DON JOACO - Decaf

About This Coffee

This decaffeinated coffee is sourced from small farmers in the Huila region of Colombia. The coffee features Castillo, Caturra, and Colombia varieties. It undergoes a natural Sugar Cane decaffeination process using ethyl acetate derived from sugarcane, which removes caffeine while preserving the coffee's natural flavors. The beans are steamed at low pressure to eliminate any remaining traces of EA. The flavor profile includes lightly candied notes, caramel, and dry fruit characteristics.

Origin

Huila (Colombia)

Flavor Notes

Caramelized, Dry Fruit

Roast Level

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Processing

EA (Sugar Cane)

Typology

Arabica

Colombia, Castillo, Caturra

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Coffee Gems

Ricardo Peña founded Coffee Gems in Chippenham, Wiltshire, drawing on a childhood spent on his grandparents' coffee estate in the Huila region of Colombia. He remembers the plantations blooming with white flowers and his grandmother roasting beans in a copper pot. After more than 15 years in the UK specialty coffee industry, Ricardo built a roastery focused exclusively on coffees scoring 86 or higher on the SCA scale, placing the entire range well above the specialty threshold. Sourcing is hands on, with visits to farmers in Peru and El Salvador, including Cup of Excellence winner Ever Diaz in the Chalatenango region. The roasting approach aims to enhance what the producer has already achieved rather than imposing a house style, and full pricing transparency traces each coffee from farmer to warehouse.

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