DECAF COLOMBIA El Vergel
DECAF COLOMBIA El Vergel
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A fruity and full bodied natural processed decaf coffee, with tasting notes of cherry, coconut and chocolate.
Sugarcane EA Decaf
Producer: Elias and Shady Bayter
Farm: El Vergel
Variety: Caturra
Process: Natural
Region: Tolima
Elevation: 1450m
Harvest: March-June 2024
The Bayter brothers grow coffee over 100 hectares of land at their estate El Vergel in Fresno, Tolima. In 2018 they started to experiment with natural processed coffees, where the coffee is dried with the seed within the fruit (its more common to produce washed specialty coffees in Colombia). The natural process encourages coffees with a bigger body and more fruity flavours - as well as notes of cherry and coconut, we get a hint of tropical fruits when brewing this coffee.
The coffee undergoes natural processing at El Vergel before being transported to Descafecol, just a short distance away in the neighbouring department of Caldas. Here it undergoes Sugarcane EA decaffeination. The resultant coffee is 99.9% caffeine free - a reduction in caffeine of approximately 90%.
Arabica coffee typically contains 1.4-1.6% caffeine by weight and decaffeination can remove most but not all of the caffeine.
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The Sugarcane EA Decaffeination Process
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1. Steaming
The raw coffee undergoes steaming to increase its porosity.
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2. Soaking and Washing
The coffee beans are placed in tanks with spring water and Ethyl Acetate (EA) derived from the fermentation of sugarcane.
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3. Caffeine Extraction
The caffeine bonds to the EA molecules, and the liquid in the tank is repeatedly refreshed. The process continues until sufficient caffeine has been removed from the beans.
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4. Final Steaming and Drying
The beans are removed from the tanks for a final steam removing residual traces of EA. The coffee is then dried and bagged ready for shipping.
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Freshly Roasted
We roast on Tuesdays and Thursdays and dispatch the following day.
Shipping Information
We charge £3.45 for UK shipping using Royal Mail's Tracked 48 Service. Shipping is free for orders of £45 and over.
Recyclable Bags
We have carefully selected our bags to be mono material LDPE 4 and they can be recycled. Local recycling services vary across the UK - for the best chance of success drop the used bags at a recycling point
Our Coffee Commitment
If you are unhappy with your coffee please contact us at hello@calmcoffeeroastery.co.uk and we will try our best to correct the issue.
What our customers say about our Decaf coffees
I’ve always drank Colombia coffee and this decaf one is perfect! I can now enjoy it without the caffeine! It is great that Calm Coffee Rostery is focusing on coffees with less caffeine and the graphics are brilliant!
Ordered for pick up but received free delivery with a personal message from Will. Great coffee will happily use again
As a new mum I try a lot of decaf coffee! When this option was advertised to me on a late night scroll I bought it an thought nothing more of it. Until it arrived... this could be the best decaf ever. It tastes even better than it smells and it smelt delicious. I don't really want to leave this review because I don't want it to ever go out of stock!
It came quickly, which is an added extra!
A great decaf that has a rich, smooth flavour. Tastes fresh and like normal caffeinated coffee. I enjoyed mine as a long black and also with milk in an iced latte.