This extraordinary representation of Pink Bourbon is as close to perfect harvesting and cherry selection as we have seen in Colombia. It is bright, crisp, and sweet, with a pointed lemonade-like acidity, excellent berry complexity and a floral transparency.
Pink Bourbon
Las Mercedes, Palestina, Huila
1,600 masl
October, 2023
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated. Depulped. Dry fermented for 24 hours. Dried on raised beds for 30 days until moisture content reaches 10.3%.
ABOUT WILSON ALBA
Wilson Alba has lived and worked with his brother Jose (whom we have also purchased coffee from) on the farm Sierra Morena for the last 15 years. The farm is eight hectares (~20 acres) in total. Two hectares are planted with Pink Bourbon, and the rest is planted with Tabi. This farm consistently produces some of the best Pink Bourbon we taste out of the entire region of Southern Huila, and it is an honor to roast and work with their coffees.
ABOUT PINK BOURBON
Pink Bourbon is a relatively new variety being grown primarily in and around Huila, Colombia. The variety has been identified genetically as an Ethiopian Landrace, but unfortunately, we cannot be any more specific as to its origins until there is a larger genetic database.
Pricing Details
Farm Gate (Local; Green)
2.8MM COP/Carga
Farm Gate (USD; Green)
~$7.20/KG
FOB
$9.84/KG
FOT
$12.77/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.