South American Coffee Brands: Colombia's Huilan Coffee - The Highest Grade, Known as a National Treasure

FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Colombian Huila Growing Region

Colombia is a land of stunning mountains, beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, and year-round spring weather. The air is fresh and invigorating. Colombia's mild climate and humid air create diverse conditions that make harvest season possible year-round, with different varieties of coffee ripening at different times. They grow unique Arabica coffee beans, which produce coffee with rich flavor and endless aftertaste, truly a coffee masterpiece. Today, many people equate "Colombian coffee" with "high quality" and "good taste."

Colombian Huila (Colombia huila) belongs to the specialty high mountain coffee beans of the Colombian national company and is known as a national treasure of Colombia. Thanks to superior geographical and climatic conditions, Colombian coffee has always maintained high quality. Usually, Colombian coffee beans without special market trademark names all come from the National Federation of Colombia Coffee Growers, which has always been known for its strict quality control and active promotion.

The southern Laboyos Valley of the Colombian Huila growing region is located at the foot of the Andes Mountains. This massive mountain range is the source of the Magdalena River, extending northward to the Caribbean coast. The valley itself is located at around 1,300 meters above sea level. All surrounding mountainous areas grow coffee, with average farm sizes of about 6 hectares and approximately 5,000 trees per hectare. The soil is volcanic, providing abundant organic nutrients for this high-altitude coffee.

Colombian coffee beans are extremely well-known worldwide, and their high-quality washed beans have always been representative of premium coffee. Coffee beans exported from Colombia undergo specific gravity inspection and manual removal of defective beans before being bagged after layers of strict inspection, thus ensuring the quality of Colombian coffee.

In Colombia's coffee bean grading system, Supremo is the highest grade, representing the largest and fullest premium Colombian coffee beans with extremely low content of defective beans and impurities. Supremo is the highest grade selected from large beans screened through a No. 17 mesh or larger.

Aroma and fruit acidity are its greatest characteristics. The aroma resembles toasted bread, and distinct fruit acidity spreads after swallowing. The aftertaste is accompanied by the rich mellowness of sweetness and bitterness. It pairs well with other coffees, making it suitable for use in high-quality coffee blends to enhance aroma and body.

Knowledge Point

The history of Colombian coffee dates back to 1808, when a priest first brought coffee to Colombia from the French Antilles via Venezuela.

In Brief

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