WHOLESALE COLOMBIAN COFFEE
Colombia Excelso
Commercial coffee grading term in Colombia. Excelso coffee beans are large but slightly smaller than Supremo coffee beans. Excelso coffee beans are a screen size of 15-16. Colombian coffee is graded before shipment according to bean size. It is possible that Supremo and Excelso coffee beans are harvested from the same tree, but they are sorted by its size. The greatest volume of exported coffee is Excelso. These beans include good-to-large flat beans and some peaberries.
Excelso UGQ
Wholesale Usual Good Quality Colombian coffee, has a mix of flat and Caracol beans, mixing large, medium, and small beans, which are retained above mesh size 14. With the flexibility of 1,5% maximum of beans allowed under this screen.
Characteristics:
Acidity Medium-high
Aroma Caramel dry fruits
Body medium
Flavor delicate and persistent.
Notes: panela, caramel, cane, orange, walnut
Excelso EP
Wholesale Excelso European Preparation Colombian coffee, has a mix of flat and Caracol beans, mixing large, medium, and small beans, which are retained above mesh size 15. With the flexibility of 1,5% maximum of beans allowed under this screen.
Characteristics:
Acidity Medium-high
Aroma Caramel dry fruits
Body medium
Flavor delicate and persistent.
Notes: panela, caramel, cane, orange, walnut
Supremo 17/18
Wholesale Supremo Colombian Coffee screen 17/18, this type of coffee is characterized by large, even and flat grains retained above the # 17 - 18 mesh with a 5% flexibility under this mesh but retained by #14 mesh.
Characteristics:
Acidity Medium-high
Aroma Caramel dry fruits
Body medium
Flavor delicate and persistent.
Notes: Vanilla, cocoa, chocolate, grapes, panela, caramel, juicy; consistent and sweet