Colombia Davinson Toro (Pink Bourbon, Gesha Washed)

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean

This lot consists of both Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. & 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., grown by Davinson Toro, a young producer raised on the family farm he now manages, La Esmeralda, in Acevedo, Huila, Colombia. Whole coffee fruit was submerged underwater in a sealed barrel for 24-30hrs before being depulped, then dry fermented for 12hrs., double 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. and dried slowly over two weeks.