Pink Bourbon Coffee
$23.00 – $133.00
We taste We taste Pear, Nectarine, Cocoa, & Honey. This fan favorite is smooth, rich, and perfect with a big breakfast. It’s a clean, classic cup.
Colombia Pink Bourbon Coffee. Lactic Process Coffee. Lactic Washed Coffee. Latic Fermentation Coffee.
What’s Pink about this Pink Bourbon Coffee?
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A coffee bean starts out as a seed inside a colorful cherry on a tree. Bourbon Rosado, the pink bourbon variety, is named for the rosy pink, “rosado”, color of the cherries the tree produces.
The French were the first to plant heirloom typicas stolen from Ethiopia and Yemen on an island off the coast of Madagascar known at the time as the Bourbon Islands. These coffee plants that self pollinate most of the time came together and created the interspecific hybrid we call Bourbon.
Colombia pink bourbon coffee came about when farmers began to notice a mutation hundreds of years later in coffee that had been transplanted in Colombia.
Instead of red, orange, or yellow bourbon cherries on these trees, they were a rosy color! This was a hybrid of yellow and red bourbon. Most importantly, farmers took time to separate and individually cultivate plants that made this unique fruit. We are so glad they did!
When you think of things that are both pink and delicious, plenty of options come to mind. Pink champagne and lemonade. Starburst and cotton candy. Pink lady apples and grapefruits. Even pink peppercorns and maybe pink salt in your taffy. And now, you can add pink coffee to the list!
How does it taste?
This vibrant bean possesses a bright, smooth citrus acidity and a dark honey sweetness. We taste pear, nectarine, orange, and cacao nibs. Pour overs made a dense cup of coffee that changed drastically when a little “bypass” water was added. We taste more melon, marjoram, and lemon when we use this technique.
Consequently, it has a little something for everyone no matter how you brew it. We even love this bean brewed in a plain old Mr. Coffee machine.
However, if your coffee order tends to include a request for a bold, sturdy brew, brighter pour-overs or a balanced and complex single-origin Colombia coffee—then, you may just fall in love with this impeccably structured cup. In conclusion, there are many reasons it is a huge favorite on our site and we are always excited to have it in season.
Discover the El Faro Coffee Hub
The founder of El Faro is Andres Rodriguez. He believes that coffee should be memorable, delicious, and exciting. Most of all, that it should support and sustain the farming communities and their livelihoods.
Nestled in the rolling hills of Colombia’s Huila region, El Faro Coffee Hub stands as a symbol of passion, sustainability, and community empowerment. Founded by Andres Rodriguez and spanning three generations, El Faro encompasses everything from production and processing to export. At the heart of their offerings is the rare pink bourbon variety, cultivated at high altitudes under the careful stewardship of local farmers who carry generations of expertise.
With a commitment to fair trade and sustainability, El Faro supports growers through training, renewable energy initiatives, and programs like Empowered Women, ensuring both exceptional coffee and a thriving farming community. This meticulously produced washed pink bourbon coffee reflects the dedication of Huila’s farmers and El Faro’s mission to elevate Colombian coffee while making a lasting social impact.
Processing this Pink Bourbon Coffee
Molecular examinations of this varietal have found it to contain higher volumes of glucose than most coffees. This is believed to impart a sweeter cup, a silky body, and a rich mouthfeel. It also makes it a prime candidate for this highly technical processing method.
- Firstly, the ripest cherries are selected, hand-picked, and sorted for quality.
- Secondly, the whole cherry goes through a brief fermentation for 36 hours in grain-pro bags
- Thirdly, the beans are pulped and soaked in water to ferment, which helps break down the remaining mucilage.
- Fourthly, drying is carried out using a mechanical drying method. This precise and consistent approach ensures the beans achieve the optimal moisture level.
About this Terroir
The Nevado Del Huila volcano, the highest in Colombia, is the tripoint of Cuaca, Huila, and Tolima. Likewise, it’s the highest peak in the Colombian Andes. This is a broad, fertile landscape full of small family-owned farms and high elevation micro-climates. Here is a place where quality comes from patience and attentive old methods like hand-cranked depulping and sorting.
Colombian coffee is a product coffee drinkers all over the world are familiar with because of its notorious full body and cupping notes that include citrus and chocolate.
As a result, Huila coffee farms are some of the top producers in the country with an output of millions of kilos of coffee annually. Since 2008, Huila has produced more coffee than traditional coffee growing regions Antioquia and the Central Valley. It is also one of the first regions to embrace specialty coffees.
In addition, check out our Colombia Ombligon Coffee by Nestor Lasso. More exciting coffees from Colombia!
