Colombia Huila Excelso - Fully Washed

We Taste - Kahlua, cherry-lime, richly sweet

Fully washed coffees from the Department of Huila are eminently likable. Grown by twenty producers at an equatorial medium-high elevation, Huila's Excelso grade stands out for its clean, balanced flavor and medium body. Smooth and creamy, yet vibrantly complex, this lot features a kiss of fermentation amongst citric (sweet lime) and malic (cherry) acidities. Medium roasting highlights the sugar browning character of classic Castillo, Caturra, and Colombia varieties, making for a cup of superlative sweetness. Think rich chocolate, vanilla, and sweet nutty flavors that come together like Kahlua. Harvested in the November - December timeline, Huila's main crop is the larger of southern Colombia's two harvests that keep fresh coffee possible all year round from one of our favorite countries of origin. Given a week off-roast, this super sweet Huila lot extracts nicely across all brewing formats.

Roast: Medium - A week off-roast yields sweet, balanced cups.
Process: Fully Washed - The coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then open-air fermented in tanks between 12–36 hours. The fermented coffee is washed clean of its mucilage before being dried on patios, in parabolic dryers, or solar driers.
Varieties: Castillo, Caturra, Colombia
Elevation: 1400-2000 masl - The range in elevation produces great complexity.
Location: Pitalito, Huila Department, Colombia - Located in SW Colombia's Magdalena Valley, Huila lies between the Central and Eastern Andes Mtns.
Producers: ~20 local producers - Huila produces 20% of Colombia's coffee, yet 80% of coffee producers farm on less than three hectares. 
Grades / Certifications: Excelso - Size/export grade (Screen 15-16)
Harvest: Nov.-Dec. 2025

Brew Guides
Espresso: 1:2.2 in 25-28 sec.
Filter: 1:16.4