Characteristics of Colombian Santa Rita Coffee Beans and Brewing Methods

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About Caturra

Caturra is a natural variant of the Arabica variety Bourbon, discovered in Brazil in 1937. Its plant is not as tall as Bourbon, but more compact. Due to inheriting Bourbon's bloodline, its disease resistance is relatively weak, but its yield is higher than Bourbon. Although discovered in Brazil, Caturra is not suitable for growing in Brazil, so it was not cultivated on a large scale there. Instead, it became widely popular in Central and South America, with countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua extensively cultivating Caturra.

Flavor Profile

Compared to these botanical characteristics, you might be more concerned about Caturra's flavor. The higher the altitude where Caturra is grown, the higher the quality, but the corresponding yield is lower. When lightly roasted, Caturra exhibits distinct acidic aromas and overall brightness. With proper processing, the sweetness can perform exceptionally well, but the coffee body is relatively lower compared to Bourbon, and the cleanliness of the taste is somewhat lacking.

Variety Characteristics

Typically, Caturra produces red cherries, but in extremely rare regions, there are yellow Caturras. For example, Hawaii grows a very small amount of yellow Caturra.

About Catuai

Catuai is a coffee variety artificially hybridized from Caturra and Mundo Novo. Catuai has good resistance to natural disasters, particularly wind and rain.

Catuai trees are relatively low-growing. Compared to other coffee trees, Catuai's fruits grow more firmly and are not easy to pick. The fruits come in both red and yellow varieties. To date, no evidence has been found that yellow fruits taste better than red fruits. In fact, some people have discovered in cupping tests that although coffee processed from some yellow fruits has good acidity, the cleanliness of the coffee taste is worse than that from red fruits.

Catuai was cultivated in Brazil and is currently also widely planted in Central America.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf life: 90 days
Net weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste: Mellow and aromatic
Coffee bean state: Roasted beans
Contains sugar: Sugar-free
Origin: Colombia
Coffee type: Colombian coffee
Roast level: Medium roast

Brewing Method

Hand-poured Colombia Santa Rita. 15g of powder, medium grind (Fuji ghost tooth blade #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water, let bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g and stop, wait until the powder bed water level drops to half before pouring again, slowly pour until reaching 225g. Discard the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Colombia Santa Rita Special Reserve

Country: Colombia

Region: Antioquia Province

Altitude: 1600-2100 meters

Processing method: Washed

Hacienda Santa Rita is located in Antioquia Province, Colombia, situated in a micro-production area adjacent to the Andes Mountains. This premium coffee is produced collaboratively by 9 nearby farms. These 9 farms still use traditional methods to process coffee: hand-picking coffee cherries, then performing traditional washed processing on the coffee fruits, with the processed beans spread on racks to sun-dry. The environment around the Andes Mountains gives this coffee-growing area fertile volcanic soil and unique water resources.

Varieties: Catuai, Caturra

Estate: Santa Rita

Colombian Coffee History

The history of coffee cultivation in Colombia can be traced back to the Spanish colonial era of the 16th century. There are many theories about coffee's history in Colombia:

Theory 1: It is said to have come from the Caribbean island of Haiti, arriving by sea through El Salvador in Central America.

Theory 2: In 1808, a priest first introduced coffee beans to Colombia from the French Antilles via Venezuela. One version suggests that Colombia's first coffee seeds entered through Santander Province from Venezuela.

Theory 3: The earliest record of coffee cultivation in Colombia appears in Spanish missionary Jose Gumilla's book "The Illustrated Orinoca." He described his experiences while missionary on both banks of the Meta River in 1730, mentioning local coffee plantations. By 1787, other missionaries had spread coffee to other parts of Colombia.

Flavor: Sugarcane sugar, clean, medium body

About Colombia

Colombia, located in the northwest of South America, is a beautiful country with a long history. From ancient times, indigenous people have lived and multiplied on this land. It became a Spanish colony in 1531 and gained independence in 1819. It was renamed to its current name in 1886 to honor Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the American continent.

Colombia boasts beautiful mountains, pleasant scenery, comfortable climate, spring-like weather year-round, and fresh air. Colombia is rich in natural resources, with coffee, flowers, gold, and emeralds known as the "four treasures." Today, the country is the second-largest coffee producer 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 silky-smooth texture. Among all coffees, it has the best balance, with a soft, smooth taste that can be enjoyed anytime. It has received praise unattainable by other coffees: it is known as "green gold."

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