The Pink Bourbon in this lot is sweet and balanced with bright Granny Smith apple, delicate florals and stone fruit.
About this coffee
This coffee was produced by smallholder farmers in Alto del Obispo in San Agustin, Huila. Altitudes in the region are high, averaging around 1,700 to 1,800 meters above sea level. Farms are, on average, about 3 hectares.
The farmers producing this lot are a part of Grupo Asociativo El Bombo Pitalito Inza, Asombombo for short. Asobombo was founded by Luis Alfredo Diaz to increase market access and attain fair, sustainable prices for their coffee. Today, their members across Huila, Caquetá, Cauca and Nariño are Organic certified and sell their coffees with Asobombo to garner higher prices for their hard work.
Pink Bourbon was previously thought to be a hybrid of Yellow and Red Bourbon varieties. The variety was first identified growing in and around Huila, Colombia. Recent research has found that Pink Bourbon is in fact not Bourbon at all. Pink Bourbon mostly likely comes from an Ethiopian landrace variety.
Pink Bourbon has a stunningly high cup potential that wows coffee professionals and consumers alike. Its impressively high cup quality makes even more sense now that we understand Pink Bourbon is not simply a hybrid of two Bourbon varieties but traces to Ethiopian landraces. Its siblings include the highly-prized Geisha, which has consistently produced incredibly high cup scores. Pink Bourbon will continue to be a highly distinguished and valued variety.
