Which Colombian Coffee is Best: Flavor Profile Introduction of Colombian San Roque Monks Coffee Beans

FrontStreet Coffee - Colombia San Roque Monks Washed Introduction

That's right, today's featured coffee still comes from the Huila region. To be precise, it comes from the San Roque area in the municipality of Oporapa, in Huila.

This area has been home to a monastery since ancient times, and the monastery has had an extremely profound influence on local culture, agriculture and economic development. That influence has also allowed local coffee growers to keep using traditional farming and agricultural techniques.

Coffee growers in the San Roque area are mostly smallholders, each household farming roughly 1-3 hectares. They established the Association San Roque so they could work together to improve coffee quality.

The beans selected for this batch come from approximately 100 coffee farmers in the San Roque Association. This coffee uses a fully washed processing method and is dried on raised drying beds during the final drying stage. The locally specialized raised beds carry the dedication and expectations of San Roque's coffee growers, and we believe that when you taste it, you will have an excellent experience too.

Colombia San Roque Monks Washed

Origin: Latin America · Colombia · Huila · Oporapa · San Roque

Processing Method: Washed process

Altitude: 1600-1850m

Variety: Caturra, Castillo

Description: Bright caramel-like flavor with a black walnut-like mouthfeel.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you enjoy the clean, washed style of San Roque Monks, the same terroir in Huila is well worth exploring further. FrontStreet Colombia Huila is a washed Caturra grown above 1500 meters and roasted medium-dark, which plays up dark chocolate and the sweet savor of nuts with moderate oils and a full, mellow body. It is an easy, everyday cup that works just as well in a pour-over or French press as it does in a moka pot or espresso machine, so it is a natural next step for anyone who likes a balanced, restrained Colombian profile. For a sweeter, more fruit-driven contrast, FrontStreet Colombia Frontera Sidra is processed as an anaerobic natural and roasted medium-light, delivering passion fruit, grape, apricot and dried fruit over a rich, juicy sweetness; it shines as pour-over, cold brew, drip bag or moka pot coffee.

To get the most from a washed Colombian bean like this, FrontStreet Coffee suggests a V60 with a medium grind size close to white sugar, a 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio and 15g of coffee, brewed at about 90-91°C. Start with a 30g bloom for 30 seconds, then pour in stages up to 225g, finishing the drawdown in around 2 minutes; that keeps the caramel sweetness and black walnut body clean and balanced in the cup.