Northumberland Coffee - Deadwater (Low-Caffeine)

Northumberland Coffee

"We roast coffee that embodies Northumberland, elemental and quietly extraordinary. Great coffee begins and belongs in great landscapes. To us, coffee is more than a morning ritual, it's part of the adventure. We select each origin for it's distinctive flavour and growers whose care, craft and values echo our own. Each coffee is shaped by their work, and inspired by our great landscape."

DARK SKIES COLLECTION

Restful/Gentle/Peaceful

Inspired by the stillness of Northumberland's international dark sky park, the Dark Skies collection brings you a range of decaf and low-caffeine coffees that are gentle, rich and calming.

BLACK FELL

BEYOND THE FORESTS AND RESERVOIRS OF KIELDER WATER, THE LAND STRETCHES NORTH INTO THE REMOTE BORDER COUNTRY, WHERE ROADS BEGIN TO THIN AND THE HILLS OPEN INTO WIDE, EMPTY MOORLAND. HERE, NEAR THE EDGE OF ENGLAND, SITS DEADWATER, A QUIET SETTLEMENT NAMED FOR THE STILL SOURCE WATERS THAT GATHER SILENTLY BEFORE BECOMING THE NORTH TYNE.

THAT SENSE OF STILLNESS INSPIRED DEADWATER, PART OF OUR DARK SKIES COLLECTION.

THIS COFFEE IS AN ARAMOSA NATURAL FROM MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, GROWN BETWEEN 1,000 AND 1,150 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. ARAMOSA IS A RARE LOW-CAFFEINE VARIETY, DEVELOPED THROUGH CROSSING COFFEA ARABICA WITH COFFEA RACEMOSA, KNOWN FOR ITS DROUGHT RESISTANCE AND DELICATE CUP PROFILE, ARAMOSA PRODUCES COFFEES THAT FEEL UNUSUALLY REFINED AND COMPOSED.

AFTER CAREFUL HAND-PICKING AND SORTING, THE CHERRIES UNDERGO A 36-HOUR AEROBIC FERMENTATION BEFORE DRYING SLOWLY ON CONCRETE PATIOS BENEATH THE SUN FOR FIFTEEN DAYS. THE SLOW, CONTROLLED PROCESS BRINGS CLARITY AND SWEETNESS TO THE CUP WHILE PRESERVING THE VARIETY’S SOFTER CHARACTER.

IN THE CUP, DEADWATER FEELS CALM AND QUIETLY EXPRESSIVE. GENTLE NOTES OF CARAMEL AND SWEET CITRUS AND CHOCOLATE ROUNDNESS WITH  A DELICATE BODY. THERE’S DEPTH HERE, BUT NOTHING HEAVY, EVERY NOTE FEELS CLEAN, SPACIOUS AND GENTLE.

LIKE THE STILL WATERS AT THE BORDERLANDS THAT INSPIRED IT, THIS IS A COFFEE THAT REVEALS ITSELF SLOWLY: SUBTLE, LUMINOUS AND FULL OF QUIET DETAIL.