Sleepy Wakey (DECAF!)

COUNTRY: Colombia

STATE: Cauca

MUNICIPALITY: Inzá

ELEVATION: 1,800-2,100m above sea level

VARIETY: Caturra, Colombia

PROCESSING: Washed - Ethyl Acetate

AVERAGE FARM SIZE: One Hectare

ASSOCIATION: Pillimué Family

CONTRIBUTING PRODUCERS: Edwar Cuchumbe, Frandiver Muelas, Ricardo Pechené, Favier Cuchumbe, Ricaute Anacona, Diego Fabián Aguilar, María Nancy Apio, Jesús Tunubalá Quintero, Arnulfo Quintero, Jhon Faiber Castillo, Alfonso Pillimue

This coffee was produced by 14 smallholder coffee producers from the region surrounding the small town of San Antonio, located within the municipality of Inzá in the state of Cauca, Colombia. 

For this decaffeinated lot, Pergamino has enlisted the services of Colombia’s only decaffeination plant, Descafecol, located in the city of Manizales, in the western state of Caldas. The company uses ethyl acetate to decaffeinate coffees, a natural component derived from fermented sugarcane that is also found in certain fruits (especially when they are very ripe). 

The process begins when milled green coffee is placed in tanks and steamed to remove the silver skin. The tanks are then filled with hot water to soften and open up the seeds’ cell membranes, ‘loosening’ their caffeine compounds. An ethyl acetate solution is then introduced to the coffee and cycled through several times, with increasingly more caffeine bonding to the chemical compound the longer it is exposed. Descafecol’s goal is to remove as much as 99.9% of the beans’ caffeine. Once they have achieved this target, the coffee seeds are gently dehydrated in vacuum dryers, until the desired moisture content of 11% is reached. The slow nature of this process has one key benefit: the coffee’s cell structure is only marginally compromised and sugar is retained, meaning beans remain dense and roast similarly to their non-decaffeinated counterparts.

Suitable for Espresso Machine, Mokka Pot, Stove Top, French press, and Filter brewing methods

Recommended Espresso Machine,Mokka Pot,French press

**NOTE FOR DELIVERY** An order placing BEFORE 2 PM will arrange on next day delivery. An order AFTER 2 PM will deliver on the next following days.