Colombia Finca La Bohemia Borbon Island - Washed

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Nariño

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
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Whole bean, shipped within 24 hours of your order. These beans hit their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting. A 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. Colombian single originSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources. bursting with pineapple, grapefruit and tart cranberry This is a clean, washed single origin from Finca La Bohemia in Nariño, Colombia, grown from a rare "island" of pink bourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. trees. Light-roasted for filter, it delivers bright pineapple, grapefruit and cranberry with green-apple acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. Made for home brewers who love a juicy, fruit-forward cup. Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee. Pineapple · Grapefruit · Cranberry Light-bodied and clean, with tart green-apple acidity, subtle stone fruit and a prodigious aroma that lingers into a crisp, refreshing finish. Coffee Details Origin Colombia Region Nariño Farm Finca La Bohemia Producer Raquel Lasso & Carlos Alberto Belalcázar 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. Borbon Sutil (Pink Bourbon) Processing Washed Roast Level Light (filter) Tasting Notes Pineapple, grapefruit, cranberry About This Coffee For almost three decades, Raquel Lasso and her husband Carlos Alberto Belalcázar have grown coffee at Finca La Bohemia in Nariño, Colombia. This devoted pair has earned multiple Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. Colombia honours, including #1 in 2022 and #5 in 2023 — a remarkable record that places their farm among the country’s very best. Carlos and Raquel work six hectares together, tending around 10,000 coffee plants alongside vegetables grown in self-sustaining greenhouses. This lot takes its name from an "island" of pink bourbon trees standing alone on their property. Those trees stood out for the tropical flavours and delicate aromatics they produced, earning the nickname "borbon sutil". Only ripe cherries were picked, sorted by density and sanitised, then fermented for 96 hours. After a final wash, the coffee was 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. on raised beds for 25 days — the slow, careful work behind its clean cup and bright fruit. How to Brew Colombia La Bohemia Method Filter Brewing ratio 1 : 17 Ground coffee 16g Total water 250ml Water temperature 93°C Brew time