Colombian Excelso

Colombian Excelso Coffee Beans

A delicious and well-rounded single-origin coffee. This 100% Arabica, medium-roast Colombian Excelso is a classic for a reason. It's the perfect choice for your milk-based espresso, delivering sweet, elegant flavours of roasted hazelnut, milk chocolate, and a rich aftertaste of caramel and toffee.

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☕ Colombian Excelso at a Glance

• Origin: Colombia (Single Origin)

• Classification: Excelso

• Bean: 100% Arabica

• Roast: Medium

• Tasting Notes: Roasted Hazelnut, Milk Chocolate, Caramel, Toffee

• Best For: All milk-based coffees (flat white, latte, cappuccino) and as a smooth, balanced espresso

• Sizes: 500g or 1kg bags

• Format: Choose Whole Beans or Ground for your specific brewer.

• Also Try: Our Organic Colombian Coffee for a different profile.

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A Perfectly Balanced, Crowd-Pleasing Coffee

Our Colombian Excelso is smooth, sweet, and has a softer milk chocolate note that makes it incredibly easy to drink.

What sets this coffee apart is its "ZING"—a sharper, crisp apple acidity that cuts through milk beautifully, enhancing the rich caramel and toffee notes. This balance makes it a versatile, well-rounded coffee that hits the spot every time.

Our 20-Year Expertise: Why We Choose Excelso over Supremo

It's a common myth that "Supremo" is superior to "Excelso." In reality, these are simply physical size grades:

• Supremo: Larger beans (screen size 17+)

• Excelso: Slightly smaller beans (screen size 14-16)

"Supremo" does not automatically mean better flavour. In our 20+ years of roasting, we've found that Excelso beans often deliver exceptional sweet flavours, brighter acidity, and more fruit complexity. While Supremo can offer more body, we find the vibrant, clean, and sweet cup of an Excelso is consistently more impressive.

The Heart of Colombian Coffee

Colombia produces some of the world's finest coffee, grown by over half a million (mostly small-scale) farmers. This small-lot structure means more care and attention is given to the crops, resulting in higher quality.

Colombia's vast, mountainous geography also means the coffee harvest is spaced across the full year. We leverage this by sourcing 6 to 8 different lots annually from various regions, ensuring our customers always receive the freshest, most vibrant beans available.

A Guide to the Regions We Source From

The beauty of Colombian coffee is its diversity. The lot you receive will come from one of these highly-regarded regions, each with its own unique "terroir."

Popayan (Cauca)

• Profile: A highly regarded district. Our lots from here (screen size 15+) are known for a soft, sweet flavour of honey and toffee, crisp apple acidity, a syrupy body, and a creamy cocoa finish.

Inza

• Profile: These coffees truly stand out. They have a sparkling acidity and a clean flavour that is ideal for home espresso. Expect a medium-to-bold body with notes of chocolate, citrus fruit, berries, and currants.

Huila

• Profile: As one of the largest growing areas, Huila coffees are known for being softer and more balanced. The primary attributes are classic milk chocolate and nutty flavours.

Narino

• Profile: Harder to source but incredible. Located at one of the highest elevations, the colder air causes cherries to ripen slower, developing immense sweetness and acidity. Narino coffee is complex, intensely sweet, and (when we can get it) bloody fantastic.

Tolima

• Profile: A team favourite. Tolima produces some of the sweetest, most delicious coffees we've ever tasted, generating intense layers of chocolate and prized dark cocoa.