Colombia La Pelota Pink Bourbon

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

We were introduced to Doña Rovira by our friends at the coffee exporter In-Conexus, which has been supporting our work with a small group of growers in San Agustín since 2016. In 2018, we purchased a handful of single-farm lots from In-Conexus through its Best of Huila competition, including a Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. from La Pelota. Since then, La Pelota’s Pink Bourbon has become a perennial favorite of our coffee team, and it appears we are not the only ones who like it: another one of Doña Rovira's Pink Bourbon lots took sixth place at the last Colombia 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. competition. We tried that award-winning lot and liked it, but we liked this lot even better.