Sweet Bloom Coffee - Decaf Colombia

Sweet Bloom have been purchasing decaf coffee from the Huila region of Colombia for 10 years now and have yet to find a better decaffeination process than Ethyl Acetate decaffeination. Ethyl Acetate might sound a bit scary, but it is a naturally occurring compound found in many fruits. It is also a by-product of fermenting sugar cane and just so happens to be an excellent solvent which binds to the caffeine molecule. In a nutshell, the green coffee is steamed, soaked in a solution of ethyl acetate which pulls out the caffeine, and then steamed again to remove any remaining ethyl acetate.The results? Well, Sweet Bloom's decaf coffee tastes really good. So good that it would be hard to pick it out as tasting different than its caffeinated siblings. They find all our lots to be pleasantly fruity, sweet and chocolaty, working great for both drip and espresso. For whatever reason you may need to back off caffeine, you still have a delicious go to! Enjoy.