What is Specialty Coffee? - Cafe Fasolia

Specialty coffee, simply put, is the highest grade of coffee available.

The most basic requirement for coffee beans to qualify as specialty requires a score of 80 points or above on the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) grading.

The minimum requirements are:

1. Score 80 points or above on the SCA grading.

2. 0 to 5 defects every 350g of milled coffee beans.

3. Coffee beans are selectively hand-picked.

With these guidelines, only 10% of all the coffee beans in the world get to qualify as specialty coffee. 

Therefore, the coffee beans we serve you at Cafe Fasolia are one of the best quality coffee beans you can ever get!

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