What Even Is Decaf?
Decaf coffee is made by removing most of the caffeine from green (unroasted) beans. There are several methods - from water-based to solvents and each has pros and cons.
The truth is, decaf doesn’t have to taste flat. When you start with high-quality beans and roast them fresh, it can be just as enjoyable as its fully leaded sibling.
The decaffeinating process
This method emplyed by the producers we source from involves steaming the coffee beans and then repeatedly soaking them in ethanol, distilled on the farm from home grown sugarcane - which binds to the caffeine and extracts it from the beans.
After a pre-determined time, the caffeine has been extracted and the coffee beans are steamed once more to remove any residue.
Soaking
Extraction
Separation
Drying
Roasting
Our Take on Decaf
We don’t treat decaf like a second-class citizen.
Ours is smooth, rich, and mellow - with a soft cocoa sweetness and no weird aftertaste. It’s the same small-batch roasting you’d expect from any of our blends, just with less buzz.
In blind testing, this coffee rarely gets picked as a decaf. We drink this coffee almost daily at the roastery in the afternoons because we love it and we like sleep too!
It brews beautifully as espresso, plunger, stovetop, or filter.