Colombia Cana Dulce Decaf - Single Origin Coffee

Tasting Notes: This decaffeinated coffee has notes of Red Apple, Cocoa, Malt and Vanilla Syrup with a deep sweetness, balanced acidity and rich body. Not a strong coffee, but the pleasant sweetness definitely comes through.

Q Score: 83.75

Roast Level: Medium-Dark - brings out more of the richness of this coffee

Process: Washed 

Region: Colombia, Huila - The soil and climate of Huila is perfectly suited for coffee production, as well as a variety of other crops such as yucca, sugarcane, bananas, cocoa and beans. As sugar cane is plentiful in the area, local producers use it to decaffeinate the green coffee.

MASL: 1400-1700m

Varietal: Castillo and Caturra

Decaffeination: Sugarcane Process - This sugarcane decaffeination process involves Ethyl Acetate (EA), a naturally-occurring byproduct of sugarcane fermentation. The EA is sourced from the sugarcane industry around Palmira, Colombia.

Green Coffee beans go through a pre-treatment process where they are steamed and moistened with hot water to break down the caffeine bound to chlorogenic acid in the beans. The beans then undergo an extraction process, in which natural EA is used to remove 97%, or more, of the original caffeine content.
This is followed by steam stripping to remove any residual EA from the coffee. Finally, vacuum drying drums are used to reduce moisture content and carnauba wax is applied for additional appearance and protection against environmental humidity. Not only is this a clean and eco-friendly method, it doesn’t sacrifice any flavour of the coffee either.