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Meet Our Columbia Roasters Reserve

Meet Our Columbia Roasters Reserve

If you enjoy coffees that are balanced, sweet, and full of character our Columbia Roaster’s Reserve offers a classic and rewarding cup. As one of our Roaster’s Reserve selections, this organic Colombian Excelso highlights the qualities that have made Colombian coffee so widely loved. 

This coffee is defined by its natural balance. A nutty aroma leads into a flavor profile that blends cherry and red grape with smooth caramel sweetness. The body is medium, giving the coffee structure without heaviness, while the finish delivers a heavy, lingering sweetness that stays present well after the last sip.

The flavor experience is rich yet approachable, with a subtle spice undertone adding depth beneath the sweetness and fruit. Each element complements the others, creating a cup that feels cohesive and satisfying rather than sharp or overpowering.

When brewed, Colombia Reserve reveals a layered and comforting profile:

Aroma: Nutty

Flavor: Cherry, Red Grape, Caramel

Body: Medium

Finish: Heavy lingering sweetness

These flavors come together naturally, making the coffee easy to enjoy while still offering complexity and interest. 

Colombian coffees are often appreciated for their versatility and balance, and this reserve reflects that tradition. Its medium body and lingering sweetness make it a reliable choice for everyday drinking, whether enjoyed slowly on its own or shared with others. 

Our Colombia Reserve represents what we look for in a Roaster’s Reserve coffee, a thoughtful expression of origin, carefully selected for flavor, balance, and consistency, and meant to be enjoyed cup after cup. 

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September’s Coffee of the Month – Colombian Reserve

This month, for the month of September only, we decided to pull out all the stops and feature a coffee that we haven’t featured in a couple years. — our Colombian Reserve! Our Colombian Reserve has many flavor characteristics and contains a subtle, fruit-like sweetness with a peanut-y tone in the finish. The coffee itself contains a perfectly balanced, medium body and we roast it to a milk chocolate color at a medium roast level.

Region Information:
Our Colombian Reserve comes from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountains (Snowy Mountain Range of Saint Martha) which is an isolated mountain range separated from the Andes that runs through Colombia’s Northern region, along the coast. At it’s highest point, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountains reach 5,700 meters above sea level. These mountains are the highest coastal mountain range in the world.

People:
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountains are home to the remnants of the native American Tairona Culture. The Arhuacos, one of four groups of the remnants left from the native American Tairona Culture, grow our Colombia Reserve coffee. As a people, their main economic activity is subsistence agriculture. Most of the Arhuacos people haven’t even had a chance to enjoy their coffee as it is grown specifically to be an export to bring money into their economy. In spite of an ever changing environment and many new projects in the area by the Colombian government, the Arhuacos resist modernizing and live life the way they have for many years.

Thanks for reading!

Dan Ericson
“Coffee Guru”
CICR