Colombian Coffee Characteristics & Flavor Description - Which Colombian Coffee Brands Are Good to Drink

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Colombian Coffee Overview

Colombia is the world's third-largest coffee producer and exporter (first is Brazil, second is Vietnam) and the world's largest exporter of Arabica coffee beans. Colombia borders Brazil, the number one coffee-producing country, to the southeast and Panama to the northwest. We know that Panama is famous for Geisha, with the world's best Geisha varieties grown in Panama. This makes it easy to understand why Colombian coffee is equated with high-quality coffee. FrontStreet Coffee's Colombian coffee characteristics are mainly distributed across three "river-shaped" Andes mountain ranges. These mountains run north-south, with coffee grown along the highlands of these mountain ranges. The unique microclimate, combined with high altitude and volcanic ash soil精华, creates natural conditions that are extremely suitable for growing high-quality Arabica coffee.

Colombian Coffee Regions

Currently, Colombia has two main types of producing regions: commercial coffee regions and specialty coffee regions. Commercial coffee is distributed in the central-northern regions of Medellín, Armenia, and Manizales, collectively known as MAM. The high-altitude regions in the south are where specialty coffee is produced, such as Huila (San Augustin), Cauca Province, Tolima Province, and Nariño Province (commonly translated as "娜玲珑" in Taiwan).

Commercial vs. Specialty Coffee

This is where there are hidden commercial traps! How do I know whether the coffee beans I bought are commercial coffee or specialty coffee?

Coffee Bean Grading

FrontStreet Coffee's Colombian coffee bean grading is based on the "size of the green beans (1 mesh = 1/64 inch)". So how do you determine the size of green beans? Let's "screen them" together! There are three grades in total: Supremo (highest grade 17 mesh / 18 mesh, 17 mesh is 6.75mm, 18 mesh is 7mm), Excelso Extra (16 mesh / 15 mesh), and U.G.Q. (Usual Good Quality, 14 mesh / 12 mesh, which belongs to commercial beans! See that XD). Therefore, when selecting Colombian coffee beans, besides visually determining the bean size, you must repeatedly confirm the "producing region" of the coffee beans to ensure they are authentic FrontStreet Coffee's specialty Colombian coffee.

Colombian Supremo Characteristics

Colombian Supremo is the most representative coffee bean of this country. FrontStreet Coffee's Colombian coffee bean characteristics include fruity aroma, rich and multi-layered mouthfeel, with a faint chocolate fragrance in the aftertaste and a caramel-like finish.

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