Pink Bourbon
Washed
Finca Monteblanco

Tastes Like: Pink Bubblegum, Starfruit, Lemongrass

Origin: Finca Monteblanco, Huila, Colombia

Variety: Pink Bourbon

Producer: Rodrigo Sanchez

Elevation: 1700 masl

Process:  Washed

Farm and Producer

Rodrigo Sanchez Valencia manages Monteblanco with his wife, Claudia Samboni, and farm manager Don Gerardo. The 18-hectare farm in Huila has its mill and drying facilities above slopes of coffee.

Rodrigo began separating Pink Bourbon after evaluating unusual trees among plantings established by his grandfather. Learning to cup helped the family connect those differences in the field with distinct lots at the mill.

Variety

Pink Bourbon is a pink-ripening Arabica selection associated with Colombian specialty coffee. Genetic testing of coffees sold under this name has found Ethiopian ancestry, so the name alone does not establish a Bourbon cross or a uniform genetic identity.

Processing

Ripe cherries are sorted and depulped before dry fermentation, followed by washing with clean water. The coffee begins drying in a solar dryer and finishes on shaded raised beds. The team monitors moisture throughout drying before the coffee is prepared for storage.