- Product
- Green Arabica coffee beans, unroasted, non-decaffeinated. HS 0901.11 (Colombia 0901.11.10.00 · EU CN 0901 11 00).
- Grade / preparation
- Excelso, European Preparation (EP). Hulled, parchment removed. UGQ preparation available for commercial lots.
- Screen size
- Screen 14+ (5.5 mm), mechanically sized and electronically colour-sorted for defects. Screen 15+ or Supremo 17+ quoted on request, subject to availability.
- Species / variety
- 100% Arabica. Predominantly Castillo; Colombia, Caturra, Bourbon and Tabi appear depending on the lot and region.
- Process
- Fully washed (de-pulped, fermented 12–24 h, washed, sun or mechanically dried). Honey and natural microlots on request, by pre-order.
- Cup score
- 84+ points SCA, verified by a certified Q-Grader. Signed cupping sheet travels with the lot.
- Cup profile
- Sugarcane and panela sweetness, citric acidity (mandarin / orange), creamy body, floral aromatics; caramel, milk chocolate and red fruits in the roast. Clean, balanced cup.
- Moisture
- 10–12%. Declared per lot and re-checked by Almacafé before shipment.
- Water activity
- Measured per lot on request; target below 0.70 aw as the practical control against ochratoxin.
- Density
- 750–800 g/L.
- Defects
- Specialty preparation: maximum 5 full defects per 350 g (SCA green grading). Pre-shipment sample and type approval before loading.
- Altitude
- 1,500–1,900+ metres above sea level (lot-dependent).
- Crop
- Current crop. Main harvest September–December; secondary (mitaca) April–June. Cauca peaks April–July.
- Packaging
- 70 kg fique / jute bags with GrainPro-type hermetic liner. 35 kg bags and 1,000 kg big bags on request. Samples 250 g – 1 kg vacuum-sealed.
- Bag marking
- Lot number, origin, net weight, crop year and the ICO marks stencilled on every bag.
- Shelf life
- 12 months from shipment in hermetic liner, stored dry and cool.