How to Properly Enjoy Santa Rita Coffee Colombia Coffee Bean Prices

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Estate: Santa Rita

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

One theory suggests that coffee was introduced via sea routes from Haiti in the Caribbean Sea, through El Salvador in Central America.

Another account states that in 1808, a priest first introduced coffee beans to Colombia from the French Antilles via Venezuela. One of these early introductions was Colombia's first batch of coffee seeds, which entered through Santander Province from Venezuela.

A third theory mentions that 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 along the Meta River in 1730, including mentions of local coffee plantations. By 1787, other missionaries had spread coffee to other parts of Colombia.

Hand-poured Colombia Santa Rita

15g coffee grounds, medium grind (using Fuji's ghost tooth burr grinder setting 4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water for 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Flavor: Sugarcane, clean, medium body

Colombia: The Land of Coffee

Located in northwestern South America, Colombia is a beautiful country with a rich history. From ancient times, indigenous people 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 magnificent mountains, beautiful scenery, pleasant weather, spring-like conditions year-round, and fresh air. The country is rich in natural resources, with coffee, flowers, gold, and emeralds known as the "four treasures." Today, Colombia 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 a silky smooth texture. Among all coffees, it has the best balance, with a mellow and smooth taste that makes it enjoyable anytime. It has earned praise unmatched by other coffees: it's known as "green gold."

Coffee Varieties

Caturra is a natural variant of the Arabica Bourbon variety, discovered in Brazil in 1937. Its plant is smaller and more compact than Bourbon. While inheriting Bourbon's lineage, it has relatively weak disease resistance but higher yields than Bourbon. Although discovered in Brazil, Caturra doesn't grow well there and wasn't cultivated on a large scale. Instead, it became widely popular in Central and South America, with extensive cultivation in countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

Compared to these botanical characteristics, you might be more concerned about Caturra's flavor. The higher the altitude where Caturra is grown, the better the quality, but correspondingly lower the yield. When lightly roasted, Caturra shows prominent acidic aromas and overall brightness. With proper processing, its sweetness can be expressed exceptionally well. However, its body is relatively lower compared to Bourbon, and it somewhat lacks cleanliness in the cup.

Typically, Caturra produces red cherries, but in very rare regions, there's also yellow Caturra. For example, Hawaii grows very small amounts of yellow Caturra.

Catuai is a coffee variety created through artificial hybridization of Caturra and Mundo Novo. Catuai has good resistance to natural disasters, particularly strong resistance to wind and rain.

Catuai plants are relatively small. Compared to other coffee trees, Catuai's fruit grows more firmly and is harder to pick. The fruit comes in both red and yellow varieties. To date, no superior flavor has been found in yellow fruits compared to red ones. In fact, some cuppers have discovered that while coffees processed from some yellow fruits have good acidity, their cup cleanliness is inferior to those from red fruits.

Catuai was developed in Brazil and is now also widely grown in Central America.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: House-roasted
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste: Aromatic coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Colombia
Coffee Type: Colombia coffee
Roast Degree: Medium roast

Colombia Santa Rita Special Reserve

Country: Colombia
Region: Antioquia Department
Altitude: 1600-2100 meters
Processing: Washed

Santa Rita Estate is located in the Antioquia Department of Colombia, situated in a micro-production zone adjacent to 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 coffee cherries, then applying traditional washed processing, with the processed coffee beans dried on raised beds in the sun. The environment surrounding the Andes Mountains provides this coffee-growing region with fertile volcanic soil and exceptionally abundant water resources.

Varieties: Catuai, Caturra

Important Notice :

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Tel:020 38364473