Erick Bravo - El Chaferote Washed Pink Bourbon | Colombia
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Colombia — Erick Bravo Finca El Chaferote Pink Bourbon (Washed)
Tastes Like — 🥝 Kiwi • 🍬 Lychee Sweet • ☕ Full Bodied
DETAILS
- Producer: Erick Bravo
- Farm: Finca El Chaferote
- Region: San Agustín, Huila, Colombia
- Varietal: Pink Bourbon
- Process: Washed
- Altitude: 1,600 MASL
- Harvest: August 2025
- Size: 250g
INTRO
Erick Bravo has delivered some of Flower Child's favourite coffees each year out of Colombia, and this year's output is excellent. His Pink Bourbon carries a big body, tropical stone fruit character, and viscous sweetness. The acidity is delicate and firm, balancing out the weighty cane sugar profile. A lively and well-rounded Pink Bourbon — recommended for all brewing types.
THE PRODUCER
Erick is a hard-working and diligent farmer who has placed highly in competitions including Colombia's Cup of Excellence and Huila Mágico. His farms at Finca El Chaferote consist of thousands of trees across Castillo, Catimore, and Pink Bourbon varieties. With the cool air of the Magdalena River at the edge of his farm, the magical conditions of the area are ideally suited for cultivating evenly maturated cherries.
Pink Bourbon is the variety Erick focuses on most intently for his highest quality coffees — and this lot is a compelling illustration of why.
THE PROCESS
The Washed process at Finca El Chaferote involves:
- 🍒 100% Pink Bourbon Cherry — Only Pink Bourbon cherries are used for this lot
- 🧪 Cherry Fermentation — Fermented for 48 hours in cherry prior to de-pulping
- 🧪 Dry Fermentation — A further 36-hour dry fermentation follows after de-pulping
- 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed after fermentation
- ☀️ Greenhouse Drying — Laid out to dry in a greenhouse for approximately 15–20 days depending on weather
The extended double-fermentation approach builds complexity and depth whilst the greenhouse drying ensures consistency — together producing the full body and viscous sweetness this lot is known for.
THE CUP
Erick's Pink Bourbon is a textbook example of the variety at its most expressive — full bodied and viscously sweet, with tropical and stone fruit notes, delicate acidity, and a satisfying, rounded finish that makes it a pleasure to brew in any style.
Flavour Notes
- 🥝 Kiwi
- 🍬 Lychee Sweet
- ☕ Full Bodied
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