cherry · Berries

About This Coffee

This decaf comes from Granja Paraíso 92, a hyper-innovative farm run by Wilton Benitez in the hills of Piendamó, Cauca — an area rich with volcanic soil and the kind of sunlight swings that build sugars and complexity in every cherry. Wilton’s coffees are famous for their precision: from UV-light sanitization of cherries to stainless-steel anaerobic bioreactors that control every fermentation curve.

For this lot, cherries are fermented anaerobically with sugar cane juice before undergoing a natural ethyl acetate decaffeination — a process that removes caffeine using by-products of Colombian sugar cane instead of industrial chemicals. The result: a decaf that actually tastes like coffee, not compromise. Expect layered notes of sugar cane sweetness, cranberry brightness, and juicy cherry-berry character.

About Granja Paraíso 92

Founded by Wilton Benitez, Granja Paraíso 92 is a laboratory-driven coffee farm that merges microbiology, fermentation science, and sustainability. Every piece of equipment on the farm — from the bioreactors to the mechanical dryers — was designed and assembled by Wilton himself, powered by electric energy only, avoiding fossil fuels entirely.

The team grows multiple varieties including Bourbon, Tabi, Gesha, and Caturra, cultivated on volcanic soils near the Puracé Volcano, and processed in small, meticulously controlled batches. Each step is logged for temperature, pH, Brix, and conductivity to ensure consistent, expressive flavor development.

Imported by Macarena Coffee

This coffee was imported by Macarena Coffee, a specialty importer connecting Colombian producers like Wilton Benitez to small roasters across the world. Their partnerships focus on transparency, traceability, and producer-led innovation — supporting experimental processing and sustainable value chains from farm to roaster.