Decaf Delight

Decaf Delight – the best decaf of your life.
Coffee without caffeine, but still invigorating and with a balanced blend of aroma, body, and acidity. This single origin coffee from Colombia was decaffeinated locally using the sugar cane method and offers a wonderful combination of fruity and chocolatey flavors.

Roasted for espresso & filter (Omni Roast).

 


What's inside:

100% Colombia Huila

Producer: Smallholder Farms 
Altitude: 1,800m
Variety: Caturra / Castillo
Process: washed

There are various methods of decaffeinating coffee. The process used for this coffee is called the “sugar cane” method, “cafe de caña,” “E.A. method,” or “natural decaffeination.” These terms are used synonymously and describe the same process: 

First, the green coffee is exposed to steam for about 30 minutes to open the pores so that the caffeine can then be transported out through the cell structure.

The green coffee is then placed in a solution containing ethyl acetate (E.A.). What sounds very chemical is actually a natural substance produced during the fermentation of sugar cane. 

E.A. dissolves the caffeine from the coffee bean and forms a “bond” with it. By “rinsing” the coffee several times with fresh water, the caffeine is removed from the bean.

A final treatment with steam removes both the last caffeine molecules and residues of E.A. from the green coffee, which then only needs to be dried.