Colombia Caldos - Supremo

Parts of Caldas are located in Eje Cafetero, the Colombian Coffee Growing Axis. Eje Cafetero was the first major coffee producing region in Colombia. For many years, the region held the distinction of being the most well-known and highly-sought-after Colombian coffee region. Tropical rainforest conditions, volcanic soil and a wealth of rivers and streams in Eje Cafetero make the area ideal for coffee growing.

Today, producers in Caldas are increasingly focused on high-quality coffee production. These producers have become common and well-known enough to earn an affectionate colloquial name in the region. They’re called juiciosos (literally: sensible/wise), which in this case means hard working and attentive to detail. In addition to finding ways to perfect existing processing methods, juiciosos are experimenting with new processing methods and planting new varieties of coffee.

Cultivation

Farms in Caldas are small, about 1.9 hectares on average and sit at 1,300 to 1,900 meters above sea level. Coffees are known for their intense aromas, medium acidity and sweetness.

Supremo Grade

Screen sizes remain fairly uniform across countries but grade names are often unique to the country of origin. In the Colombian grading system, Supremo is the largest size bean.   

The process of separating beans by size is a crucial stage of the dry milling process. A screen grading machine has a series of screens stacked on top of each other. Green coffee is fed into the machine, and as the screens are shaken, beans that are smaller than holes on a specific screen will fall through to a lower screen until they reach a screen with holes too small for them to fit.  

Supremo is typically screen sizes 18 to 20. In a Supremo blend, beans are between 7 and 8 millimeters in size.  

Roast For You

Terms & Conditions

When you choose to have your coffee roasted for you, we will roast the exact amount ordered and roast this for you to the selected roast prole you have chosen.

Please be advised that the minimum green weight for roasting is 6kg, any orders placed with less than 6kg will be placed on hold and may cause delays in being dispatched.

Please be mindful of the weight loss through moisture loss during roasting, this is typically between 12-20 peent depending on level of roast. The darker the roast the higher the moisture loss.

Your coffee will be bulk packed into a 6kg bulk bag with an identifying label on only.

Pleased be advised that we will roast to your desired roast profile, but are unable to take any liability for any taste discrepancies that may arise from this. We are unable to take back any coffees once they have been roasted to your desired roast profile.

Typically a medium roast coffee at 6kg green will yield 5.1kg of freshly roasted coffee.