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ESPRESSO | COLOMBIA TUMBAGA SUGARCANE DECAF

€10,50
Rating: 5.0 out of 5
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TASTING NOTES   GRAPEFRUITE. BROWN SUGAR. BLUEBERRY
ORIGIN Colombia
FARM Tumbaga CO-OP
LOCATION  Tolima, Antioquia
CULTIVAR  Mixed varietals
PROCESSING EA Sugarcane decaffeination
PRODUCER  Various Smallholders
ALTITUDE 1400-2100 MASAL 

 

Our Tumbaga is named for an alloy of gold, copper, and silver that was used throughout Colombia to make small, often religious, objects. This alloy symbolically married the contradictory energies of sun (gold) and moon (silver), producing a balance between opposites, much like our Tumbaga Sugarcane Decaf. An excellent cup without the caffeine, our Tumbaga will energize you without keeping you up at night.

Sugarcane decaffeination utilizes a naturally occurring compound, ethyl acetate (EA) to decaffeinate coffee. The EA process is relatively simple. The coffee beans are moistened with water and EA is circulated throughout. The EA binds with the caffeine in the bean and extracts the caffeine while leaving most of the other flavor compounds. After the desired caffeine level is reached, the EA residue on the beans is removed by steaming them. 

Harvest & Shipping: November - April 2021

SCA Quality Score: 85


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Aileen Doyle

These beans give me the best flavoured decaffeinated coffee I have managed to produce at home.

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John McDonnell
Lovely decaf!

I switched to decaf recently and haven’t found a better one than this.