Sugarcane Decaf

Origin

• 🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet
  50
• Bright
  25
• Comforting
  25
• Funky
  20

Our Nicaragua Decaf is sourced from two exceptional farms, Finca San Luis and Finca Santa Martha. Located in the fertile coffee growing regions of San Ramon. These farms are renowned for their commitment to quality, family run farming, and great attention to detail throughout the cultivation and harvesting process. The coffee is produced from mixed Catimor, CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America., Margogogype varieties grown at elevations of 1,200–1,400masl, where rich soils, warm days, and cool nights create ideal conditions for developing complex flavours and balanced sweetness. Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness to ensure only the highest quality coffee is selected for processing. The coffee is decaffeinated using the naturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Ethyl AcetateSugarcane (EA) decafDecaffeination using ethyl acetate derived from fermented sugarcane, common in Colombia. Keeps sweetness well; often labeled 'EA' or 'sugarcane process'. (EA) process. The decaffeination agent, ethyl acetate, is naturally derived from sugar cane and vegetables and gently removes caffeine while preserving the coffee’s inherent flavour characteristics. During the process, the beans are carefully treated to maintain their structure and cup quality, resulting in a decaffeinated coffee that retains the sweetness, aroma, and complexity of the original full caffeine lot. Prior to decaffeination, the coffee undergoes meticulous post harvest processing. After harvesting, ripe cherries are sorted and processed before being washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly., sun dried on patios for several days. The resulting cup is sweet, comforting, and very balanced, with notes of dried cranberry, toffee, and spiced chocolate.