Columbian Coffee
Coffees grown in the country of Columbia tend to be full-bodied with a rich taste and complex acidity. A fine, high-grown Columbian coffee typifies the classic Latin American mild, fruity flavor though not the type of fruity taste that seems almost fermented.
Columbia Coffee Farming and Processing
Most standard Columbian coffee is grown by relatively small farms and then collected, wet-processed (washed), milled, and exported by the Columbian Coffee Federation.
Coffees of Columbia
Three of Columbia’s most distinguished coffees—Medellin, Armenia, and Manizales are named after the region in which they were grown and then often marketed together in order to simplify the transfers of large coffee contracts. These coffees are known by the acronym MAM.
One of the best Columbian coffees is Medellin Supremo, which is comparable to Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee though with a higher level of acidity.
Other coffees from Columbia include Cucuta coffee (usually shipped through Maracaibo in Venezuela, and the Bucaramanga coffee varietal which is known for its low acidity. Some of Columbia’s finest coffees come from the Narino coffee-growing area in the south of Columbia.
Columbia Coffee Production and Coffee Plant Varietals
Coffee has been cultivated in Columbia since the early 1800s and today the country produces about 12% of the world’s coffee, exceeded only by Brazil and Vietnam.
Coffee plant varietals cultivated include the old Arabica varietals Typica (Coffea arabica var. typica) and Bourbon (Coffea arabica var. bourbon) as well as Caturra (Coffea arabica var. caturra) and Maragogype (Coffea arabica var. maragogype).
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Hello,
I am doing a group project in college on Columbia. My part is to find out what the advantages and disadvantages to doing business with Columbia are.
I also am wondering on a personal note how economical it would be to purchase a large (as in 50 lbs or so) of coffee and roast at my home in oven. I like expresso and grind my own, but it gets expensive.
thank you.
Roxane
Hello
There´s a mistake along the whole post: the country name is COLOMBIA. The coffee is COLOMBIAN coffee.
And, finally, I´m not sure if Roxane is doing a project about bussines in COLUMBIA, one of the states of the United States of North America or about COLOMBIA, one of the countries in América Latina.
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