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SEY Coffee - Huila DECAFFEINATED FIELD BLEND - WASHED Colombia
SEY Coffee - Huila DECAFFEINATED FIELD BLEND - WASHED Colombia
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This decaffeinated lot is a blend from a small group of producers in La Plata, Huila. In the cup we find a sweet and balanced profile of jam, dark chocolate, and lemon zest.
Caturra, V. Colombia, Castillo
Huila
1,600 - 1,800 masl
February, 2022
Hand picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. Depulped. Dry fermented for 24 hours. Dried on shaded raised beds for 30 days. Decaffeinated with ethyl acetate.
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ABOUT THIS FIELD BLEND
This is a field blend of the three most commonly grown varieties in Colombia: Castillo, V. Colombia, and Caturra. Both Castillo and V. Colombia are Catimor hybrids, which give them high disease resistance. Caturra, on the other hand, is a natural mutation of Bourbon, and is very susceptible to disease.
ABOUT SUGARCANE ETHYL ACETATE DECAFFEINATION
This decaffeinated coffee was processed at Descafecol, a company based on the outskirts of the town of Manizales, Colombia. The process for decaffeination begins with sugarcane grown a few hours south of Manizales. The sugarcane is processed into molasses, which is then fermented to create ethanol, and subsequently processed with acetic acid to create ethyl acetate. Green coffee is put into tanks and steamed to open up the coffee’s chemical structure and enable the extraction of the caffeine molecules. The steamed coffee is then soaked in ethyl acetate solution multiple times, during which the caffeine molecules bond with the ethyl acetate and are ultimately removed and washed away with the solution. This process removes a minimum of 97% of the caffeine. After the extraction process, the coffee is steamed once more to remove any remaining traces of the ethyl acetate solution, and then sent to dryers to bring the coffee back down to its original moisture content.
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