Supremo FW

This Supremo blend is a perfect representation of the conditions under which Colombian coffee flourishes. These large beans—the largest blend you can buy from Colombia—demonstrate the potential of coffee growing at high altitudes of up to 2,150 meters above sea level. Their floral and fruit notes are unique and widely appealing.

Coffee is selectively handpicked by smallholder producers and their families. Once picked, ripe, red cherry is processed on individual farms. Most farmers use a small drum pulper to pulp cherry. Then, they place coffee in tiled or cement tanks to ferment. Following fermentation, parchment is washed in clean water and then laid on patios or marquesinas on the roof of their home. Producers rake parchment frequently to ensure even drying.

Screen sizes remain fairly uniform across countries but grade names are often unique to the country of origin. In the Colombian grading system, Supremo is the largest size bean.   

The process of separating beans by size is a crucial stage of the dry milling process. A screen grading machine has a series of screens stacked on top of each other. Green coffee is fed into the machine, and as the screens are shaken, beans that are smaller than holes on a specific screen will fall through to a lower screen until they reach a screen with holes too small for them to fit.  

Supremo is typically screen sizes 17 to 18.