[Center Coffee] Decaffeinated Drip Bag (7 Pack)

Center Coffee is a specialty coffee shop that strives to research and improve coffee quality and service, aiming to provide a taste and service that impresses not only Korea but also the world. The delicious coffee you're drinking is made by harvesting, processing, drying, aging, roasting, and finally extracting seeds harvested from coffee cherry trees. Coffee beans sourced directly from around the world are kept fresh in humidity and temperature-controlled warehouses, and then roasted by Sangho Park, who served as a head roaster at Square Mile Coffee, using his unique expertise. Center Coffee's first branch in Seongsu-dong offers a space where natural light brightens your mood, green landscapes unfold outside the window, and a white interior promotes relaxation, providing a complete break for its visitors. With a fragrant cup of coffee, each moment becomes a story, creating small joys and emotional experiences. Starting with its first branch in Seongsu-dong, Center Coffee plans to expand to other domestic locations like Samsung-dong, as well as enter the international market.

Former Head Barista at Tapped and Packed
Former Head Roaster at Square Mile Coffee Roasters
2013, UK Brewers Cup Champion
May 2013, UK representative at World Brewers Cup, 4th place in World Finals
June 2015, UK representative at Coffee in Good Spirits, 6th place in World Finals


Q1. Why did you choose Market Kurly as your online partner?
I frequently use Market Kurly. It's appealing because I can easily access ingredients that are hard to find, but most of all, I really liked the early morning delivery service, which delivers fresh products by 7 AM the next morning if you order before 11 PM the night before. I saw a great advantage in the fact that consumers could receive our coffee beans fresh through this early morning delivery.

Q2. What are the conditions for good coffee?
Taste is a matter of personal preference, so you can't define what makes a good coffee. I believe good coffee is coffee where consumers can know who made it, from the farmer to the roaster. Sometimes, you see information like the coffee farm's name, altitude, and processing method, but you can't find the farmer's name. In some cases, coffee from hundreds of farmers gets mixed. Center Coffee deals directly with farms, so we can identify the farmers. Specialty coffee is precisely about enjoying coffee knowing who produced what you're drinking.

Q3. Do you personally travel around the world to source raw materials?
It's difficult to find good farms without visiting them in person. Farmers are also very diverse; some are solely focused on their own profit, while others are artisans who dedicate their entire time and life to their craft. Businessmen talk about the price per kilogram of coffee, but farmers who have dedicated their lives to coffee tell stories about their coffee. They explain why their coffee tastes different and how it's cultivated. When they speak, they are very bright and their eyes sparkle differently. Coffee made with such sincerity has a special taste. Working with sincere people, I believe, is the secret and know-how behind Center Coffee's taste.

Q4. What do you think is the charm of coffee?
The charm of coffee is that no matter how identical the coffee is, if I roast it slightly differently or use different brewing equipment, the taste always turns out different. Even with the same coffee, each cup can have a different nuance, making it always new.

Q5. What is coffee to roaster Park Sang-ho?
Coffee is life itself. Through coffee, I've learned a lot about dining, wine, whiskey, and more. I've met diverse people and learned about countless lives and values they pursue. Ultimately, these experiences led me to 'go all-in on coffee' for my life's direction.
On the surface, coffee seems very simple. But once you understand extraction, you see roasting; if you study roasting, there are green beans; and if you delve into green beans, there are so many countries, so many places to visit, and you might never visit them all in a lifetime. Coffee is something I'll never fully know, even if I dedicate the rest of my life to it, which makes it even more appealing and motivates me to take on challenges.

Q6. What are your future goals and dreams?
It's not about reaching 100 or 200 Center Coffee branches; no matter how many branches we expand to, we will maintain the quality of our first branch in Seongsu-dong. Even if the profit margin is small, we will not lose our initial spirit and will uphold our pride in the quality of our raw materials, including green beans, to the very end.
Ultimately, I hope many people gain deeper knowledge about coffee. Even if coffee shares the same nationality, its characteristics and taste vary greatly depending on the region it's produced. I want people to say, "I like coffee from the Santa Felisa farm in the Acatenango region of Guatemala," rather than just "I like Guatemalan coffee." Like with wine. I hope Center Coffee can introduce good coffee from this perspective and act as a guide, specifically informing people what kind of coffee they desire.

Q7. Finally, what is Center Coffee to you?
It's my work. (laughs) Center Coffee is a blank canvas. Diverse works are created depending on what colors are applied to it. I can draw what I want on this canvas. And I share these drawings with our customers. Center Coffee, born from this process, I believe, is a 'masterpiece' that everyone creates 'together'.