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      About Bolivia Organic Cascara

      Cascara is the dried skin or husk of the coffee cherry and it has become popular as "tea" in its own right. It contains caffeine like the rest of the cherry and the amount of caffeine in the cup varies by the strength of the brew. Cascara doesn't really taste like roasted coffee but more like the concentrated coffee fruit itself. There is a cherry like taste and sweetness.

      While Cascara is not yet a widely distributed product in its own right there are a few things to learn. Most Cascara is produced from Natural process coffees so that the skins are a naturally occuring by-product of dry method processing. The entire cherry is dried and instead of milling the skin off in fragments it is peeled away as whole as feasible. This Cascara is derived from washed coffee so it has more brightness. The coffee is grown by a producer of fine micro lots on a farm located at 1600 meters. The full washing process begins with separating the outer skin also known as depulping. The beans continue on to fermentation to remove the pulp or mucilage, then washed. That separated skin is dried on raised beds until fully dry and that is the Cascara.

      You can brew Cascara to various strengths but start with about 6 grams per 8 ounces of water and adjust to your taste. Steep for 3 to 5 minutes. You might experiment with different ratios and water temperature. Steep the Cascara with water then either let it settle to the bottom of the cup (you can have a second infusion) or strain. The resulting beverage is a medium to dark red depending upon strength (ratio water to Cascara).