STRIPED BORBÓN WILTON BENITEZ

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
  65
• Bright
  50
• Experimental
  50
• Floral
  50
• Clean
  25

Coffee Description This is our first offering from renowned producer Wilton Benitez of Granja Paraíso 92, known for cultivating rare and difficult coffee varieties, including this Striped BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars.. A naturally occurring mutation of Red Bourbon, this 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. was only recently discovered in the Huila and Cauca regions of southern Colombia and is recognized by its distinctive vibrant orange stripes on the cherries. For this lot, Wilton uses an extended anaerobic fermentationAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. with native yeasts to enhance the coffee’s pronounced fruit-forward flavors. During a blind tasting with both our Colombia and US cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. teams, this lot was the overwhelming favorite on the table. The cup is bursting with a tart, fruity sweetness and layered notes of tropical passionfruit, green apple, dried currant, delicate rose florals, and a silky, rounded 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.. Producer: Wilton Benitez Variety: Striped Borbón Process: Extended Anaerobic Fermentation Region: Cauca Altitude: 2,000 m Notes: Passion Fruit, Green Apple, Dried Currant, Rose