It smells like gently toasted marshmallow. In the cup, the creamy, stout beer body opens into hints of granola and toasted sugar with a cashew richness. It finishes quick with a note of melba toast.
Aroma: Marshmallow
Body: Full, creamy
Cup: Granola, cashew, toasted sugar
Finish: Melba toast
Roast Color: Medium
About this Coffee
GROWER: Smallholder coffee producers from Nariño
REGION: Nariño, Colombia
ALTITUDE: 1,750 - 2,100 meters
PROCESS: Fully washed and dried in the sun
VARIETY: Caturra, Castillo, and Typica
HARVEST: April-August December- February
SOIL: Volcanic loam
CERTIFICATION: Conventional
Our Colombia Nariño Excelso coffee comes from small family owned farms in the growing region in the department of Nariño, Colombia. The main harvest is between April to August, and the “mitaca” harvest is between December and February. Small coffee producers pick and process their coffee at their own micro-wet mills and then dry their own coffee, typically on elevated tables inside solar dryers that provide protection from the rain.