Colombia Huila EA Decaf

This decaf blend comes from several small farms in Colombia's Southern Department of Huila. Colombia's coffee growing communities are largely made up of what are considered "small producers", with close to 95% managing 5 hectares or less. These are typically wet processed coffees, using small pulping machinery at home, fermented to remove the outer mucilage layer, then dried inside small drying rooms that help protect the coffee from the elements. The coffee is decaffeinated right in Colombia. The plant is called Descafecol, located in Manizales, Caldas. It's a state-of-the-art facility, partly owned by Coffein Compagnie from Germany. The method used is direct contact type using Ethyl Acetate, which can be naturally derived from fruits and vegetables, thus is generally referred to as a natural decaf method (often called "sugar cane decaf").