Colombia Coffee Beans Santa Rita Imported 227G Fresh Roasted Grindable Black Coffee Powder

Brand: FrontStreet Coffee
Ingredients: House-roasted
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste: Aromatic and mellow
Bean State: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Colombia
Coffee Type: Colombian coffee
Roast Level: Medium roast

Colombia Santa Rita Special Reserve

Country: Colombia

Region: Antioquia Province

Altitude: 1600-2100 meters

Processing Method: Washed

Varieties: Catuai, Caturra

Estate: Santa Rita

Flavor Notes: Sugarcane, clean, medium body

The Rich History of Colombian Coffee

The history of coffee cultivation in Colombia can be traced back to the Spanish colonial era in the 16th century. There are several accounts of how coffee reached the country:

One theory suggests that coffee arrived by water from the Caribbean island of Haiti, passing through El Salvador in Central America.

Another account holds that in 1808 a priest first brought coffee beans to Colombia from the French Antilles by way of Venezuela. One version suggests that Colombia's first coffee seeds entered through the Santander province from Venezuela.

A third theory points to the earliest record of coffee cultivation in Colombia, which appears in a book titled "The Illustrated Orinoca" by the Spanish missionary Jose Gumilla. He described his observations from 1730 while ministering along the banks of the Meta River, mentioning local coffee plantations. By 1787, other missionaries had spread coffee to other parts of Colombia.

Located in northwestern South America, Colombia is a beautiful country with a long history. Since ancient times, indigenous peoples have thrived on this land. It became a Spanish colony in 1531 and gained independence in 1819. In 1886 it adopted its current name to honor Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the American continent. Colombia boasts beautiful mountains, pleasant scenery, a delightful climate, spring-like weather year-round and fresh air. The country is rich in natural resources, with coffee, flowers, gold and emeralds celebrated as the "four treasures."

Today Colombia is the second-largest coffee-producing country after Brazil, the world's largest exporter of Arabica coffee beans, and the world's largest exporter of washed coffee beans. Colombian coffee is often described as having a silky-smooth texture. Among all coffees, it offers the best balance, with a soft, smooth mouthfeel that can be enjoyed at any time. It has earned praise unmatched by other coffees and is hailed as "green gold."

Santa Rita Estate

Santa Rita Estate is located in Antioquia Province, Colombia, in a micro-region neighboring the Andes Mountains. This premium coffee is produced through the collaboration of 9 nearby farms. These 9 farms still use traditional methods to process their coffee: hand-picking the cherries, then applying traditional washed processing, with the processed beans laid out on racks to sun-dry. The environment surrounding the Andes gives this coffee-growing region fertile volcanic soil and uniquely advantaged water resources.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Santa Rita is a clean, medium-bodied washed Colombian with a sugarcane sweetness — the classic, balanced side of the origin. The closest FrontStreet match is the FrontStreet Colombia Huila, a washed coffee from Huila in the southern Central Cordillera, one of Colombia's most famous specialty regions, where plantings sit above 1,500 meters. Its medium-dark roast plays up dark chocolate and nutty sweetness with moderate oils and a full body, and it works as a pour-over, French press, moka pot or espresso for Americanos and lattes alike.

If you want to see how Colombia behaves under an experimental process, the FrontStreet Colombia Frontera Estate Cidra is an anaerobic natural — fermented in a low-oxygen environment, then dried in the fruit — which transforms the cup into passion fruit, grape, apricot and dried-fruit notes at a medium-light roast. And for a home espresso machine or moka pot, the FrontStreet Premium Blend pairs the creamy, nutty sweetness of Brazil with the dark chocolate bittersweetness of Colombia, giving a fine golden crema and a rich, forgiving base for lattes and cappuccinos.