One of Colombia's Best Coffee Brands: The Captivating Caramel Notes of Colombian San Roque Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee - Colombia San Roque Monks Washed Introduction

Colombia has three Cordillera mountain ranges running north to south, reaching toward the Andes, and coffee is cultivated along these highland slopes.

The mountain terraces create diverse climates, which makes the harvest season last all year here, with different types of coffee ripening at different times. Fortunately, unlike Brazil, Colombia does not have to worry about frost damage. These beautiful beans can grow with refinement and elegance, absorbing the essence of the land freely and abundantly while growing steadily in the Andes.

Colombia San Roque Monks coffee comes from Colombia, at the northern end of the Andes. The volcanic soil here is rich in nitrogen, providing natural nutrients for the crop. At the top of the hills where this coffee is grown stands a historic monastery where coffee cultivation is treated as a serious tradition, following a complete training system.

That system also helps nearly 100 members of the San Roque Farmers Association produce superior coffee. San Roque Monks coffee features a bright, captivating caramel sweetness, balanced by black walnut-like flavours that create a wonderful harmony in the mouth.

Every Sunday morning, churches in Oporapa, Colombia, gather people who have come on foot or by motorcycle. This living tradition, like the tradition of growing unusual coffee, is inspired by the San Roque Franciscan monks. The monastery sits atop a hillside overlooking a valley with volcanic soil, which still provides fertile growing conditions for coffee today.

The tradition is carried on by a group of farmers who grow Caturra, Castillo and Colombia beans - varieties with a rich history in the region. After complete washing, the beans are placed on raised drying beds. This processing creates an impressive coffee that reveals black walnut and caramel flavours.

FrontStreet Coffee Philosophy

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you enjoy the caramel-and-walnut balance of a well-washed coffee, FrontStreet Coffee's Brazilian range is a natural companion. FrontStreet Brazil Cerrado Red Bourbon is a classic single-origin: red Bourbon from the well-known Cerrado region, roasted medium to bring out creamy peanut, toasted bread, caramel and hazelnut, with a rounded, low-acid body and only a light bitterness; it works for pour-over, moka pot, espresso, siphon and French press alike. FrontStreet Brazil Queen Estate Yellow Bourbon comes from Mogiana, where fertile red volcanic soil yields a rare yellow Bourbon with a cleaner fruit character and the sugarcane-like sweetness that other origins rarely show, alongside fruit and chocolate notes. Brazil is also the backbone of FrontStreet Coffee's espresso blends - the oil-rich Classic Blend, the nut-forward Fine Blend, the balanced Black Cocoa Blend and FrontStreet Coffee's Commercial Blend all include Brazilian beans, which contribute chocolate and cream aromas plus a soft sweet-sour balance that keeps extraction stable.