About This Coffee
Edilberto Vergara has been cultivating coffee for more than 40 years. His father and grandfather both cultivated coffee, making Edilberto a 3rd generation coffee grower. His own children are also interested in coffee cultivation as well and his eldest son is already working alongside Edilberto by marketing their coffees.
This Pink Bourbon Fully washed lot is a prime example of Edilberto’s high-quality specialty production. Pink Bourbon has an exceptional cupping profile and potentially has the added benefit of being more resistant to diseases.
Cultivation
Edilberto transitioned Finca Las Flores to specialty coffee production in 2017 with the goal of demonstrating his farm’s quality potential to the world. He started by improving farm infrastructure to enable him to better cultivate and process specialty lots.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
Ripe, red cherry is selectively handpicked and processed on the farm. Cherry is pulped and fermented in tanks. Following fermentation, parchment is washed in clean water and laid to dry. Parchment is raked frequently to ensure even drying.
About Pink Bourbon
Pink Bourbon was previously thought to be a hybrid of Yellow and Red Bourbon varieties. The variety was first identified growing in and around Huila, Colombia. Recent research has found that Pink Bourbon is in fact not Bourbon at all. Pink Bourbon mostly likely comes from an Ethiopian landrace variety.
Pink Bourbon has a stunningly high cup potential that wows coffee professionals and consumers alike. Its impressively high cup quality makes even more sense now that we understand Pink Bourbon is not simply a hybrid of two Bourbon varieties but traces to Ethiopian landraces. Its siblings include the highly-prized Geisha, which has consistently produced incredibly high cup scores. Pink Bourbon will continue to be a highly distinguished and valued variety.
Some farmers also report that Pink Bourbon has more disease resistance than the Bourbons it grows alongside. Based on these new discoveries, this may be due to the genetic variety it has coming from Ethiopian landraces.
Coffee in Colombia
Colombia has been producing and exporting coffee renowned for their full body, bright acidity and rich aftertaste, since the early 19th century.
Colombia boasts a wide range of climates and geographic conditions that produce their own unique flavors in coffee. This also means that harvest times can vary quite a bit. In fact, between all its different regions, Colombia produces fresh crop nearly all year round.
The increasing focus on the specialty industry is changing the way traders and farmers do business. It is becoming more common for farmers to isolate the highest quality beans in their lots to market separately. These higher-quality lots are often sold under specific brands or stories.
Besides its wide variety of cup profiles, Colombia has quickly expanded its certification options over the past 10 years. The most common certifications available are Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Organic.