Pink Bourbon - Washed - Finca El Diviso, José Antonio Cenon

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Tastes Like: Tropical, Lychee, Floral Origin: Pan de Azúcar, Garzón, Huila, Colombia 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.: Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Producer: José Antonio Cenon Elevation: 1,660 masl 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. About the Cup This washed Pink Bourbon from José Antonio Cenon’s Finca El Diviso presents a tropical, aromatic cup with lychee-like sweetness and a clear floral structure. The washed process keeps the profile clean and composed, while the two-stage fermentation adds sweetness and depth without obscuring the coffee’s clarity. About Finca El Diviso, José Antonio Cenon José Antonio Cenon produces this coffee at Finca El Diviso, a ¾-hectare farm in the Pan de Azúcar vereda of Garzón, in central Huila. The farm sits at 1,660 meters above sea level and is planted with 2,000 six-year-old 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. and Pink Bourbon coffee trees; José carries out the farm work with his family, and they also cultivate avocados. This lot placed 5th in the Central Division of Copa de Oro 2025, an achievement that highlights the quality possible from a small, carefully managed plot. Osito has purchased José’s coffee for several seasons, and this release reflects both the producer’s consistency and Garzón’s growing presence within high-quality Huila microlots. About Pink Bourbon Pink Bourbon is a high-interest variety name in Colombian specialty coffee, recognized for ripe cherries that can show pink, salmon, or orange-toned coloration. It is often associated with expressive sweetness, florality, and bright 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. in well-grown lots. The variety’s identity is more nuanced than the name suggests. While Pink Bourbon has often been described as a Bourbon-type selection or a cross of Red and Yellow Bourbon, recent genetic testing of some Pink Bourbon samples has pointed toward Ethiopian landraceHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. ancestry rather than a direct Bourbon lineage. About Processing This is a washed Pink Bourbon with two fermentation stages. After harvest, the cherries were floated to remove debris and underripe fruit, then fermented intact in a hopper for