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Colombia Santa Fe De Buesaco Estate

Santa Fe De Buesaco Estate lies in the Nariño province of southwestern Colombia. With the Andes — an active volcanic range — running through it, the area enjoys exceptionally rich volcanic soil. Combined with the natural advantages of high altitude, it supports large plantings of Caturra coffee.

Several of the region's leading coffee farmers established the FUDAM organization, which has a long-term partnership with Shared Source (a company that mainly handles Colombia-US import and export trade). That relationship ensures smaller farmers receive protection and fair treatment. FUDAM also works to improve the living conditions and quality of life of coffee farmers, while helping them obtain better processing equipment and techniques.

An outstanding natural growing environment, steadily advancing processing technology, and careful roasting — let the coffee speak to you.

How to Brew Colombia Coffee[Santa Fe De Buesaco Estate]Perfectly?

FrontStreet Coffee Pour-Over Reference:

Weigh 15g of Santa Fe De Buesaco Estate coffee and grind it medium. The grounds should feel slightly coarser than salt. We use a BG grinder at setting 5R (60% passing a standard sieve), 89°C water, and a V60 filter cone, with a recommended coffee-to-water ratio of about 1:15.

Move the pour-over kettle in clockwise circles centered on the middle of the filter. Start the timer when you begin brewing. Within 15 seconds, pour to 30g, then stop. When the timer reaches 1 minute, make the second pour, again in clockwise circles centered on the middle of the filter. Keep the stream off the area where the coffee bed meets the filter paper to avoid channeling.

When you reach the outermost ring of coffee, leave one ring, then pour back toward the center, circle by circle. At 2 minutes 20 seconds the coffee should reach 220g, completing the brew.

Japanese Ice Pour-Over[Santa Fe De Buesaco Estate]

FrontStreet Coffee Ice Pour-Over[Santa Fe De Buesaco Estate]Reference:

Colombia Coffee[Santa Fe De Buesaco Estate], light-medium roast, BG grinder setting 5M (67% passing a standard sieve)

20g coffee, 150g ice cubes, 150g hot water. The water temperature should be 1°C higher than the normal pour-over recommendation of 90°C. For normal grinding, use a Fuji setting of 3.5; for ice pour-over, go slightly finer at 3. The recommended coffee-to-(water + ice) ratio is 1:15.

Bloom with 40g of water for 30 seconds.

Segmented pouring: 60g of water in the first segment, 40g in the second. Pour with a relatively fine but high stream, applying force to stir and agitate so the grounds tumble thoroughly. Be careful not to let the water level rise too high, and avoid hitting the edge filter paper.

The whole extraction takes about 2.5 minutes (close to the normal extraction time for 20g of coffee).

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Colombian coffee is used across a wide range of styles — espresso blends and single-origin pour-over alike — with fruit-acid profiles, full bodies, and aroma-forward types, so there is something for almost every taste. For an introduction to the Huila region, FrontStreet's washed Huila coffee is a solid choice: Huila, in the southern Central Cordillera, is the country's best-known specialty region, set among mountains at altitudes above 1500 meters where the nation's most important rivers converge, bringing abundant water and humidity. Roasted medium-dark, it emphasizes black chocolate and nutty sweetness, moderate oils, and a full body, and it suits not only pour-over and French press but also moka pot and espresso machine for Americanos and lattes.

FrontStreet also shows the newer side of Colombia with its Finca La Divisoria Sidra coffee. Colombian coffee has long been washed, but in recent years innovative processing has taken hold, with anaerobic fermentation — sometimes called carbonic maceration — gaining ground. It is essentially fermentation in a low-oxygen or oxygen-free environment, usually in a pressure-resistant stainless steel tank where temperature, time, pH, and other variables are controlled; the best-known styles are anaerobic natural and anaerobic washed. FrontStreet's Sidra uses the anaerobic natural method, which converts the fruit into richer tropical aromatics; at a light-medium roast it delivers a complex, heady cup of passionfruit, grape, apricot, and dried fruit whether you brew pour-over, cold brew, drip bag, or moka pot.

For those with a home espresso machine or a moka pot, baristas strongly recommend FrontStreet's Premium Blend, an espresso blend built for cafés. It combines the creamy nuttiness of Brazilian coffee with the dark chocolate bittersweetness of Colombian coffee, pulling with a fine golden crema. It pairs beautifully with milk for a rich, smooth latte, is very beginner-friendly, and works as a base for Americanos, cappuccinos, mochas, and other classic espresso drinks.