Colombian Single Origin | Beanetics

Colombian Roast is our classic Colombian single-origin — the washed-process benchmark that defined modern specialty coffee. Balanced, chocolatey, caramel-sweet, and endlessly drinkable. The coffee behind every 'Colombian blend' in the grocery aisle, finally done right. A full pound per bag, hand-roasted in 25-lb small batches by master roasters with 20 years at the drum.

Tasting notes: Milk chocolate, caramel, roasted almond, apple, balanced acidity, medium body.

At a glance

• Origin: Colombia · Huila or Antioquia · smallholder cooperatives
• Altitude: 1,300–1,800 meters above sea level
• Varietal: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia
• Process: Washed (fully washed, sun-dried)
• Roast: Medium
• Bag: 1 lb (16 oz) — about 33% more coffee than the 12 oz specialty-coffee standard
• Brew: Drip, pour-over, AeroPress, espresso
• Best for: daily drinkers; the everyday cup; espresso base

The farm story: Colombian coffee comes from over 500,000 smallholder farms spread across the Andean cordilleras. The country’s high altitude, rich volcanic soil, and year-round harvest calendar give Colombian coffee its consistent, approachable, balanced profile.

Brew recommendation: Drip or pour-over at a 1:16 ratio, medium grind. Also excellent as an espresso or AeroPress base coffee.

A hidden detail: Colombia is the only major coffee-producing country with a year-round harvest — it has two main crops per year in different regions, meaning you can drink Colombian fresh-crop coffee twelve months a year.

The Art & Science of Coffee. Hand-roasted in 25-lb small batches by master roasters — twenty years behind the drum. A full pound per bag, because 12 ounces was never enough.