Pillow Talk (Decaf) | Colombia

Colombia — Oscar Hernandez Los Nogales Caturra "Pillow Talk" (Decaf)

Tastes Like — 🍇 Raspberry • 🌿 Rosemary • 🍯 Honey

DETAILS

• Producer: Oscar Hernandez
• Farm: Los Nogales
• Region: Pitalito, Huila, Colombia
• Varietal: Caturra
• Process: Washed, then Decaffeinated at origin (hot-water immersion + natural coffee-pulp-derived solvent)
• Altitude: 1,870–2,000 masl
• Harvest: 2026
• Intervention Level: High
• Roast Profile: Filter or Espresso

INTRO
Los Nogales does decaf a little differently: this Caturra is grown, processed, and decaffeinated at the farm in Pitalito, giving Oscar Hernandez and his team control from cherry to finished decaf. Bright and sweet, a decaf DAK would happily drink whether or not they were looking for one. In the cup: raspberry, rosemary, and honey. The beans may have an unusual colour from decaffeination, which is normal and doesn't affect quality.

THE PRODUCER
Los Nogales, run by Oscar Hernandez in Pitalito, Huila, has become a centre for coffee processing and experimentation, with its own wet and dry mills, fermentation and quality labs, and even its own decaffeination station. It forms part of a three-farm project alongside Finca Nahui and Finca Neblina, working with controlled drying, fermentation, and soil management, with much of the processing happening directly on the farm.

THE PROCESS
Fully ripe cherries are selectively handpicked, floated, and fermented for 24 hours, then washed and sun-dried before hulling. The coffee is immersed twice in 40°C water for four hours each, then soaked for 24 hours in a natural solvent derived from coffee pulp or husk. It is washed again and dried for around five days.

The whole decaffeination happening at the farm, after a clean washed process, is the defining feature. It's what keeps the cup bright and sweet with the control to match.

THE CUP
Bright, sweet, and unusual for a decaf: raspberry and honey sweetness, with a fresh rosemary note behind it.

Flavour Notes
🍇 Raspberry 🌿 Rosemary 🍯 Honey