Colombia

A high-quality coffee from the slopes of the Andes Mountains. Ripe fruit, notes of sweet walnut and cherries; a smooth but intensely bright cup.

100% Arabica
Variety: Excelso and Supremo
Region: Cauca state (Papayán Plateau); southwestern Colombia; coffee is produced in 35 municipalities
Altitude: 1,350–1,820 meters
Soil type: volcanic
Types of shade trees: Guamo and plantain trees
Precipitation in mm/year: 1,940
Average annual temperature: 18°C
Coffee production potential of the region: 62,500,000 kg of parchment coffee = 665,000 bags of coffee (per year)
Harvest period: main harvest from October to January and Mitaca, or mid-crop—approximately 30–40% of annual production—from March to July
Picking method: hand-picked
Washing method: the depulped cherries are fermented for 12 hours in traditional tanks
Drying method: sun-dried
Screening and sorting method: by hand and machine
Region: As one of the world’s largest coffee producers (alongside Brazil and Vietnam) and the largest producer of washed coffee, Colombia is very proud of the number of different varieties available in its regions. Supremo is the highest-quality grade of Colombian coffee beans.