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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

Variety: Caturra

Process: Natural

Producer: Elias and Shady Bayter

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 Surgarcane EA decaffeination. The resultant coffee is 99.9% caffeine free - a reduction in caffeine of approximately 90%.

Arabica coffee is approximately 1.1% caffeine by weight and decaffeination can remove most but not all of the caffeine.

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The Sugarcane EA Decaffeination Process

  • 1. Steaming

    The raw coffee undergoes steaming to increase its porosity.

  • 2. Soaking and Washing

    The coffee beans are placed in tanks with spring water and Ethyl Acetate (EA) derived from the fermentation of sugarcane.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Roast Date

We roast on Tuesdays and Thursdays and dispatch the following day.

Shipping Information

We charge £3.39 for UK shipping using Royal Mail's Tracked 48 Service. Shipping is free for orders over £50.

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

Returns Policy

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.