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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Colombia Excelso La Flaca Sugar Cane Decaf
| Region | Antioquia |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafelumbus |
| Variety | Castillo |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Decaf |
| Harvest | from September to December |
| Shipping | from November to March |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 70kg |
Compared to more standard decaffeination methods done here in Europe, the full decaffeination process is made in Colombia.
The most challenging step is trying to remove the caffeine while preserving the flavors of the coffee itself.
The sugar cane process is a chemical-free process, where no additional substances are in contact with the green coffee.
The process begins with a pre-treatment with very low pressure steam to let the beans swell.
With the help of naturally produced Ethyl Acetate, at least 97% of the caffeine can be removed.
Therefore, locally grown sugarcane is fermented to produce natural Ethyl Acetate.
The beans are soaked in water with the E.A., which removes the caffeine.
Low pressure saturated steam is then applied following the extraction process to remove any traces of the Ethyl Acetate.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Colombia
Varieties
Typica, Caturra, Castillo
Processing methods
Mainly washed processed, for specialty lots also natural and honey processed
Altitude range
1000 – 2300 masl
Harvest
Main harvest October – February, Mitaca harvest March – August
Total yearly production
Around 11.3 million 60kg bags in 2022/23
Colombia has thanks to its geographic position around the equator the advantage to have two crops and therefore fresh coffee all year around. Thanks to its three mountain ranges of the Andes from the north to the south, it creates different climatic and cultural areas, which makes the flavour of the coffee from each department in Colombia unique.
Main production areas: Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Nariño, Caldas, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Santander, Norte de Santander, Sierra Nevada
Port of shipment: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Buenaventura
Export bag size: 70kg
Total number of coffee farmers: over 563,000 small coffee families
Cup Profile: High acidity, medium body, fruity fragrance, citric and sweet notes
| Region | Antioquia |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafelumbus |
| Variety | Castillo |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Harvest | from September to December |
| Shipping | from November to March |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 70kg |
Compared to more standard decaffeination methods done here in Europe, the full decaffeination process is made in Colombia.
The most challenging step is trying to remove the caffeine while preserving the flavors of the coffee itself.
The sugar cane process is a chemical-free process, where no additional substances are in contact with the green coffee.
The process begins with a pre-treatment with very low pressure steam to let the beans swell.
With the help of naturally produced Ethyl Acetate, at least 97% of the caffeine can be removed.
Therefore, locally grown sugarcane is fermented to produce natural Ethyl Acetate.
The beans are soaked in water with the E.A., which removes the caffeine.
Low pressure saturated steam is then applied following the extraction process to remove any traces of the Ethyl Acetate.
