Columbia Cauca Pour-Over Data & Brewing Guide

Pour-over Colombia: 15g of coffee at a medium grind, brewed in a V60 dripper with water at 88-89°C. Begin with a 30g bloom pour and rest for 27 seconds. Pour up to 105g and pause; once the water level has dropped to about half the coffee bed, pour slowly until you reach 225g. Cut the brew before the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio: 1:15, total extraction time 2:00.

Colombia Cauca Best Cup Regional Select Sua

Country: Colombia

Grade: Cup of Excellence

Region: Cauca

Roast Level: Medium Roast

Processing Method: Washed

This lot comes from Colombia's Cup of Excellence special selection. Variety: Caturra; processing: fully washed, then sun-dried.

Variety: Caturra

Batch: Special Selection Micro-lot

Flavor Notes: Nuts, dark chocolate, caramel

Roaster: FrontStreet Coffee | Shelf Life: 90 days | Net Weight: 227g | Packaging: Bulk coffee beans | Form: Roasted whole beans | Sugar Content: Sugar-free | Origin: Colombia | Roast Degree: Medium roast

What Makes Cauca Special

Cauca coffee stays true to Colombia's fine traditions: it is hand-picked and washed. And while many coffee regions have replaced old varieties with newer ones in pursuit of disease resistance and yield, Cauca remains dominated by Caturra, alongside heritage Typica and Bourbon.

The region's signature qualities are a wonderful acidity and lovely sweetness, carried on Colombia's characteristically gentle mouthfeel — a combination highly prized by buyers. Well-grown Cauca coffee typically shows rich floral aromatics, bright acidity, pleasant sweetness, medium body, cleanliness, and balance.

About the Origin

Cauca, named after the Cauca River, lies in southwestern Colombia and, together with Nariño and Huila, ranks among the country's most important specialty coffee regions.

Cauca is a certified Colombian coffee origin with an average altitude of 1758m, climbing to as high as 2100m. Its topography, rainfall, temperatures, and volcanic soil create ideal conditions for coffee cultivation.

The region's most distinctive climatic trait is its unusually wide temperature swing: the daily average temperature is 11°C, while the daytime average is 18°C. This day-night contrast is key to quality. Cooler nights combined with relatively high altitudes slow the coffee's growth, letting the seeds draw more nutrients from the fruit — which builds better acidity and the praised sweetness Cauca is known for.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Colombian coffee is wonderfully versatile — it works as espresso blending base, a pour-over single origin, or a full-bodied comfort cup, which is exactly why FrontStreet keeps several Colombian options on the shelf. For a classic introduction, try the FrontStreet washed Huila coffee from the hills of southern Huila, one of Colombia's most celebrated specialty regions, where coffee grows above 1500 meters amid abundant rivers and mist. Roasted medium-dark, it brings out black chocolate, nutty sweetness, moderate oils, and a full body — equally at home in a pour-over, French press, moka pot, or espresso machine.

For a more adventurous cup, FrontStreet offers the Sidra from Colombia's Boundary-Line Estate (Fenjiexian Farm), processed as an anaerobic natural. Anaerobic fermentation — carried out in sealed, pressure-resistant stainless tanks where temperature, time, and pH are carefully controlled — transforms the coffee into something new, coaxing out intense tropical fruit character. Brewed as a pour-over, cold brew, or even a moka pot, it delivers layered aromas of passion fruit, grape, apricot, and dried fruit. Whichever direction you choose, Colombian coffee has a style to match.