What is the meaning of Colombian boutique coffee Columbia coffee Supremo?

The high-quality and above-average Colombian coffee (Cafe de Colombia) is located in the northwest of South America, adjacent to the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and runs through the Andes in the north and south, with an elevation of about 1200 million 2000 meters above sea level. it is one of the world-renowned producers of high-quality Arabica coffee beans and one of the few coffee exported under the name of the country. The growing areas of Colombian coffee beans, located in the geographical environment of low latitude and high altitude, give coffee beans an excellent growing environment, and because of this advantage, Colombian coffee beans have become very popular products in the coffee market.

In the 18th century, Dutch Jesuit missionaries introduced Arabica coffee beans to Colombia. it can be said that coffee beans were planted for the first time in Colombian history. after that, coffee beans were also popular in Colombia and became a new breeding program for farms. Coffee beans were exported on a commercial scale in the early 19th century and became one of the largest coffee exporters in the world because of their good quality and stability.

National Coffee producers Association of Colombia (FNC)

At the beginning of the 20th century, Colombian coffee merchants established the Colombian National Coffee producers Association (Federaci ó n Nacional de cafeteros, FNC), whose purpose is to "protect the interests of coffee farmers and help promote coffee beans to consumers" as the main axis, and then created the official Logo of Cafe de Colombia, so that Colombian coffee can stand out in the global coffee market, and this design is the first brand marketing strategy in the history of coffee in the world!

The fictional protagonists in Logo-coffee farmers Juan Valdez and donkey Conchita, are designed to take the plateau where coffee is grown, donkeys who help transport coffee, and coffee farmers with mustache as elements. The cordial image has successfully made Colombian coffee deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and directly put Colombia on the international stage. It is one of the most successful marketing cases in the world. Founded by FNC in 2002, the first Juan Valdez Cafe opened at Colombia's El Dorado International Airport. Today, there are more than 320 stores around the world.

Colombian commercial coffee beans and boutique coffee beans

Colombian coffee beans are graded according to the size of coffee beans-Supremo is the highest grade with a size of more than 17 mesh, followed by Excelso with a size of 14 to 16 mesh, and if you want to be selected as a boutique coffee, you need to be qualified for more than 18 mesh (Supremo). In addition, Colombian coffee beans have a high international reputation for their good quality, stable output and elegant flavor, whether they are commercial coffee beans or Arabica coffee beans.

Commercial coffee beans

Location: central and northern Colombia, approximately 1000 to 1500 m above sea level

Well-known producing areas: Medellin (Medell í n), Amenia (Armenia), Manizare (Manizales)

Flavor presentation: fruit acid strong Central and South American flavor

Location: northeast Colombia, less than 1000 m above sea level

Well-known producing area: Santandi Province (Santander)

Flavor: mellow bitterness, low acidity, similar to Indonesia's Mantenin.

Boutique coffee beans

Location: southern Colombia, above 1500 m above sea level, with many volcanic geology distributed in this area

Well-known producing areas: Cauca, Huila, Meta, Tolima, Nari ñ o

Flavor: floral, berry, caramel, drupe, mellow, lively and rich in layers

Varieties and processing methods of Colombian coffee beans

Taking a comprehensive view of the advantages of the growth environment, the stability of yield and quality, the unique and delicate flavor, and the success of the marketing strategy, Colombian coffee beans are developing in a very stable direction from planting to selling. Colombia has also successfully cultivated a variety of different coffee beans, and the models are all well-known varieties.

Rich in Central and South America

Kaddura (Caturra), bourbon (Bourbon), iron pickup (Typica), Parkmara (Pacamara)

Resistant variety

Rare varieties of Castillo, Tabi, Colombia

Geisha / Rosa (Gesha), small Mocha (Mocca), Lome Sultan (Rume Sudan), Eugene Odes (Eugenioides), pointed Bourbon (Laurina), Mara Rosa (Maraguesa), Pink Bourbon (Pink Bourbon)

In the step of processing, Colombian coffee beans are most commonly washed, and almost every small farmer's family is equipped with a special processor that can be washed. Washed coffee beans are usually balanced, sour and sweet. In recent years, Colombian coffee farmers have also used emerging processing methods to treat coffee beans, such as anaerobic fermentation and anaerobic sun drying, in order to add uniqueness to the flavor of Colombian coffee beans.

With the advantages of rich ecological environment, high altitude and low latitude, and stable temperature, Arabica coffee beans have been able to flourish and reproduce from generation to generation in Colombia, and have become a very valuable industry in Colombia. with the gradual expansion of coffee in the global market, Colombian coffee beans have a close and far-reaching relationship with Colombian politics, economy and culture. Colombian coffee beans are still a very competitive coffee producing country in the world, not only the second largest mass producing Arabica coffee beans in the world, but also the third largest coffee producing country in the world after Brazil and Vietnam.