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Decaf & half-caf

Sugarcane ethyl acetate decaffeination, done in Colombia near where the coffee grows. No solvents you would not find in fruit, and no loss of the sweetness we bought it for.

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How sugarcane EA works

Ethyl acetate is derived from fermented sugarcane molasses. Green beans are steamed, soaked in the solution until the caffeine binds, then steamed again and dried. It is gentler than the water process on delicate lots, which is why the sweetness survives.

How sugarcane EA works