TOFFEE - GRAHAM CRACKER - CANNED PEACHES
Amigos del Huila is a multi farm blend of coffees from the Huila region of Colombia. Samuel Osorio, Beto Narvaez, Jose Uribe Lasso, Javier Pajoy, Cristian Pajoy, and Willington Ultengo are long time partners of Shared Source, an exporter/importer. Shared Source directly (and we mean directly) buys coffee for this decaf from all six producers in an effort to purchase a larger and broader range of coffees from their producer partners. After this multi variety coffee is washed processed, it is then decaffeinated using Ethyl Acetate (EA; AKA sugar cane process decaf, natural process decaf). In this decaffeination process, sugars from sugar cane are fermented to create ethyl alcohol. The ethyl alcohol is then combined with acetic acid. The result is ethyl acetate, a compound that is found in fruits and vegetables. The green/raw coffee is steamed and moistened with hot water to expand and soften the seed. Next, the ethyl acetate is circulated through the green/raw coffee until at least 97% of the caffeine is removed. After this step, low pressure steam is applied in order to remove the ethyl acetate. Lastly, the coffee is vacuum dried until the moisture content is back to the level at which it was when it arrived at the EA decaffeination facility, which is located in Manizales.
