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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Colombia Excelso EP 10% Huila Rafael screen 15 Fairtrade
| Region | Huila |
|---|---|
| Producer | various |
| Variety | Castillo |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Regional |
| Certification | Fairtrade |
| Harvest | from March to June |
| Shipping | from August to December |
| Unit | Sack à 70kg |
Colombia
Excelso Huila Rafael
washed
Huila is located south of the Colombian Andes and features a variety of landscapes with different climates depending on the alitute. Soil and temperature conditions here mean that the coffee growing season last all year and this is reflected in the numbers: Huila has the highest coffee production yield in the whole country. Coffees from Huila region is one of the most recognized regional coffees of Colombia. This coffee is 100% fully washed Arabica and it’s mostly contents Castillo and Caturra varieties. The harvesting period is from September until Dezember. Harvesting, pulping, wet milling and sun drying is all hand made and wet coffee is delivered to the mill in San Juan de Pasto.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Colombia
Varieties
Typica, Caturra, Castillo
Processing methods
Mainly washed processed, for specialty lots also natural and honey processed
Altitude range
1000 – 2300 masl
Harvest
Main harvest October – February, Mitaca harvest March – August
Total yearly production
Around 11.3 million 60kg bags in 2022/23
Colombia has thanks to its geographic position around the equator the advantage to have two crops and therefore fresh coffee all year around. Thanks to its three mountain ranges of the Andes from the north to the south, it creates different climatic and cultural areas, which makes the flavour of the coffee from each department in Colombia unique.
Main production areas: Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Nariño, Caldas, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Santander, Norte de Santander, Sierra Nevada
Port of shipment: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Buenaventura
Export bag size: 70kg
Total number of coffee farmers: over 563,000 small coffee families
Cup Profile: High acidity, medium body, fruity fragrance, citric and sweet notes
| Region | Huila |
|---|---|
| Producer | various |
| Variety | Castillo |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Certification | Fairtrade |
| Harvest | from March to June |
| Shipping | from August to December |
| Unit | Sack à 70kg |
Huila is located south of the Colombian Andes and features a variety of landscapes with different climates depending on the alitute. Soil and temperature conditions here mean that the coffee growing season last all year and this is reflected in the numbers: Huila has the highest coffee production yield in the whole country. Coffees from Huila region is one of the most recognized regional coffees of Colombia. This coffee is 100% fully washed Arabica and it’s mostly contents Castillo and Caturra varieties. The harvesting period is from September until Dezember. Harvesting, pulping, wet milling and sun drying is all hand made and wet coffee is delivered to the mill in San Juan de Pasto.
