Hans Pinckaers — Public notes

All of them are decaffeinated using the Swiss Water-based decaffeination process except when otherwise mentioned. Also see the Product Offerings of Swiss Water that sells to roasters.

If you find another decaf roasters in The Netherlands, please email me, so I can keep this list up to date. My latest Google Search + update: March 5, 2021

Favorites

1. The delicious chocolaty beans from Colombia single-origin from Brandzaak.
2. The fruity Ethiopia beans from Fascino Coffee

Single origin, freshly roast

• Peru
  • Daves
  • Blommers
    • Some nice acidity, but lacked a bit of flavour in a cappucino
  • Fascino Coffee
  • Giraffe
    • Light nuts (hazelnut), sugary but not overly sweet
  • No Rush Decaf
  • Proef
  • Simon & Levelt | CO2 decaffeination
  • BOOT | unknown decaf method
• Colombia
  • Charlies Coffee Maestricht
  • Brandzaak
    • Dark chocolate, quite sweet
    • Note: they ship very fast after roasting, best taste after four days imo.
  • Badeta
  • Brazuca coffee (email them to be sure)
  • Corio | CO2 decaffeination
  • Doppio | CO2 decaffeination
  • Fascino Coffee | sugarcane decaf / ethyl acetate
• Guatemala
  • Fascino Coffee
    • Tastes pretty much what I says on the box: chocolate, nutty flavor, also sometimes a bit of raisins.
  • Single Estate
  • Proef
• Brazil
  • Brazuca coffee (email them to be sure)
• Nicaragua
  • Het Hoofdkwartier
• Ethiopia
  • Koffiestation
  • Fascino Coffee limited
  • Keikoffie (probably ethyl acetate)
  • Bocca | CO2 decaffeination
    • Didn’t work for me in a cappuccino. Not enough flavour. Does have some acidity.
• Indonesia
  • No Rush Decaf

Blends

• No Rush Decaf | Mexico/Brazil
• Brandmeesters
• Inproc
• Monx
• Van Poeck
• Simon & Levelt | CO2 decaffeination
• Smit&Dorlas | Colombia/Brazil | CO2 decaffeination
  • Dark roasted, a bit bitter, not too bad in cappuccino. I don’t taste the typical Brazil flavour.