Decaf
Decaf

Decaf

€12,50

Without a doubt, the nicest, most flavorful decaf coffee our roasting team has ever encountered. We chose a coffee that is decaffeinated gently right at origin in Colombia, using sugar cane extract. Plenty of rich coffee flavor and none of the caffeine, and none of the harsh chemicals of conventional decaffeination. Our decaf is suitable for filter coffee or for espresso, and makes a lovely, rich, and relaxing cappuccino.

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Origin: Santa Maria, Huila, Colombia
Farm: Santa Maria Cooperative
Process: Sugar Cane Decaffeinated
Varietal: Caturra, Castillo
Notes: Smooth and friendly. Milk chocolate, dried fruits, real coffee flavor
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Origin

We get our decaf from the same community in Colombia that produces our Isa coffee. Santa Maria is a forward-thinking cooperative with several wonderful environmental and social initiatives. 

Rather than being shipped to a huge industrial plant for chemical treatment in Germany or Mexico (sadly, the case for many decaf coffees), the coffee is decaffeinated right there in Colombia, near to the same farms that grew the beans.

Sugar Cane Decaffeinated

Many people, including coffee professionals, are a bit confused when it comes to decaf. Up until recently it's been sadly neglected in the specialty coffee revolution that has brought us so many delicious and interesting "full caffeine" coffees.

On top of the confusion, there's the sad fact that conventional decaffeination methods usually involve shipping the beans out of the origin country to a third-party site where harsh chemicals are applied to neutralize the caffeine. The result is a product that tastes sadly weak and strange compared to the original product of nature.

We've tried many different decafs over the years, including conventional, Swiss water process, pressurized CO2 process, and most recently sugar cane process. The last one is the winner and that's what we share with you!

One interesting note is that the soaking process in sugar cane decaffeination darkens the color of the beans, and that dark appearance lasts right through to the roasted coffee. So even though we roast our decaf to a medium degree to preserve sweetness and body, they may appear a bit darker than other coffees roasted to the same moderate level.

Sugar Cane Decaffeinated

Many people, including coffee professionals, are a bit confused when it comes to decaf. Up until recently it's been sadly neglected in the specialty coffee revolution that has brought us so many delicious and interesting "full caffeine" coffees.

On top of the confusion, there's the sad fact that conventional decaffeination methods usually involve shipping the beans out of the origin country to a third-party site where harsh chemicals are applied to neutralize the caffeine. The result is a product that tastes sadly weak and strange compared to the original product of nature.

We've tried many different decafs over the years, including conventional, Swiss water process, pressurized CO2 process, and most recently sugar cane process. The last one is the winner and that's what we share with you!

One interesting note is that the soaking process in sugar cane decaffeination darkens the color of the beans, and that dark appearance lasts right through to the roasted coffee. So even though we roast our decaf to a medium degree to preserve sweetness and body, they may appear a bit darker than other coffees roasted to the same moderate level.