Elixir Emerald Micro Lots · Decaf

Elixir Emerald Micro Lots · Decaf

CHF 25.00 250 g
OrangeMandarinHoneyRaisin

Elixir comes from Jinotega, Nicaragua, grown at 1,300 to 1,600 meters above sea level by the families of Gold Mountain Coffee Growers. After harvest, the cherries undergo whole-fruit carbonic maceration, a technique that boosts fruity aromas and creates that signature syrupy texture.

The caffeine is removed using the Swiss Water process: pure water filtration, with no chemical solvents. The flavor profile stays intact. SCA score: 87.

The great evening coffee, at last.

IntensityIntense
Roasting indexBalanced & sweet
Your expert A question about this product?

When does your coffee reveal its full potential?

At Chronic., we roast our coffees every day. We always try to send them out after a short resting period, but sometimes, when demand runs high, they may reach you very fresh.

After roasting, coffee keeps evolving. It gradually releases the carbon dioxide built up during roasting, which lets the cup settle into balance. Notes that are too sharp or pronounced soften, making room for more precision, sweetness and complexity. Letting coffee rest means giving it time to show everything it has.

We recommend resting it for at least 15 days after roasting. For our seasonal and exceptional coffees, the ideal tasting window is usually 3 to 6 weeks after roasting.

The best way to brew it

Some coffees show their aromas best with a particular brewing method, and that's what we recommend here. Of course, feel free to experiment with other methods. We love hearing what you think.

Elixir Emerald Micro Lots · Decaf

Orange, Mandarin, Honey, and Raisin
Origin Nicaragua
Region Jinotega
Farm Finca Idealista
Producer Gold Mountain Coffee Growers
Variety Bourbon, Catura, and Catuai
Process Natural and Carbonic
Altitude 1600 m
Harvest January
Price paid 25.00/kg FOB
Available lot 60 kg
TRANSPARENT COFFEE TRADE

TRANSPARENT COFFEE TRADE

We communicate with full transparency about the price paid to producers, ensuring fairness and traceability in every cup.

B CORP

B CORP

We are B Corp certified, a label that recognizes companies combining performance with a positive impact on society and the environment.

DIRECT TRADE

DIRECT TRADE

We buy our coffees directly from producers, without intermediaries, to ensure fair remuneration and a lasting relationship.

Meet the Producer

GOLDMOUNTAIN COFFEE GROWERS

Gold Mountain Coffee Growers is not a producer in the traditional sense. It is a group of more than 70 farming families based in the Jinotega region, founded by the American Benjamin Weiner around a fairly simple idea: produce better quality coffee to earn a better price, and reinvest what it generates directly into the communities.

The group works like a shared ecosystem. Member producers have access to agronomists, cherry ripeness experts, and shared processing facilities. The goal is to raise cup scores while ensuring consistent harvests. Traceability is central: each lot is linked to identified families, such as Maximino Palacios and Marlene Hernandez, Carlos Garcia, Yesenia Salgado Lanzas, or Juan Carlos Salgado and Aracely Montenegro.

Nicaragua Elixir is processed at Finca Idealista, Benjamin Weiner's experimental farm, where carbonic maceration was gradually developed.

Beyond coffee, Gold Mountain has built a model with real impact. Access to credit has been expanded for member producers. Schools have benefited from running water and school supplies. Computer classes have been set up for women and girls in coffee-growing communities. The group also bought a plot of tropical forest to protect the region's threatened plant and animal species.

Here, cup quality and community development move in the same direction.

all about this coffee

NICARAGUA, JINOTEGA

Nicaragua is often the great forgotten origin of Central America. And yet, the conditions are all there to produce remarkable specialty coffee: high altitudes, volcanic soils, varied microclimates, clearly defined seasons.

Jinotega, in the north of the country, is Nicaragua’s most productive coffee-growing region. It accounts for a significant share of the country’s production and is home to some of its most interesting lots. Altitude ranges from 1,000 to 1,600 metres depending on the area, sometimes even higher in the most remote zones. The soils come from the volcanic activity of the Isabelia mountain range: rich in minerals and well drained, they give the coffee trees a solid foundation.

This terroir encourages the cherries to ripen slowly. When a cherry takes time to ripen, it concentrates more sugars, and you can taste that added complexity in the cup. Jinotega’s typical profiles balance a generous body, bright acidity and fruit potential that depends a lot on the post-harvest processing used.

The harvest season for Nicaragua Elixir runs from December to April. The varieties in this lot reflect the diversity of Gold Mountain’s farms: Catuaí and Caturra for resilience and consistency, Pacamara for complexity and large bean size, Yellow Bourbon for natural sweetness, Pache and Pacas for their terroir-driven character.

The carbonic maceration used at Finca Idealista pushes even further what Jinotega’s terroir has to offer: the fruity aromas are amplified, the texture becomes denser. The result in the cup clearly goes beyond what you would usually expect from a decaffeinated coffee.

Quality of our green coffees

Specialty Coffee 80+

Every bean comes from a fair supply chain, with full traceability and exceptional cup quality. Scored above 80 out of 100, our coffees open the door to the prestigious world of specialty coffee.

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Evgeny Minkevich
Surprisingly good

I love to reduce the caffeine intake in the afternoon and wanted something that would combine well with my core 1 PM. I love the combo.

Aprpeciate the decaf process that retains the flavour.

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Philippe Martin
Surprenant pour un deca

Surprenant pour un deca. Je m’attendais pas à retrouver de la force un brin d’acidité. Bref, c’est une très bonne surprise à tester.
Le réglage du moulin vraiment très faim, mais le résultat est top