COLOMBIA | EA Decaf de Caña - Huila | Castillo & Caturra | Washed

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet
  75
• Comforting
  50
• Funky
  20

Located in southwestern Colombia, Huila is nestled between the Andes' Central and Eastern ranges, with the middle area called the Magdalena Valley. The variation in elevation results in Huila being one of the country's most complex and diverse regions of coffee production. The most impressive quality behind the coffees coming out of Huila lies in the people producing them. While Huila accounts for nearly 20% of the country's production, 80% of coffee producers operate on less than three hectares. We've been purchasing this coffee since 2023, drawn to the quality and consistency of Huila's smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. producers. This coffee is decaffeinated using a 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. EA is a naturally occurring ester found in bananas and fermented sugarcane, used as a solvent to remove caffeine from green coffeeGreen coffeeUnroasted coffee seeds as they are traded and shipped. Roasters buy green and roast locally; 'green buying' is the sourcing side of the craft.. The beauty of the EA process is that it helps preserve most of the original flavors of the coffee while adding fruity notes and complexity to the cup. Sweet and approachable, with notes of caramel, milk chocolate, and stone fruit — it's definitely not your regular decaf.