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Delicate and acidic, with powerful notes of bright citrus and red fruits.

The Arabica Selection is a voyage in taste, leading you on a journey of exploration through the different aromatic notes typical of the individual source countries that make up our blend. Like the Colombia Arabica Selection, with a delicately acidic flavor that grows in the Andes mountain range, a unique place offering the ideal conditions for growing high-quality coffee. Its defining features include powerful notes of citrus and red fruits.

About illy Coffee: illy is dedicated to bringing the rich coffee heritage of cultures across the globe to your cup. Like our Arabica Selection single-origin Colombian coffee beans, a 100% Arabica blend grown in the fertile slopes of the Andes mountain range. We select only 1% of the best Arabica beans with zero defects, ensuring you get the fullest expression of taste and aroma this region has to offer.

Taste Profile: Our Arabica Colombian coffee offers a taste experience characterized by a delicately acidic profile, a hallmark of the beans grown in the rich soils of the Andes. This coffee is celebrated for its vivid notes of citrus and red fruits, creating a powerful yet refined flavor that captivates the palate. Its balance of acidity and fruitiness highlights Colombia’s diverse and rich coffee culture.

Sustainability: We are committed to sustainable initiatives for our products. As a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp), our guiding principle when it comes to doing business is the creation of economic, social and environmental value for all players involved throughout the production chain.

Pressurized Packaging: illy utilizes our exclusive pressurized packaging for our Colombia Arabica coffee. This technology seals our whole beans in an airtight environment, where oxygen is replaced by nitrogen at a pressure higher than atmospheric. This packaging method ensures that Colombian Arabica coffee beans retain their distinctive aromas and flavors, providing a consistently fresh and high-quality coffee experience.

Preparation Method: illy’s Arabica Colombian coffee beans offer versatility in preparation, suitable for coffee lovers who appreciate the ritual of grinding their beans. Whether making an espresso, drip coffee or a French press brew, grinding the beans just before preparation ensures that every cup captures Colombian Arabica coffee’s peak taste. This flexibility in preparation method allows coffee enthusiasts to explore and enjoy the full depth and complexity of illy’s single-origin Colombian coffee, tailored to their taste and brewing preference.