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Colombia Excelso – Gran Galope – Green Unroasted

In Stock: 150 Lbs
Colombia
Cauca
Various smallholder farmers
Castillo, Caturra, Colombia
1400 - 2000 masl
Washed
Dark chocolate with mild cooked fruit flavors. Tons of tart citric acidity and mellow sugary sweetness.
86
Medium/Dark (Full City Roast)

Taste: Colombian coffees are commonly known to be big, rich, chocolaty coffees with exceptional fragrance and often great acidity. This Excelso is a nice hard bean with balanced body and a slight nutty taste.

Roast: Very drinkable as a Medium/Dark roast but takes a Dark/French roast very well. Great for espressos.

About: Colombia has many diverse growing regions, so the coffee varies mildly from region to region. Tropical fruit, vanilla, caramel, and chocolate are common adjectives. More intense acidity and bigger velvety body are variations you might find going from south to north as well. A combination of factors such as climate, altitude, constant care, renovation of trees and good volcanic soil provide the basis for excellent coffee production. Excelso refers to the size of the bean. The Excelso and Supremo both come from the same coffee tree, but are categorized by size, 17 screen and up = supremo, lower screens = excelso. My personal thought is that it is every bit as good as the Supremo.

Colombian coffee is among the most recognizable and most dynamic in the world, with multiple growing regions whose distinct yet consistently crowd-pleasing profiles reflect the various microclimates that exist in this large country. We source workhorse coffees from various of these growing regions, looking for a cup that contains a nice balance of sweetness, fruity effervescence, and a foundation of cocoa and/or toffee. Most Gran Galope offerings are a blend of coffees from between 10 and 30 smallholder farms, each with comparable cup characteristics and score. Coffees from Huila are cupped and purchased in Pitalito; coffees from Cauca are cupped and purchased in Popayán; and coffees from Nariño are cupped and purchased in both Pasto and La Unión.


 

All Offerings

Bolivia – FTO La Paz – Cooperativa San Juan – Projecto Yungas La Paz – Red Catuai & Typica – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1 Lb $8.49 / 5 Lbs ($8.39/lb) $41.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.29/lb) $207.25

Brazil Serra Negra – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP AGAIN!


Sample (1/4 lb) $2.29 / 1 Lb $6.79 / 5 Lbs ($6.69/lb) $33.45 / 25 Lbs ($6.59/lb) $164.75

Brazil Serra Negra – MWP Decaf – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1 Lb $8.49 / 5 Lbs ($8.39/lb) $41.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.29/lb) $207.25

Breakfast Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Burundi – Gakenke – Kayanza – Microlot – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $10.29 / 5 Lbs ($10.19/lb) $50.95 / 25 Lbs ($10.09/lb) $252.25

Burundi – Rimiro – Ngozi – Natural – Microlot – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.39 / 1 Lb $8.19 / 5 Lbs ($8.09/lb) $40.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.99/lb) $199.75

Campfire Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Colombia Excelso – Gran Galope – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $2.79 / 1 Lb $7.49 / 5 Lbs ($7.39/lb) $36.95 / 25 Lbs ($7.29/lb) $182.25

Colombia Huila – EA DECAF de Caña – Mujeres del Huila – Flor Blanca – Select Women Producers – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.29 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Congo – SOPACDI – Women’s Coffee Project Micro-Station – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4lb) $4.99 / 1lb $9.59 / 5lbs ($9.49/lb) $47.45 / 25lbs ($9.39/lb) $234.75

Costa Rica – DECAF – HG MC – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Costa Rica – DECAF SWP – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.80 / 1 Lb $10.99 / 5 Lbs ($10.89/lb) $54.45 / 25 Lbs ($10.79/lb) $269.75

Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca El Guachipelin – Perla Negra – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $7.99 / 1 Lb $15.49 / 5 Lbs ($15.39/lb) $76.95 / 25 Lbs ($15.29/lb) $382.25

Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca Las Lajas – Caturra & Catuai – Yellow Diamond – Honey – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75

Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca Pinitos – Villa Sarchi – Black Diamond – Natural – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75

Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca Sabana Rodonda – SL28 – Black Diamond – Green Unroasted


1 Lb $19.79 / 5 Lbs ($19.69/lb) $98.45 / Sample (1/4 lb) $8.99

Costa Rica – Microlot – Alto San Juan Micromill (Diego Abarca) – Finca San Calletano – Los Limones lot – Red Catuai – Red Honey – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.99 / 1 Lb $11.19 / 5 Lbs ($11.09/lb) $55.45 / 25 Lbs ($10.99/lb) $274.75

Costa Rica Cafe Vida – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP AGAIN!


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.39 / 1 Lb $8.09 / 5 Lbs ($7.99/lb) $39.95 / 25 Lbs ($7.89/lb) $197.25

Costa Rica Finca Verafe – Coopelibertad – Natural – Green Unroasted – LIMITED QUANTITY


1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75 / Sample (1/4 lb) $4.09

Decaf Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price


3 Lbs (Reg. $34.96) $33.21

Ecuador – Fair Trade Organic – PROCAFEQ – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75

El Salvador – Santa Ana – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $2.99 / 1 Lb $6.79 / 5 Lbs ($6.69lb) $33.45 / 25 Lbs ($6.59/lb) $164.75

Espresso – Dark Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.45 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs (8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs (8.79/lb) $219.75

Espresso – Light Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.45 / 1 lb $7.99 / 5 lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 lbs ($7.79/lb) $194.75

Espresso – Medium Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.45 / 1 lb $7.99 / 5 lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 lbs (7.79/lb) $194.75

Ethiopian Guji – Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.49 / 1 Lb $11.29 / 5 Lbs ($11.19/lb) $55.95 / 25 Lbs ($11.09/lb) $277.25

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75

Guatemala Quetzal Huehuetenango – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.29 / 1 Lb $7.69 / 5 Lbs ($7.59/lb) $37.95 / 25 Lbs ($7.49/lb) $187.25

Harvest Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.00 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Hawaiian Kona Prime – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $19.99 / 1 Lb $47.99 / 5 Lbs ($47.89/lb) $239.45

Honduras – Copan – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $7.39 / 5 Lbs ($7.29/lb) $36.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.19/lb) $179.75

India Plantation A – Aruka Valley – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.79 / 5 Lbs ($8.69/lb) $43.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.59/lb) Reg. $215.75

International Exotic Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price


5 Lbs (Reg. $50.85) $48.31

Jamaica Blue Mountain – Fair Trade – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $19.99 / 1 Lb $47.99 / 5 Lbs ($47.89/lb) $239.45

Java – Riunggunung Estate – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Java – Sunda Hejo – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.89 / 5 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $43.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.69/lb) $217.25

Kenya – Muiri Estate – Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.89 / 1 Lb $10.79 / 5 Lbs ($10.69/lb) $53.45 / 25 Lbs ($10.59/lb) $264.75

Kenya AA – Kitchwa Tembo – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1Lb $10.09 / 5 Lbs ( $9.99/lb) $49.95 / 25 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $247.25

Kona Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.99 / 1 Lb $13.29 / 5 Lbs ($13.19/lb) $65.95 / 25 Lbs ($13.09/lb) $327.25

La Minita Tarrazu de Costa Rica – RFA – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $10.49 / 5 Lbs ($10.39/lb) $51.95 / 25 Lbs ($10.29/lb) ) $257.25

Mexican Chiapas – CABONOCH – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.79 / 1 Lb $8.29 / 5 Lbs ($8.19/lb) $40.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.09/lb) $202.25

Mexican Chiapas – Cristal – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


1 Lb $6.99 / 5 Lbs ($6.89/lb) $34.45 / 25 Lbs ($6.79/lb) $169.75 / Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99

Mexican Chiapas – Triunfo Verde Cooperative – El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve – “Women Coffee Producer Program” – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.39 / 5 Lbs ($8.29/lb) $41.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.19/lb) $204.75

Mocha Java Blend – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $12.99 / 5 Lbs ($12.89/lb) $64.45 / 25 Lbs ($12.79/lb) $319.75

Nicaragua – Aldea Global – Tierra Madre – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.79 / 1 Lb $7.99 / 5 Lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.79/lb) $194.75

Nicaragua Segovia – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.09 / 1 Lb $7.39 / 5 Lbs ($7.29/lb) $36.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.19/lb) $179.75

Organic Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price


5 Lbs (Reg. $42.95) $40.80

Papua New Guinea – Keto Tapasi – Chuave – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.59 / 1 Lb $8.79 / 5 lbs ($8.69/lb) $43.45 / 25 lbs ($8.59/lb) $214.75

Peru – Cajamarca – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Peru – Lima Coffee – Fair Trade Organic – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Rudolph’s Red Nose Blend – Green Unroasted – Monthly Special – 15% Off


Sample (1/4 lb) Sale $3.39 - Reg. $3.99 / 1 Lb Sale $7.64/lb - Reg. $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) Sale $37.78 - Reg. $44.45

Rwanda – Abadatezuka COOP – Cyato – Gwiza – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.79 / 1 Lb $9.79 / 5 Lbs ($9.69/lb) $48.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.59/lb) $239.75

Sumatra – SWP DECAF – KSU Arinagata – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.49 / 5 Lbs ($9.39/lb) $46.95 / 25 Lbs ($9.29/lb) $232.25

Sumatra Aceh – Fair Trade Organic – GARMINDO – Peteri Bensu – Gayo – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75

Sumatra Aceh – Harimau Tiger – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75

Sumatra Mandheling – Koperasi Gayo Nusantara – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.79 / 1 Lb $9.79 / 5 Lbs ($9.69/lb) $48.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.59/lb) $239.75

Tanzania Peaberry – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.19 / 1 Lb $7.59 / 5 Lbs ($7.49/lb) $37.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.39/lb) $184.75

Vietnam Dung K’No – Duc Trong Mill – Lam Dong – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.69 / 1 Lb $8.69 / 5 Lbs ($8.59/lb) $42.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.49/lb) $212.25

Women Owned Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price


5 lbs (Reg. $44.75) $42.51

Yemen Haraaz Deluxe – Sharqi Haraaz – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $6.39 / 1 Lb $16.29 / 5 Lbs ($16.19/lb) $80.95

Comments

  1. Kris says:

    I’m loving this one in a medium roast. I look for a nutty, hint of dark chocolate, smooth cup of strong coffee with cream to start my day. La Minita has been my go-to coffee for a year but I may stick with this one for awhile now.

    • Martin Russo says:

      Kris,

      You always give such honest feedback. MUCH appreciated. For the money, Gran Galope is hard to beat. Jane just placed a huge order with La Minita, and we’ll have some new beans to share soon!
      Mart

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