Elixir Emerald Micro Lots · Décaféiné

Regular price €31,95 250 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
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When does your coffee reveal its full potential?

At Chronic., our coffees are roasted every day. We always try to send you coffees after a short resting period. But sometimes, victims of our own success, they may arrive very fresh.

After roasting, coffee evolves naturally. It gradually releases the accumulated carbon dioxide, which allows the cup to find its balance. Notes that are too bright or pronounced soften, giving way to more precision, sweetness and complexity. Letting coffee rest means giving it the time to fully express itself.

We recommend a minimum rest of 15 days after roasting. For our seasonal and exceptional coffees, the ideal tasting window is generally between 3 and 6 weeks after roasting.

The best way to brew it

Some coffees reveal their aromas best with a particular brewing method — that’s the recommendation we’re sharing here. Of course, you’re free to experiment with other methods, and we love receiving your feedback.
Our top brew

Espresso

In our opinion, this is where this coffee truly shines — but there are no rules when it comes to taste.

Profil precis et tasse expressive

Voir les cafes pour Espresso
An excellent alternative

Moka Pot

Different in approach, just as convincing in the cup.

Extraction filtree, nette et elegante

Voir les cafes pour Orea

Elixir Emerald Micro Lots · Décaféiné

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 pai 25.00/kg FOB
Available lot 60 kg

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.

A terroir, an identity

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 trade supply chain, ensuring full traceability and exceptional cup quality. Scored above 80 out of 100, our coffees open the door to the prestigious world of specialty coffee.