
Specialty Honey Coffee: Sweetness and Fruity Complexity
Discover the excellence of Colombian honey coffee with our exclusive lot from Hacienda Las Mercedes, Antioq...
Each batch scores above 84 SCA points and originates from our Finca Las Mercedes (Antioquia). Roasted in small batches at our Itagüí facility, ready for your cup with true traceability.


Discover the excellence of Colombian honey coffee with our exclusive lot from Hacienda Las Mercedes, Antioq...

Tradition Coffee is our tribute to Antioquia's coffee history. Grown at 1,800 meters above sea level at Hac...

If you are looking for an extraordinary sensory experience, our natural coffee from Hacienda Las Mercedes i...

Our Café Bronce represents the most intense facet of our Honey process. Thanks to an extended and controlle...

Silver Coffee is one of our most treasured gems. Thanks to a careful Honey process at Hacienda Las Mercedes...

The Gold Special Coffee is our most exclusive offering. This limited-edition blend brings together three of...

Our three editions of washed, honey, and natural, packaged in a beautiful traditional Colombian chiva, made...
At Green Hills Coffee, we are producers and roasters of Colombian specialty coffee. All our coffee originates at Finca Las Mercedes (Antioquia) — planted, processed, and dried right there — and is roasted in small batches at our facility in Itagüí, Medellín. Each batch scores over 80 SCA points.
We offer whole bean and ground coffee, with profiles ranging from fruity and bright (natural and honey processes) to intense chocolates (traditional washed). Prices start from $31,500 COP for a 340 g bag, with next-day delivery.
Each bag is printed with the altitude, variety, process, and tasting notes. No marketing — just the coffee as it came from the farm and our roaster.
The processing method defines how long the bean remains in contact with the cherry pulp. It is what most changes the flavor in your cup—more than origin or roast.
Typical notes: chocolate, caramel, nut, citrus, green apple.
Tasting notes: cane sugar, panela, ripe peach, mandarin, cacao.
Typical notes: red fruits, raspberry, red wine, jasmine, lychee.
All our coffees are sold in both formats. If you have a grinder at home, the beans retain their aromas until the exact moment of preparation. If not, grinding to order is the best option.
Whole bean, preserves aromas until ground. Ideal if you have a grinder and prefer to vary between methods (espresso, V60, French press).
See coffee beans →Ground to order according to your method. Convenient, ready to brew. The best option if you don't have a grinder at home.
See ground coffee →Guides written by our tasters to help you choose better — from how the SCA score is calculated to differences between processes.
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Specialty coffee is coffee that scores 80 points or more on the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) cupping scale. It meets strict standards for origin, altitude, variety, processing, and roasting, and differs from commercial coffee in the traceability of each lot, the absence of defects, and the presence of complex tasting notes such as red fruits, panela, chocolate, or flowers.
At Green Hills Coffee, a 340g bag of Colombian specialty coffee starts at $31,500 COP for the Tradition profile. Premium microlots (Silver, Bronze, Gold) range from $42,000 to $78,000 COP depending on origin, process, and SCA score. Prices include roast-to-order and vacuum packaging with a degassing valve.
You can buy our Colombian specialty coffee online at greenhillscoffee.co with next business day shipping in Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bucaramanga and the rest of Colombia. In Medellín, you can also pick it up directly at our roasting plant in Itagüí.
The processing method defines how long the bean remains in contact with the cherry pulp. Washed produces clean, sweet cups with bright acidity; Honey brings notes of honey, panela, and pronounced sweetness; Natural generates intense fruity profiles with notes of red fruits, wine, and controlled fermentation.
Yes. We export green and roasted coffee to the United States, Spain, Mexico, and Europe. For international orders with reduced rates, please write us on WhatsApp or request a quote here.
All our coffees come by default as whole bean to preserve the aromas until the moment of grinding. If you don't have a grinder, you can order it ground to order by choosing your brewing method at checkout (espresso, V60, French press, moka pot or Aeropress). We also have specific collections of whole bean coffee and ground coffee if you prefer to filter by format.
La cata profesional —o cupping, como se le llama en la industria— es el método estandarizado por la Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) para evaluar la calidad de un café. Es el mismo protocolo que usan los Q Graders, los compradores internacionales y los tostadores en todo el mundo. Aquí te explicamos cómo se hace.
Se tuesta el grano entre 8 y 24 horas antes de la cata, con un tueste medio-claro que permita expresar las características del origen sin enmascararlas. Se muelen 8,25 g de café por cada 150 ml de agua, justo antes de catar, para conservar los aromas volátiles.
Antes de añadir agua, el catador acerca la nariz al café molido seco y evalúa la fragancia: las notas aromáticas que libera el grano antes de la infusión. Se puntúan de 6 a 10.
Se vierte agua a 93 °C directamente sobre el café molido y se deja reposar 4 minutos. Durante ese tiempo se forma una costra de café flotando en la superficie. Al "romper" esa costra con una cuchara, se evalúa el aroma —los compuestos volátiles que se liberan al contacto con el agua caliente.
Una vez el café baja a temperatura adecuada (~70 °C), el catador sorbe ruidosamente con una cuchara plateada. El sorbido fuerte —el famoso slurp— atomiza el café en el paladar y permite percibir todos los atributos en simultáneo.
Cada catador puntúa de 6 a 10 los siguientes parámetros:
Sumando fragancia/aroma y los nueve atributos anteriores se obtiene el puntaje final sobre 100.
Por debajo de 80 puntos, el café no califica como especialidad. Todos los lotes de Green Hills Coffee superan ese umbral —y la mayoría se sitúa entre los 83 y los 87 puntos, con microlotes como nuestro Gold que llegan a los 88+.