Is Colombian Coffee Black Coffee? Colombian Coffee Culture & How to Drink Colombian Coffee

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Coffee Farmers and Cupping Excellence

Coffee farmers around the world are dedicated to producing high-quality coffee beans. Cupping enables them to connect with green coffee buyers who focus on coffee quality, thus earning better incomes while avoiding price exploitation by merchants. In recent years, fair trade coffee cooperatives have successively achieved excellent results and awards in international cupping scores (such as: Nicaragua's Aldea Global, Peru's Cecovasa, Ethiopia's YCFCU). In the past three years, a total of 28 fair trade certified coffee products have received the prestigious Great Taste Awards from the UK, known as the "Oscars of the food industry."

Colombia: Geography and Coffee Heritage

Colombia is located in the northwestern part of the South American continent, bordering Panama in Central America. From an aerial view, its western side looks like it was scratched by a cat, leaving three vertical claw marks from north to south. The country's famous producing regions are scattered throughout these Andes mountain ranges (Cordillera) with fertile volcanic soil.

Coffee Cultivation History

According to legend, coffee was introduced by missionaries from Venezuela in 1730 and cultivated in the southeastern part of the country. Later, due to civil war and political reasons, cultivation gradually shifted to the western mountainous areas. Under the ideal growing conditions of altitude and volcanic soil, Colombian coffee has been favored by high-end consumers in the United States and Japan since the 1940s. Besides natural conditions, there is another main reason why Colombian coffee is superior to Brazilian coffee: family-run operations. They do not have heavy machinery for harvesting and irrigation, nor do they have spare money to hire workers. All coffee fruits are hand-picked only when fully ripe. They cherish the land they live on, practicing moderation in everything from choosing fertilizers to land clearing, thus reducing soil fatigue. Besides coffee, they also grow other crops for consumption or to earn extra income. All these practices help maintain the ecological environment.

Colombian Coffee Regions

Famous regions include Huila, Cauca, Narino, and Tolima. Among them, Huila secured 16 of the top 20 positions in this year's Cup of Excellence (COE). However, climate change has caused temperatures in mountainous areas to rise, and previously disease-free highlands are gradually being affected. Coffee farmers face challenges not only in quality but also in production capacity that affects their livelihoods.

La Esperanza Estate

The Huila region in southwestern Colombia, along with the Narino and Tolima regions, are excellent coffee producing areas. The top 10 winners in the annual Colombian coffee competition almost always come from these three regions, all characterized by small coffee farmers with small yields and cultivation areas. La Esperanza Estate is located in the Huila region. The estate is not owned by an individual or family but is a collective of several coffee farmers who sell under the name La Esperanza. The estate is distributed in forests at altitudes of 1,400-1,650 meters, where fully ripe coffee beans are harvested by hand. The farmers insist on maintaining a good growing environment and persistently control the quality of excellent green coffee beans. It was the champion estate in the 2007 Colombian coffee competition and also secured 9th, 12th, and 14th places in 2008 (different coffee growers). In November 2008, it was awarded 93 points by American coffee master Kenneth Davids (author of Coffee Review and The Complete Guide to Coffee Roasting), making it a top-tier estate in Colombia.

Colombian Coffee: Versatility and Appeal

Colombian coffee is widely sold and used mainly because of its smooth, pure taste and ease of brewing. It is very popular in every household as the perfect companion for desserts and cakes. With Colombian coffee, you don't need to go to a coffee bar to enjoy the mellow atmosphere it brings. Whether as simple black coffee or in various recipe variations using Colombian coffee, both are excellent choices.

FrontStreet Coffee's Colombian Selection

Colombia has a famous green coffee competition - the Cauca Cup of Excellence. The Colombian Cauca coffee from FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) is a bean that stood out in this competition. When brewed with 90-degree water, it presents a pleasant plum acidity with noticeable overall sweet and sour notes.

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