Colombian Coffee Bean Region: El Paraiso Estate Cherry Flavor Profile Characteristics

Colombia boasts magnificent mountains and waters, with rich topography, numerous volcanoes, fertile soil, and abundant rainfall, making it an excellent place for coffee cultivation.

Central Region: Main Commercial Coffee Area

The central region is Colombia's major commercial coffee producing area, commonly known as the "MAM" region.

M refers to the capital of Antioquia department, Medellín; A refers to Armenia, the capital of Quindío department; and the final M refers to Manizales, the capital of Caldas department. These three central cities are distribution centers for bulk affordable coffee and represent Colombia's largest producing region.

Central-Southern Region: Premium Coffee Production

The central-southern region has numerous volcanoes and is Colombia's high-value specialty coffee producing area, including the departments of Tolima, Meta, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, Huila, and Nariño.

Colombia spans both the northern and southern hemispheres, with coffee cultivation mainly between 2-8 degrees north latitude. From south to north, each region has different rainy seasons, resulting in two harvest periods. The main harvest season runs from October to February of the following year, while the secondary harvest period is from April to September.

Harvest Seasons by Region

Due to the geographical and climatic differences from north to south, the harvest seasons in the northern and southern regions are opposite. The central region has primary and secondary harvest seasons depending on whether it leans more southern or northern. The winter harvest season runs from September to December and includes the following regions:

Magdalena - Common varieties
Santander
Antioquia - Common varieties
North of Santander
Boyacá
Meta

The central-northern regions have primary and secondary harvest seasons. The main season is winter from September to December, with the secondary season in summer from April to May:

Caldas
Risaralda
Cundinamarca - Some areas emerging in the market
Quindío - Some areas emerging in the market
Tolima - Some areas, very rare varieties

The central-southern regions have primary and secondary harvest seasons. The main season is summer from March to June, with the secondary season in winter from October to November:

Valle - Some areas
Quindío - Some areas
Cundinamarca - Some areas
Tolima - Some areas

The summer harvest season from March to June includes:

Valle - Some areas
Cauca
Cundinamarca - Some areas
Huila
Nariño

FrontStreet Coffee offers five coffees from Colombia, three of which are from Huila: Colombian Flower Moon Night, Colombian Huila, and Colombian Decaf Coffee. Additionally, there are Sakura from Cauca and Rose Valley from Santander.

FrontStreet Coffee uses medium roasting for the Sakura from El Paraíso estate. This bean features spice, tea, floral notes, and gentle fruit acidity.