Region: Risaralda

Country: Colombia

Varietal: Castillo, Caturra & Colombia

Altitude: 1400-2000M

Process: Sugarcane Decaf

Taste Notes: Cocoa - Golden Syrup - Almond

The Story

We've sourced this decaf from our importing partners at Raw Material, a CIC that focus on maximum impact by giving 100% of profits back to producers. The Risaralda Regional Blend is a blend of coffees from the regions of Asocafe Tatama Santuario, El Aguila, and Entreverdes.

Sugarcane decaffeination is often termed as a natural process decaf. Ethyl Acetate is an organically existing compound (C4H8O2) and by-product found most commonly in the fermentation of fruits, and is present in both ripe bananas and beer for example.

The plant Raw Material work with in Colombia uses water from the Navado del Ruis (a volcano between Caldas and Tolima) and natural ethyl acetate from fermented sugarcane sourced in the southern region of Palmira, Colombia. This process begins with steaming of the coffee, increasing its porosity, beginning the hydrolysis of caffeine, which is usually bonded to salts and chlorogenic acid in the bean.

The beans are then submerged in an ethyl acetate solvent, until 97% of the caffeine is removed. A final steam is then used to lift residual traces of the compound. The ultimate residue which remains is ≥ 30 ppm, which is a level dramatically less than that of a banana!

Roasted Tuesday & Thursday

Dispatched Same Day