Colombia, Popayan Decaf
| Producer | Popayan Co-operative |
| Farm/Mill | Popayan |
| Cultivar | Castillo & Caturra |
| Process | Washed, EA Decaf |
| Location | Cauca, Colombia |
| Altitude | 1,500-2,000 masl |
Expect notes of Honey, Malt, Chocolate.
Popayán is located in the Cauca department of Colombia, at an altitude of 1,700 meters above sea level. The Meseta de Popayán is sheltered by the Andes Mountains, which helps to create a uniform climate and altitude. This coffee is a mix of Castillo and Caturra varieties, which undergoes a typical washed process where cherries are floated and sorted before being pulped and washed to remove all the cherry and mucilage. Parchments of coffee are then placed on patios to dry over the course of 20+ days.
After this first washed process, the milled coffee is delivered to Descafecol in Manizales, where it is decaffeinated using the sugar cane process. The green coffee beans are put into a steam chamber where their silver skin is removed, then submerged in spring water. As soon as the coffee is saturated with water, it is sent to the extractors where the beans have direct contact with ethyl acetate – a natural byproduct created in the production of sugar cane refining – for eight hours, dissolving the caffeine content. After this, the then-decaffeinated coffee is dried in a chamber to reach the same moisture content which it had prior to the process.
The ethyl acetate can be reused a number of times before it is sent on for refinement, and the resulting caffeine is then dried and sold to other industries such as pharmaceuticals and energy drinks manufacturers.
We don’t label our coffee as espresso or filter. Instead, for each coffee we create a unique roasting profile, designed to bring out the best flavours from its origin, farm and milling method. That’s why, instead, we label our coffee based on the experience it brings to the cup.
COFFEE EXPERIENCES
HOUSE BLEND: Our fan-favourite coffee is smooth, mellow and easy to drink.
CLASSIC BLEND: Inherently dark and filled with deeply-roasted richness.
MELLOW & BALANCED: Accessible, low acidity coffee for gentle enjoyment.
VIBRANT & BRIGHT: A sweet, punchy and intense reminder that coffee is a fruit.
UNIQUE & INTERESTING: Boundary-pushing coffee unlike anything you’ve tried before.
RARE & ACCLAIMED: Truly special stuff, from rare lots to award-winning coffees.
DECAF: Organic, naturally decaffeinated coffee as vibrant as the real thing.
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We believe that coffee can be a powerful force for good. That’s why we’re proud to source ethically, roast responsibly, and to be a totally carbon negative coffee company, with all of our coffees, coffee pods and coffee products certified carbon negative.
And that’s not the only thing we’re doing to protect our planet, and our people.
KISS THE HIPPO CARES
We believe that coffee can be a powerful force for good. That’s why we’re proud to source ethically, roast responsibly, and to be a totally carbon negative coffee company, with all of our coffees, coffee pods and coffee products certified carbon negative.
And that’s not the only thing we’re doing to protect our planet, and our people.
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