Colombia La Esperanza

Coffee overview

Brayan Joven is a new-to-us producer; while we encountered his coffees before, this is the first year purchasing his renowned Pink Bourbon lot. The exceptional processing on this coffee has yielded a set of notes including some complex florality and tea-like nuances that compliment an upfront stonefruit acidity. This lot is not as punchy or intense as previous Pink Bourbons but offers a dynamic complexity that makes this Pink Bourbon very unique.

Coffee flavor profile

White peach, orange blossom, jasmine.

Acidity: stonefruit
Sweetness: taffy
Body: floral, tea-like

Brewing evaluation

Rest: 30+ days recommended

Filter eval day 1: Gabi Standard Recipe of 1:18 shows an interesting and complex Pink Bourbon, with some typical markers of high sweetness and citrus, but decidedly more complex stonefruits throughout and florality in the finish. Will be interesting to track this one with rest.

We use 60 hardness, 20 buffer water heated to 198F in all of our recipes.

Information

Farm: La Esperanza
Producer: Brayan Joven
Region: Huila
Country: Colombia
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Process: Washed
Sourcing: Coffee Quest