Drekka

THE DECAF, COLOMBIA

Your drink experience by DREKKA.

Weight: 250

What impressed us with this coffee?

We have finally found a decaffeinated coffee that has expressive tasting notes. During cupping, this coffee held its own against caffeinated options and is even delicious on a filter. A new favorite for the afternoon coffee.

TASTING NOTES

Caramel. Toffee.

ALTITUDE

1400-2000 m

METHOD

Washed

ORIGIN

Huila

PRODUCER
VARIETY

Castillo, Caturra, Colombia

ABOUT THE COFFEE

Ethyl acetate is an occurring ester (present in bananas and also as a by-product of fermented sugars) that is used as a solvent to bond with and remove caffeine from green coffee. First, the coffee is sorted and steamed for 30 minutes under low
pressure in order to open the coffee seeds’ pores and prepare them for decaffeination. The coffee is placed in a solution of both water and ethyl acetate,
where the E.A. will begin to bond with the salts of chlorogenic acids inside the seeds. The tank will be drained and re-filled over the course of eight hours until caffeine is no longer detected. The seeds are steamed once more to remove the ethyl acetate traces, though E.A. is only harmful to humans in very high quantities (400 parts per million or more). The coffee is then dried and polished for export.

RECOMMENDED RECIPES

FILTER

Coffee: 15 gr
Water: 250 ml / 92 degrees
Extraction: 2:30 min.

ESPRESSO

In: 18.5 gr
Out: 38 gr
Extraction: 25 sec.
Water: 92.5 degrees

WE ROAST ON ROEST

We embark on the adventure "Roasting coffee beans" with Roest. The idea was born while we were looking for competition coffee for the Bulgarian Aeropress Championship and we decided to roast it ourselves. As always, for us the goal is only one: uncompromising quality.

Every coffee we offer must be rated above 88 points and impress us at the cupping table.

Hristo is our head baker and searches for the perfect recipe for each coffee.