Excelso - Huila

"Excelso" is a grading term for exportable coffees from Colombia, not related to variety or cupping profile. These beans are all hand sorted to remove any defective beans and foreign material. Colombian coffee is graded before shipment according to bean size.

Excelso accounts for the greatest volume of coffee exported from Colombia.

• Origin: Huila - Colombia 
• Processing Method:   Fully washed and Sundried
• Altitude:   1500- 1700 MASL
• Varietal:   Caturra, Castillo and Typica
• Harvest / Season Main crop: November- January, Fly Crop: April- June
• Irrigation / Soil:  Volcanic origins with relatively low pH levels that retains humidity well 
• Cup Profile:  Sweet, fruited aroma.       

Fruited flavor, and malic acidity, with a smooth lingering cocoa powder in after taste. 

About the Origin:

The Huila Department is located in the southern portion of the country, where the Central and Eastern ranges of the Andes mountains converge. This region possesses all the attributes needed to produce exceptional coffees, including volcanic soils, high altitude, abundant rainfall, and forests that provide shade. Traditional farming methods are still employed to produce this world-renowned, high-quality coffee.

Huila’s coffee farms are predominantly smallholder-owned, and over the past few years, there have been significant efforts to produce "specialty coffees" that reveal the full character of the region’s characteristics. Selective manual harvesting, attentive processing, and careful post-harvest sorting all contribute to the increasing recognition of the region's coffees.