Finca La Riviera [Pink Bourbon]

Details:

• Origin: Colombia, Risaralda

• Producer: UBA Café / Finca La Riviera

• Variety: Pink Bourbon — rare and expressive Arabica cultivar

• Process: Anaerobic washed with cultured fermentation

• Elevation: ~1,400–1,800 m above sea level

• Roast Profile: Medium, for Espresso

• Harvest Year: 2025 crop

• Tasting Notes: Peach 🍑 • Dragon Fruit 🐉🍓 • Mandarin 🍊 • Lychee 🍈

• Cupping Score: 88 points

Intro:

TANAT is excited to present Finca La Riviera Pink Bourbon, a vibrant and intensely aromatic Colombian microlot that captures the essence of Pink Bourbon’s playful sweetness and exotic fruit character. From its bright peach and dragon fruit layers to its sparkling mandarin acidity and fragrant lychee sweetness, this coffee unfolds as an expressive and elegant cup — ideal for those who love clarity, complexity, and a lively sensory profile in every brew.

The Producer:

At the heart of this coffee is Finca La Riviera, part of the UBA Café project, a family‑driven coffee initiative rooted in tradition, innovation, and quality. Located in the lush hills of Risaralda, Colombia, this farm is managed with meticulous attention to varietal expression and environmental stewardship. The team at UBA Café works hand in hand with producers across several emblematic farms, focusing on biodiversity, responsible practices, and pushing flavour boundaries through careful cultivation — bringing out the unique potential of rare varieties like Pink Bourbon.

The Process:

This lot undergoes a controlled anaerobic washed process designed to maintain purity and amplify aromatic clarity. After harvest, the cherries rest whole for 24 hours before being pulped. The beans then ferment in an oxygen‑free bioreactor with selected microbial cultures for roughly 20 hours under tightly controlled conditions. Following fermentation, the coffee is washed to stabilize its profile and dried slowly in the sun for about 25 days, with rigorous monitoring to preserve both sweetness and precision.

The Cup:

In the cup, Finca La Riviera Pink Bourbon is lively and fruit‑forward with exceptional aromatic clarity. Expect juicy peach 🍑 and exotic dragon fruit 🐉🍓 notes up front, bright mandarin 🍊 acidity that sparkles across the palate, and a gentle, perfumed lychee 🍈 sweetness rounding out the finish. The overall experience is bright, expressive, and beautifully balanced — with a silky texture and a clarity that invites exploration sip after sip.

Overall:

TANAT’s Finca La Riviera Pink Bourbon showcases the best of Colombian specialty coffee: meticulous farming, thoughtful processing, and a cup that’s both vibrant and refined. Whether enjoyed as an espresso to highlight its balanced acidity and black fruit vibrancy, or as a filter to reveal every delicate fruit note, this microlot offers an engaging and memorable tasting experience for lovers of distinctive, expressive coffees.

What is the roast recency?

We recommend brewing with beans that are at least two weeks off roast. All beans are roasted to peak flavour at around 8-12 weeks. We have the option to either purchase standard beans (at least 2 weeks but no longer than 6 weeks off roast), or rested beans (at least 7 weeks off roast, no longer than 12). For peak flavour, if you are looking to use immediately, we recommend purchasing the rested beans. If you are adding to your rotation of beans, we recommend purchasing the standard and allowing the beans to naturally rest and mature whilst you rotate through other beans.