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Columbia (“cafe de Columbia”) is justifiably well known for coffee. Historically Columbia is among the most famous coffee producers in the world.
Trader Joe’s carries so many coffees, it can be hard to pick one. If you want one of the best all-around coffee’s that Trader Joe’s carries, I would say this is the one to start with.
Trader Joe’s COLOMBIA SUPREMO coffee is a classic that’s been around for over 20 years. It just hits all the right notes of everything most people love about coffee. Plus it’s been one of the most reasonable coffee buys there to boot (it’s “value sized”).
SUPREMO coffee is very well balanced, robust with a mild acidity. It has the most lovely aroma when you grind it up. Not too mention the design, with those colorful, beautiful TOUCANS on the can!
TJ’s Colombian Supremo comes as whole beans in a medium roast, and is perfectly roasted for almost all types of brewing methods: filter pour over, moka pot, drip, french press, V60, espresso makers. The huge 28 oz (which used to be 32!) container may seem a bit pricey at $14.99 however when you price it out, that comes to around $8 a pound, which is quite reasonable for a decent quality coffee like this. Since the can is so huge what I do to keep the beans as fresh as possible, is pour the beans into a few zip lock bags, get as much air out as possible and freeze them. Then I take them out of the freezer as I need them. Of course, grinding the beans just before brewing is ideal for maximum flavor and aroma and I recommend that if possible. Trader Joe’s 100% Arabica COLOMBIA SUPREMO Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee, $14.99 for 28 oz.
Trader Joe’s Rants & Raves (mostly raves, a few rants) 
Sep 02, 2022 @ 09:01:15
Columbia is a university in NYC. Colombia is a country in South America. I guess you meant Colombia/Colombian, not Columbia/Columbian.
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Sep 02, 2022 @ 16:24:47
Thanks, typos corrected !
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 02:40:34
I tried tonight and it tastes amazing. Reminds me of some expensive Partners coffee without the price gouging. Usually I drink Lavazza Oro, this is smoother.
I bought 2 small batch coffees from TJ. THE Azmari Guatemala and the Buunnii coffee, but I was unimpressed. Good, but not great.
This Colombia is great. I wonder how the other large can of wake up blend is. The Colombia may be a bit too smooth. But I have a bag of Lavazza Top Class, medium roast but a bit too high on the Robusta (40%). So I thing mixing 50/50 this Colombia and Lavazza Top Class will be very nice.
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Nov 20, 2025 @ 09:49:10
PLEASE tell me that it’s not true — we’ve been told that Trader Joes’ has discontinued the product. (I’ve been drinking it for at least most of the last 20 years, and it’s the product that would take me regularly to TJ’s. It’s so much less bitter than other coffee’s that I only use about 1/8th of a teaspoon of sugar in 12 ounces of coffee. No other coffee has done that for me.
Maybe if enough of us say something, they’ll bring it back.
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Nov 20, 2025 @ 17:14:36
Oh no, I hope not. Did they look it up and tell you this at the TJ’s desk? I will inquire next time I go.
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Nov 22, 2025 @ 16:21:54
FYI, I asked the Captain at our TJ’s about COLUMBIA SUPREMO coffee and just to clarify for us all, this coffee was NOT discontinued. Your store (and ours) was sold out. When I asked the TJ’s captain for it, he told me they got some in last night and to look for it on the shelves….
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