Many producers in La Muralla, a small neighborhood in San Agustín, have planted Pink Bourbon over the years. Many of these lots are small yet showcase excellent quality. This blend of neighboring lots offers a classic Pink Bourbon profile of raspberry, blueberry, and limeade.
Pink Bourbon
La Muralla, San Agustín, Huila
1,900 masl
July, 2024
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects and de-pulped on the day of harvest. Dry-fermented in tile for 24 hours. Dried on raised beds until moisture content reaches ~10.5%.
ABOUT LA MURALLA
Deciding whether to blend or keep a coffee separate involves factors like quality, score, and the creation of specific flavor profiles, or sometimes the novelty of isolating a lot from a remote hill. At SEY, we focus on showcasing clean representations of variety and terroir, which is why we work almost exclusively with single-producer, variety-separated micro lots. In this case, however, we found it compelling to preserve varietal purity by blending multiple producers’ harvests of the same variety rather than mixing different varieties from a single producer. This 100% Gesha lot from the La Muralla neighborhood exemplifies Gesha grown in one of Colombia’s most iconic terroirs: San Agustín.
ABOUT PINK BOURBON
Pink Bourbon is a relatively new variety being grown primarily in and around Huila, Colombia. The variety has been identified genetically as an Ethiopian Landrace, but unfortunately, we cannot be any more specific as to its origins until there is a larger genetic database.
Pricing Details
FARM GATE (PARCHMENT)
2.7MM COP/Carga
FARM GATE (USD)
~$6.93/KG
FOB
$11.56/KG
FOT
$12.77/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.