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Description

Bucaramanga id the capital city of the department of Santander, in nortgh-central Colombia. It has the fifth-largest economy in Colombia and more than 160 parks, earning it the nicknames “La Ciudad de Los Parques” and “La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia” (The city of parks and Colombia’s beatiful city).

The Santander Department is known for its natural, shade-grown coffees cultivated throughout the forests, where the rich volcanic soils, idyllic microclimates and average temps (68-71°F) are perfect for growing specialty grade arabica. The Bucaramanga is a true 17/18 screen Colombia Supremo green coffee, handpicked, washed and milled by Recafe,one of the biggest exporting companies in Colombia. In the cup it shines with a nice, medium body with a slightly creamy mouth feel, mild acidity, and notes of caramel and light slight nutty almond and sweet vanilla on the finish.

Colombia is the second-largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed Arabica. It exports approximately 12.5 million bags annually-about 50 percent of that to the United States-and consumes about 2 million bags within its borders. Colombia is also unique in that-thanks to its size and varieties of terrains and microclimates-at every time the year, some part of the country is producing coffee.

Colombia Supremo refers to the largest size of beans from Colombia. Supremo is a screen size of 17or 18 and is slightly larger than the Exelcso distinction. Supremo and Excelso beans may be harvested from the same tree at the same time and later sorted by size, though that’s not the only difference between them. Excelso beans are also processed in the European Preparation (EP) style, a quality signifier that allows for a very low number of permissible defects.