This Pink Bourbon was produced at Finca Potosí, just outside the town of Caicedonia in the Cauca Valley.

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Potosí Pink Bourbon

Pink Bourbon is a great example of the recent movement of the Colombian coffee industry. Originally appearing as a natural mutation in Huila, it shows similar disease resistance and yield characteristics to hybrid varietals, while also exhibiting an exotic and floral flavour profile. As an industry of mainly small to medium farmers, with many export routes for all lot sizes, Colombia has a very agile coffee growing population, capable of producing many different flavour profiles and follow market demands quickly. Pink Bourbon has taken Colombia by storm, now growing in all the main producing regions. This Pink Bourbon is an excellent illustration of the reason why. Another washed process coffee, this lot was grown at Finca Potosí and processed at the state of the art wet mill shared with its neighbour Las Margaritas. The cherries are first fermented whole, for 24 hours, before being de-pulped and fermented for a further 36.

This double fermentation seems to enhance the floral and tropical fruit aromatic character of the Pink Bourbon, creating a rich sweetness while holding onto the fresh citrus acidity.