- Tasting Notes: Chocolate, Marzipan & Brown Sugar
- Origin- Colombia
- Varieties- Colombia, Castillo and Caturra
- Region- Huila
- Process- Washed
- SCA Score-85 points
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Decaf Regional Single Origin
Our regional coffee goes through a Sugar Cane process to leave its caffeine content in Colombia before starting its journey to Ireland. Ethyl Acetate, already present in coffee, fruits and vegetables happens to be very good at removing caffeine, so we combine natural Ethyl Acetate coming from sugar cane with high mountain spring water, to gently remove the caffeine from our regional coffee while keeping within the bean for all those beautiful flavours we all love and enjoy
It's definitely not your regular decaf!
The Nerdy Stuff:
1) The coffee, once graded and passed through Quality Control, is milled following a set of quality standards and parameters that are applied to all Caravela Coffees.
2) Beans are then transported to decaffeination plant (90 minutes).
3) The coffee beans are steamed to open its pores (30-40 minutes).
4) Beans are rinsed for 10hrs in Ethyl Acetate (EA) a natural compound derived from non-GMO Colombian Sugarcane and Mountain Water.
5) Beans are steamed again to remove any EA residues.
6) Coffee beans are dried using hot air to reduce moisture below 12%.
7) At this stage, 97% of the caffeine has been removed.
8) Final Quality Control Standards are assessed (Water Activity, Moisture Content & Cupping).
Our delicious house decaf is sourced from Peru using the Swiss Filter method. Ensuring no harmful chemicals are involved, which is good news for you and the environment! On top of that you can rest assured, that by purchasing this coffee, we're improving the livelihoods of others and fostering environmental stewardship.
We're achieving this by:
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