Columbia boutique coffee grade: Supremo and others

As a segment of the entire coffee market, boutique coffee accounts for about 10-15%, which is about equivalent to the annual harvest in Colombia. In view of the good development of the boutique coffee market, the Colombian growers Association FNC has started to promote the country's boutique coffee industry since 1996.

At present, Colombian boutique coffee is mainly exported to Japan and the United States, while a small part is exported to Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Colombia's boutique coffee system consists of three categories:

1. Coffee Oringin Coffees of origin

Coffee produced on specific farms or producing areas has a unique flavor. It is divided into three subcategories:

1) Coffee Regional Coffees from a single producing area

2) Custom Coffee Exotic Coffees: from a specific area, coffee has a unique flavor and taste

3) Manor coffee Estate Coffees: from a single manor or farm, specific harvest season, specific processing, stable and outstanding quality

two。 Configure Coffee Preparation Coffees

Has unique appearance features, such as particle size. It is divided into three subcategories:

1) preferred coffee Select Coffees: coffee from different producing areas and different varieties are mixed and blended.

2) Round bean coffee Peaberry Coffees: round beans from High regions with high acidity

3) Super coffee Supremo Coffees: divided into three categories according to particle size

More than 18 eyes are selected Premium,17, super Supremo,16, super Extra Special.

3. Sustainable Coffee Sustainable Coffees

Some certified coffee, the certification standards are strict, mainly committed to the protection of biodiversity in producing areas and the protection of the interests of farmers. Common ones are:

Organic coffee Organic Coffees, rainforest certified Rainforest Alliance

UTZ Coffee (Universal Trade Zone Global Trade area), Fair Trade Fair Trade

Rainforest Conservation Family Familias Guardabosques (Family protecting Rainforest)

4C Coffee (General Standard for Common Code of Coffee Community Coffee)

Associate coffee Relationship Coffees.