APRICOT, COCOA & HONEY

Origin: Tulima, Colombia | Producer: Smallhold Producers | Variety: Mixed | Process: Washed Sugarcane Decaffeinated | Altitude: 1400-2000 MASL | Harvest: 2022

Sugarcane Decaffeination is a natural way of removing caffeine from coffee whilst retaining much of the flavour. The process uses natural spring water and natural Ethyl Acetate sourced from fermented sugarcane in the southern region of Palmira, Colombia. Ethyl Acetate is an organic byproduct of fermentation and can also be found in ripe bananas and beer. Decaffeination begins with steaming the coffee to increase it’s porosity. The beans are then submerged in an Ethyl Acetate solution until 97% of the caffeine is removed. This is a high quality decaf coffee with a cocoa rich body and sweet flavours of and apricot and honey.