FLAVOUR NOTES :
Orange, Milk Chocolate, Golden Syrup
ORIGIN : Colombia
REGION : La Plata- Huila
ALTITUDE : 1050 m.a.s.l
PRODUCER : 30 Smallholders
VARIETAL : Colombia & Castillo
PROCESS : Washed
WEIGHT : 250g
DESCRIPTION :
A vibrant Colombian decaf with lots of brightness, smooth milk chocolate, orange and sweet golden syrup notes.
Sourced from the Colombia Collective Cedro Alto, a group of approximately 30 smallholders in La Plata, Huila region. This coffee has been shade-grown under native hardwood trees with great consideration to the surrounding ecology and biodiversity. It then underwent the washed process before being dried on raised beds. Finally, this coffee underwent the sugarcane decaffeination process, also known as "Natural Decaf", which uses ethyl acetate (EA) to decaffeinate the coffee beans. EA is a natural organic compound that comes from fermented sugarcane, hence the name.
Six Steps of the Sugarcane Process
#1. STEAM: Lightly steam the coffee beans to remove the silver skins and expand their pores
#2. MOISTEN: Moisten the beans with hot water to soften them and start the hydrolysis of caffeine
#3. EXTRACT: Circulate EA through the beans to bind with and extract the caffeine
#4. REMOVE EA: Use low pressure steam to remove any remaining EA
#5. DRY: Dry the coffee beans to the desired moisture content
#6. POLISH: Apply carnauba wax to protect the coffee and add stability
The sugarcane process preserves most of the coffee's original flavours, and can also add fruity notes. As an extra benefit it also has a lower carbon footprint than other decaffeination methods.
