Colombia Supremo Valle de Cauca

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Colombia Supremo Valle de Cauca

Supremo are large beans, screen 17 and 18, that represent Colombia's highest grade. This Supremo comes from the northern Valle del Cauca region where this coffee is grown at altitudes between 4500 and 6000 feet from Caturra and Colombia varietals. The region includes the shipping port of Buenaventura. Their are two harvests a year in this region depending on location, one in March - May and the other October - December.
Valle de Cauca has more than 220,000 acres of coffee crops and more than 29,000 coffee farms. We buy the top coffee direct from the source - a cooperative where over 90% of the growers are small farms with less than 24 acres with rigorous standards and inspection in place.
Cupping notes:Bright, sweet, smooth with light acidity which combine for clean cup.

Volume Price
Pounds Price LB
1 $5.16
2-4 $4.90
5-19 $4.64
20+ $4.13

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Colombia coffee facts:

Main crop seasons vary depending on location. For many the main crop is Sept - December. Some regions have a mid crop as well.

Population: 43.6 Million people
Domestic Consumption: 1.8 Million Bags of 70 Kg. (154 lb.)
Coffee Export: 12.5 Million Bags of 70 Kg. (154 lb.)
Cultivated Area: 1.1 Million Hectares (2.7 Million Acres)
Harvest: Main Crop: October to January (60%)
Fly Crop: April to June (40%)
Note: In Narino, due to its geography, Main and Fly crop seasons are reversed.
Arabica Introduced: From the Carribean through Venezuela
Farms: 300,000

Specialty Coffees:
Supremo basis of a 17 screen size
Excelso basis of a 16/17 screen size

Botanical Varieties:
Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Maragogype, Variety Colombia (hybrid of Timor and Caturra)

Crop Comments

Colombia is the second largest exporter of coffee in the world. All coffee grown is of the Arabic species, and mostly all is grown at high elevation and wet processed. Supremo is the country's highest grade. Colombia coffee has a well-earned reputation as having fine body, pleasant acidity and clean flavor. Each region brings a little something different to the final product.

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