Ritual Coffee Roasters
Decaf La Meseta Colombia

Roaster Location: Flag of United States San Francisco, California

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Roast Level: Medium
Bean Source Country: Colombia
Bean Source Region: Huila
Process: Fully Washed
Character: Full
Acidity: Medium
Farmers: Small Family Farmers
Altitude: 1700 - 1900 Masl
Decaf

When the time is right for coffee but you could do without the added buzz, this is just the ticket. Cauca is the 4th largest coffee producing department within Colombia, yet it ranks 1st in the number of coffee-producing families. With more than 90,000 families in charge of cultivating 93,000 hectares of Arabica coffee, this means that the overwhelming majority of producers here are smallholder farmers, growing their harvests on plots averaging less than 5Ha. Afro-Colombians and the indigenous Nasas and Misak peoples make up a large number of the producers hailing from La Meseta, the micro-region outside of Popayán, where this coffee comes from. Produced using traditional farming practices, this offering is comprised of Caturra, Colombia and Castillo varieties grown at elevations between 1700-1900 MASL. Depulped cherries received a 12-24 hour dry fermentation with 10-20 days on raised beds for drying. We picked out this multi-producer lot amongst other Cauca offerings as having the best characteristics for decaffeination: big sweetness with structured acidity.

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Traits: malted milk chocolate tangerine muscat grape

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Roast Level: Medium
Medium roast coffee balances the beans' natural flavors and the roasting process, providing a well-rounded taste profile. When selecting a medium roast, look for a balance of acidity and sweetness, with caramel, nuts, and chocolate notes and a medium body.
Bean Source Country: Colombia
Colombian coffees are known for their balanced taste, featuring bright acidity, medium body, and a range of flavors, including fruity notes, caramel sweetness, and nutty undertones. Colombia's worldwide reputation for producing great coffee at scale is well-deserved. Increasingly some of the best microlot specialty roasts are coming from Colombia thanks to their expertise in cultivation and process.
Bean Source Region: Huila
The coffee-growing region of Huila, located in southwestern Colombia, is renowned for producing high-quality coffee due to a combination of factors, including its high elevations (1,200 to 2,000 meters above sea level), tropical climate with well-defined wet and dry seasons, rich volcanic soil, and diverse coffee varietals (such as Caturra, Colombia, Bourbon, and Typica). These conditions contribute to the slow development of coffee cherries, resulting in Huila coffee's bright acidity, medium to full body, and complex flavor profile, often including fruity, floral, and nutty notes. Combined with Colombia's strong technical expertise in cultivation and processing, results in some of the world's best specialty coffees.
Decaf
Decaffeinated coffee has undergone a process to remove most of the caffeine content while preserving its flavor and aroma. There are three primary decaffeination methods. The solvent-based method involves soaking coffee beans in water to dissolve the caffeine, followed by adding a solvent, such as methylene chloride or ethyl acetate, to bind to the caffeine molecules selectively. The Swiss Water Process (SWP) is a chemical-free method that relies on the principles of solubility and osmosis. Finally, the carbon dioxide method involves using supercritical carbon dioxide to extract caffeine from the coffee beans. Decaf coffee typically retains most of the flavor and aroma of regular coffee but with a significantly reduced caffeine content (around 2-3%).

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