Onyx Coffee Lab Decaf Colombia Inza San Antonio Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee - 10 oz

Every July, we at Onyx embark on a journey to Medellin, Colombia, to visit a few farms and cup through micro-lots at the newly renovated Pergamino lab. This annual trip marks the beginning of the autumn/winter season, as the harvest in Inzá commences. During this time, the team at Pergamino flags coffees that we have existing relationships with, or new coffees that align with our sourcing values and quality standards. This collaborative process forms the backbone of much of what we do at Onyx, as we build lots that will make up most of our Monarch blend, as well as Southern Weather and Geometry.

This season, we have partnered with the Pergamino team to raise the level of our decaf offering by sourcing and building a regional blend, consisting of micro-lots from San Antonio, Inzá. This is not a new coffee for us; we have been buying coffee from this region for almost a decade. The new partnership, however, is the intentional sourcing in order to create a high-quality decaf offering from a direct partnership.

Once we have put together several micro-lots at the dry mill to build this regional lot, we send it off to the EA Decaffeination facility so it can be decaffeinated and returned to us. EA, or sugar cane ethyl acetate, is a natural process of decaffeinating coffee. This washed, decaffeinated coffee from Cauca, Inzá, is the result of this meticulous process.

We have intentionally sourced this coffee for the purpose of decaffeination, selecting this regional lot from San Antonio for its structured sweetness of red apple and raw sugar, with a balanced acidity reminiscent of pear. This decaf offering is a testament to our commitment to quality and our ongoing partnership with the Pergamino team.

As the season changes here at the roastery in Arkansas, the arrival of these micro-lots from Inzá truly marks the beginning of the autumn/winter season. The leaves begin to change, and a slight chill in the air creeps in each morning, signaling the transition. Just as significant, if you're a roaster or green buyer, is the anticipation of these micro-lots, which we have worked hard to source and blend into a high-quality decaf experience.

Rest easy with this washed, decaffeinated coffee from Cauca, Inzá. It's the result of our meticulous sourcing, blending, and decaffeination process, ensuring that you can enjoy the structured sweetness and balanced acidity that this regional lot has to offer, without the caffeine.

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