Colombia | La Cereza | Pink Bourbon | Washed | Filter | 250g

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Region: San Agustin, Huila Elevation: 2250 masl About: Established in 2016, La Cereza (The Cherry) is a community wet millWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee., research centre , and eco-farm located in the lush green hills above San Agustin, Huila. From here, Felipe Ospina processes coffees from surrounding farms, runs training courses and carries out experiments to make coffee tastier and more sustainable. While the wet mill and research centre are the shared brain of Felipe’s operation, the farm at La Cereza is the beating heart . From tiny seedlings to ripe cherry, it ’s ground zero for all of Felipe’s endeavours . This lot was picked on the edge of over-ripeness and processed as a traditional 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. coffee. Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. is a rare 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. and is thought to be a naturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. hybrid of Yellow and Red Bourbon. This coffee is incredibly sweet and complex, the high glucose content of Pink Bourbon gives it a silky mouthfeelBodyThe 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..