Azahar offered this beautiful decaf lot, processed using the Sugarcane or Ethyl Acetate method. This process is applied once the coffee has already been completed as a washed or natural lot, at the parchment stage.

Decaffeination process

• Step 1: The green coffee arrives at the decaffeination plant.

• Step 2: In the pre-treatment stage, the coffee is vaporised to remove all the cuticle/chaff.

• Step 3: The coffee is moisturised to open its pores, preparing it for the extraction stage.

• Step 4: In the extraction tanks, the beans are soaked in Ethyl Acetate (derived from sugarcane).

• Step 5: Ethyl Acetate circulates through the extraction tank, removing the caffeine from the beans.

• Step 6: The coffee is vaporised again to eliminate any residues of Ethyl Acetate.

• Step 7: The coffee is dried back to its normal moisture levels.

• Step 8: The dried coffee is transferred to cooling silos to reach room temperature.

• Step 9: The coffee is polished with a vegetal wax to enhance and protect its appearance.

• Step 10: The decaffeinated coffee is packed and prepared for delivery.