It comes from Colombia a small revolution in the world of coffee: to realize that it is Nespresso, which launches its new N.20 capsule on the market containing a completely new and exclusive variety of Colombian coffee. It took twenty years to create: twenty years of research, efforts, studies to identify the perfect blend. A crossing of the two best Arabica plants in terms of flavor and the identification of a terroir, the Colombian, as the ideal place to plant and cultivate the new variety.
The result is a coffee with completely new sensory propertieswhich releases over nine hundred aromas such as orange blossom, fresh citrus and subtle notes of jasmine and releases a fresh, elegantly balanced acidity on the palate, suggesting excellent balance. Valuable not only for its properties, but precisely for its finesse: The cultivation of N.20 was entrusted to a group of fifty-nine Colombian farmers, who collectively planted, cultivated and cared for just one million plants in total.
How the “perfect coffee” is born.
“They say good things are worth the wait, and that’s certainly true when it comes to N°20,” he explains. Karsten Ranitzsch, Head of Coffee at Nespresso, main creator and promotion of this I am looking for “perfect coffee” lasting twenty years. “Notes of orange blossom, accompanied by rich floral and fruity aromas, and a fresh acidity, combine to create a coffee with a rare, elegant and subtle personality.” After trials in Colombia, Nicaragua and Indonesia, Nespresso experts chose the soil of the Colombian Cauca and Caldas regions as the perfect place to plant this new variety of coffee. The technique used is that of “cross-planting” which combined the two arabica to create the new variety and which allows us to improve the performance of the crops themselves, promoting biodiversity. As proof of the very high quality that distinguishes it, this new 100% Arabica coffee has been certified as Q Coffee™ from Coffee Quality Institute, an independent non-profit organization that certifies high quality standards in the coffee industry. Not only that: N.20 is also a symbol of Nespresso’s commitment to the sustainability of the entire supply chain, a project that aims to create shared value for shared benefit, with the farmers included in the Nespresso AAA Sustainability Quality™ program (launched in 2003 in partnership with the NGO Rainforest Alliance to improve yield and quality of crops, ensuring a sustainable supply of high-quality coffee and improving the living conditions of workers in the supply chain) and received an award as a reward for their investments in sustainable quality.
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