Abdo Aba Mecha EA Decaf | Hatch Specialty Coffee

A decaf that tastes like the Ethiopian coffee it started as. Abdo Aba Mecha grows this lot on a 30-hectare farm in Limu, Jimma, under a dense forest canopy at 1,900 to 2,100 metres. Cherries are picked by hand, sorted for ripeness and dried slowly, then roasted in Canada by Hatch Coffee.

In the cup: ripe peach, juicy plum and a smooth chocolate finish. It is sweet and clean, with none of the flat, papery taste that gives decaf a bad name.

How it is decaffeinated

This coffee uses the ethyl acetate (EA) sugar cane method. The green beans are steamed to open them up, washed with ethyl acetate to draw out the caffeine, then rinsed with water and dried. The gentle process keeps the fruit and sweetness in the bean.

Details

• Origin: Limu, Jimma, Ethiopia
• Producer: Abdo Aba Mecha
  
• Process: Washed and natural, EA sugar cane decaf
• Elevation: 1,900 to 2,100 masl
  
• Tasting notes: Peach, plum, chocolate
• Roaster: Hatch Coffee
• Size: 300g

Brewing

Works well as filter (pour over, Chemex, drip) and as a modern, lighter-style espresso.

Looking for great decaf coffee in Canada? This is one of the best Ethiopian decafs we carry, and it ships across the country.