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Quitting Time Decaf
Our new decaf is a medium roast with a surprisingly lively cup. Expect notes of milk chocolate, almond, strawberry, vanilla, and citrus. It’s made with Caturra and Castillo varieties grown at 1,750 meters and decaffeinated using the Sugarcane EA process. In other words, you can enjoy a great cup of coffee without keeping the whole shop running overtime.
Colombia Valle del Cauca Sugarcane EA Decaf
FLAVOR: Milk Chocolate, Almond, Strawberry, Vanilla, Citrus
REGION: Valle del Cauca
PROCESS: EA Sugarcane Decaf
ALTITUDE: 1750MASL
VARIETIES: Caturra, Castillo
Q GRADE: Q-Grade 84.5 Points
CUP: Medium Body, Bright Acidity
About This Coffee
The Valle del Cauca is a critical swatch of land where natural resources, water management, and friendly environmental practices are keenly preserved by those who live and farm there. As one of Colombia's two main biological conservation corridors. Cauca Valley is home to World Heritage-listed national parks. wildlife, and water sources that give life to the surrounding land.
The region lies between the National Park of Tatama and "Serrania de los Paraguas", a recognized Coffee Cultural Landscape and UNESCO World Heritage Site where producers and organizations are committed to agroecology farming and community-based ecotourism. The altitude spans 1,700 to 2,100masl, and the surrounding mountains enclose the valley in a stable microclimate all year round.
Sugarcane is readily available in Colombia, and its application to the coffee industry was a game-changer. Ethyl acetate is an organic compound found in sugarcane, and the decaffeination process begins with the fermentation of molasses derived from sugarcane to create ethanol. This alcohol is then mixed with acetic acid to create the compound ethyl acetate.