Colombia

Piendamó, Cauca

Exelso Gran Galope is a washed single origin coffee from the Cauca region of Colombia. It is grown at an altitude of 1400 to 2000 metres above sea level. Cauca is located in the centre-west of Colombia and stretches from the western Cordillera (mountain range) to the Pacific Ocean. The sea winds and altitude make Cauca one of the coolest regions in Colombia. The coffee from each lot in this area comes from 10-30 small farmers and can be traced back to the region. It is mainly grown by indigenous or Afro-indigenous communities and is one of the poorest regions in Colombia. Excelso refers to the size and quality of the beans (more on this below). This coffee comes from our partner Cafe Imports, who work closely with the coffee farmers and co-operatives. This close relationship not only guarantees the high quality of the coffee, but also promotes a sustainable and supportive local partnership.

Variety & process

100% Arabica
Caturra and Castillo
Process: Washed

Caturra was discovered on a plantation in Brazil between 1915 and 1918 and is a natural mutation of the Bourbon variety. Today, it is one of the most economically important coffee varieties in Central America and is often used as a ‘benchmark’ against which new varieties are tested. Castillo is descended from Caturra. It is a very typical variety for Colombia and has been very widespread there since 2008 thanks to a government-sponsored program. It is considered resistant to leaf rust.

Chocolate
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Black Plum
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Caramel

Description

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Excelso

Our first coffee from the Gran Galope program from our partner Café Imports is here. In terms of flavour, this filter coffee has everything you need to conjure up a cup of hygge at home. There are tantalising notes of black plum in the cup, and when slightly cooled it is also reminiscent of chocolate and caramel. The only thing to do is enjoy!

What is Excelso coffee?

Excelso is a classification for Colombian Arabica coffee (not to be confused with the Excelsa variety, almost only Arabica is grown in Colombia). It relates to the size and quality of the beans. Excelso is one quality level lower compared to the larger Supremo beans. It is characterised by a milder texture with more acidity. Excelso beans are characterised by the fact that they fall through sieves of size 20, 19, 18, 17 and 16. They remain in size 15 and 14 sieves. If the beans are larger than size 15 sieves, they are considered supremo. If they are smaller than size 14 sieves, they are categorised as UGQ (‘Usual Good Quality’).

Tasting Notes

Flavour at hot temperature: Black plum
Flavour at medium temperature: Red cherry
Flavour when cooled down: Caramel, brown sugar
Aftertaste: Long, chocolaty
Flavour: Fruity-floral
Texture: Creamy
Body: Medium-High
Sweetness: Medium-High

Freezing Date

8-16 days after roasting date

Details

Speciality coffee from the Cauca region in Colombia
Freshly roasted by Ivo Weller (Co-Founder & Head Roaster)
Choose between 250g, 500g or 1kg ground or beans
Flavour profile: chocolate, black plum, caramel
100% Arabica gently roasted by hand
Delivery by DHL, climate-neutral with GO GREEN
Pick up on site:
Pick-up address: Röststätte, Ackerstr. 173, 10115 Berlin
After your order you will receive a pick-up confirmation by e-mail (please also check your spam folder)
Pick-up with e-mail confirmation possible: Monday-Friday between 09:30 and 18 o’clock

Sustainable cultivation and quality awareness

As with wine, the origin, cultivation and careful harvesting of coffee form the basis for a speciality coffee. We only use ripe and hand-picked 100% Arabica coffee beans for our coffees, as the painstaking manual harvest is an essential quality criterion. Our highland coffees are natural products and are grown in shady forest gardens in an environmentally friendly way. This preserves the biodiversity of the growing region. The coffee cherries can ripen slowly at cool altitudes with nourishing and fertile soil conditions. Under these optimal climatic conditions near the equator, the coffee plants have more time to develop their characteristic and fruity flavours.

Freshly roasted by hand

All Röststätte coffees are gently roasted by hand in Berlin so that the natural flavours can fully develop without any unwanted acidity. For a distinctive body and a versatile flavour profile in the cup, we want to emphasise and optimally process the special features of the respective variety, farm and origin of the coffee with our roasting. The aim is therefore to exploit the full potential of the green coffee through our roasting method in order to emphasise the valuable work of the producers in the countries where the coffee is grown. These are our quality principles – from source to the final cup.

Our brew recommendation for the V60 hand filter

20g ground
300 ml filtered water at 92° C
Bloom for 30 seconds with 60g
Then infuse according to the recipe (60g – 60g – 60g – 60g – 60g), always wait until the water has completely run through each time
Total brewing preparation / technique: 60g – 60g – 60g – 60g – 60g
Total brewing time: 3:00 minutes

You can read a complete general brew guide here in our blog. Use the key data listed above for brewing.

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