Progreso Pink

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Nariño

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Deep, tropical floral aroma with lacy jasmine undertones and crisp, tangy flavors of melon, guava, strawberry and citrus syrup. Elegant. GeshaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. like. Finca Progreso is located high up in the clouds at 6890’ in the Nariño region of southern Colombia. Andres Muñoz has worked in coffee for his entire life and saved up enough money to purchase Finca Progreso. He originally cultivated the CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. alongside Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., both of which are Coffea arabica varieties that perform well at cool, high altitude locations. Over the years he has phased out the Caturra and now only grows Pink Bourbon. In turn, he has made many critical moves to enhance his processing techniques with a focus always on quality over quantity. The result of his efforts is nothing short of sublime. He crafts subtle, delicate qualities from his Pink Bourbon that render it akin to a Gesha like profile. This year he produced a 4 bag lot, totaling just over six hundred pounds. We have the good fortune of being able to secure his micro-lotMicrolotA small, separately processed and traded parcel of coffee — often a single day's picking from one plot — kept apart because it's exceptional. in its entirety. Get it while you can! After repose, this coffee is sealed in Grain-Pro barrier packaging at origin and then sent on its way to our Roastery where we preserve the green coffeeGreen coffeeUnroasted coffee seeds as they are traded and shipped. Roasters buy green and roast locally; 'green buying' is the sourcing side of the craft. under hermetic seal until it is roasted as part of our Barrington Green Seal Program© . Try the Progreso Pink alongside the Los Dos Socios side by side as our Americas Tasting Pair . The Dos Socios is smooth, heavy bodied and spicy while the Progreso Pink highlights delicacy and refinement. Origin- Colombia Region- Nariño Locality- La Unión Producer- Andres Muñoz Farm- Finca Progreso Altitude- 6890’ Variety- Pink Bourbon Process- WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. & Sun DriedNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Roast- Light