BORN IN MELBOURNE, ROASTED IN THE USA.
We started this because someone we love had to quit caffeine.
In 2019, my wife Leah went into premature labor at just twenty weeks pregnant with our first child. She spent almost a month in hospital while her doctors fought to keep our daughter safely where she was - in the womb. The doctors' orders for the rest of the pregnancy were simple: no stimulants (especially caffeine) among other things.
The strange part? Her husband - that's me, Brendon. I'd spent 10+ years roasting specialty coffee. And like every other roastery, I only ever stocked one sad decaf. Watching her settle for something I wasn't really proud of, on top of everything she was already going through, didn't sit right with me.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
THE HUNT, LOTS OF
TASTING, AND A MOMENT
WE DIDN'T SEE COMING.
THE HUNT
I set out to find Leah one decaf actually worth drinking. It took weeks. Great decaf, it turned out, was nearly impossible to source - almost nobody was treating it like real coffee. I'd only ever just bought the cheapest option and never put any thought into it.
THE SURPRISE.
When the samples finally arrived, I tasted them side by side in the roastery. And somewhere in that tasting, it hit me: hang on - some of these are really good. Decaf was never the problem. The way it was being treated was.
THE BEGINNING.
I put the best ones on the shelf for my regular customers. They didn't just like them - they came back begging for more. That's when I knew this deserved its own name, its own roastery, and my full attention.
Decaf Co was born.
Decaf is all we roast. That changes how we do everything.
We source it like it matters.
Specialty-grade lots from Central America, Asia, Africa and beyond, chosen because they taste good, never the price. Organic-focused and ethically sourced, every single lot.
We roast it our own way.
Decaffeinated beans behave very differently in the roaster, so over the years we've developed techniques just for them. It's a craft of its own - and it's the part we love most.
We keep it clean.
Swiss Water, Mountain Water and natural sugarcane processes take the caffeine out - 99.9% of it - without harsh chemicals. The flavor, the character, all of it stays where it belongs.
WATER. TIME. NO CHEMICALS.
IT STARTS WITH GREAT COFFEE
Caffeine leaves. FlavoUr stays put.
