Colombia Soul Fire Bourbon Ají III - Washed

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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• Bright
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Roasted to order and shipped within 1 week of your roast dateRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months.. 100% specialty arabica. 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. built on peach, cherry and cola Colombia Soul Fire is a washed single origin grown at Los Cachimbos in Huila, Colombia. Picked as ripe cherries and fermented before washing, it lands clean and bright in the cup, with peach, cherry and a rounded note of cola. A light roastLight roastRoasted just past first crack to preserve origin character: higher acidity, florals, and fruit, lighter body. The signature of Nordic-style roasting. for home brewers who love juicyAcidityThe 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., expressive filter coffee. Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee. Peach · Cherry · Cola Juicy and bright, with a soft stone-fruit bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method., gentle acidity and a clean, lingering finish. Coffee Details Origin Colombia Region Huila Farm Los Cachimbos Producer Blanca Ruby Lopez Tibatá 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. BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Ají Processing Washed (72-hour fermentation) Roast Level Light Tasting Notes Peach, cherry, cola About This Coffee Los Cachimbos sits in the Huila region of southern Colombia, a corner of the country famous for clean, fruit-forward washed coffees. The farm is led by producer Blanca Ruby Lopez Tibatá, who runs it alongside her husband and children, and is planted across several varieties including GeishaGesha (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., Bourbon and the standout Bourbon Ají that defines this lot. The care shows in the cup. Only ripe cherries are picked, then floated to remove defects, depulped and fermented for around 72 hours before being washed and dried slowly on shaded patios. That patient, traditional approach is what gives Soul Fire its bright, juicy character and its clean finish. This is a limited-edition lot and a returning favourite, now in its third edition. Each harvest brings a slightly different expression, and this year it is all peach, cherry and cola. How to Brew Colombia Soul Fire Filter Brewing ratio 1 : 17 Ground coffee 16g Total water 250ml Water temperature 93°C Brew time 3 minutes As a light roast, this coffee shows its best a couple of weeks after roasting. If the cup tastes sharp or thin, grind a little finer; if it turns bitter or muddy, grind coarser and keep your water around 93°C. How Much