Specialty Coffee: An extraordinary journey from the farm to your cup

You've probably wondered what specialty coffee is, what makes it different from commercial coffee, why it's sometimes more expensive, and why you can't find it in a supermarket? Well, here's a little insight.

Specialty coffee is produced sustainably, using renewable resources native to each region and with minimal pollution.

It's synonymous with sustainability, traceability, and local businesses. That's why each coffee is authentic and carries a story behind it. It tells us its origin, where it comes from, and who harvested it.

It all starts with a fruit, but not from just anywhere or any tree, it is delicate and selective.

Specialty coffee goes beyond flavor; it has a story that awakens emotions. Each cup is an invitation to discover new nuances. It's a passion that unites.

It is distinguished by its aroma, flavor, personality, distinctive character and absence of defects.

It's a coffee that takes care of every last detail throughout the entire process, even down to the point where it's poured into a cup, because a well-roasted specialty coffee is useless if it's not properly ground for the coffee maker you're going to use.

For a coffee to be considered specialty by a taster, it requires a lot of work and knowledge on the part of the farmer who grows it.

The origin matters, the coffee variety is relevant, and the growing area is also important.

Aroma, flavor, acidity, body, aftertaste, uniformity, balance, sweetness, among other aspects, are measured and rated.

There is a significant amount of human capital that contributes its work so that specialty coffee achieves its main characteristic: the absence of defects.

The entire process, from planting to harvesting and storage, involves a high level of labor and extensive knowledge.

Green coffee beans must be hand-selected and always picked at the exact point of ripeness to guarantee great coffee.

Another key element in considering a coffee bean as specialty coffee would be the separation of all beans with visible defects that would remain for industrial and commercial coffees.

But it's not enough to produce only quality beans; on the way to your cup, they must be well treated and well roasted.

Roasting coffee may seem easy, but nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone can put a few kilos of coffee into a machine, but roasting coffee well involves a great deal of responsibility, as the roaster must extract all the aromas and characteristics of that coffee without overdoing it or falling short.

Doing this job well requires years of learning and, why not say it, a certain intuition.

It is our responsibility as coffee-loving consumers to learn to appreciate the work of everyone involved in creating the beverage we are about to drink.

Specialty coffee offers you a philosophy of respectful treatment of coffee, from the coffee farmer to the master roaster, the skill of the barista, and your effort to understand all the work and love for coffee that has gone into bringing a cup of good coffee to your hands to be enjoyed and savored.

“Specialty Coffee” is more than a movement and a product, it’s almost a philosophy.

Specialty coffee captivates you. That's why once you try it, there's no going back... you'll never go back to commercial coffee.

Now that you know what specialty coffee is and how it's made... We invite you to try the specialty coffees we have on our website and see why you'll never want to drink commercial coffee again.

Why drink bad coffee when you can enjoy good coffee?