Calm Thunder is Samurai Shoelace’s decaffeinated specialty coffee - perfect for guilt-free evening cups.
Yes, it’s decaf. And yes, the team drinks it too and loves it. Thanks to an organic, chemical-free decaffeination process, Calm Thunder avoids the unpleasant taste or aroma often associated with decaf. In fact, even trained baristas have been fooled, often not realizing at first sip that it’s decaffeinated. For those who love the taste, aroma, and ritual of coffee but have already had enough caffeine for the day, Calm Thunder is the ideal choice.
Finding truly good decaf can be a challenge, which is why Samurai Shoelace is particularly proud of this coffee. It offers a full coffee experience at any time of day, even late at night. Like Peruvian coffees in general, it features medium to low acidity, a full body, and vibrant flavors. Roasted slightly darker than medium, it is crafted to please a wide range of palates, making it a decaf for everyone.
Peru, the world’s seventh-largest coffee producer, is known for its small, family-owned farms often micro-lots of less than three hectares. This structure was key to the early spread of the fair-trade movement in the country. Coffees are grown exclusively from Arabica varieties at high altitudes, where beans naturally contain less caffeine. That made Peruvian coffee the perfect choice for Samurai Shoelace’s decaf capsules.
The beans come from the Cajamarca region and are decaffeinated using the CO₂ process - a natural, chemical-free, and sustainable method. In this process, cleaned green coffee beans are soaked in water, then placed in a pressure chamber. Supercritical carbon dioxide (CO₂), applied at up to 300 bar and around 70°C, acts as a solvent, gently removing up to 99% of the caffeine over several hours.
After decaffeination, the coffee is dried, roasted, and packaged. Best of all, the CO₂ method is sustainable: the caffeine-rich CO₂ is purified, the gas reused for future decaffeination, and the extracted caffeine is repurposed in other industries, such as soft drinks and pharmaceuticals.
Calm Thunder proves that decaf can be delicious, aromatic, and satisfying for everyone, in every season.
