{"product_id":"poma-las-brisas-washed-bourbon-aji-colombia","title":"POMA - Las Brisas - Washed Bourbon Aji | Colombia","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColombia — Brayan Smith, Las Brisas Bourbon Ají (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTastes Like — 🌸 Jasmine • 💐 Lavender • 🌼 Elderflower • 🍊 Orange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brayan Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Las Brisas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huila, Colombia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bourbon Ají\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,800 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLas Brisas is a hillside estate in southern Huila, Colombia, managed by Brayan Smith, where high elevations and slow ripening cycles produce coffees with exceptional clarity and intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis lot is Bourbon Ají — a distinctive variety chosen for its expressive and aromatic profile, cultivated here as part of Brayan's focus on rare and evolving genetics. For this lot, ripe cherries are picked at peak ripeness, depulped the same day, fermented aerobically for 24 to 36 hours, then dried slowly on raised beds for 20 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLas Brisas sits at 1,800 MASL in the mountains of southern Huila — one of Colombia's most celebrated coffee-producing departments, renowned for producing coffees of exceptional sweetness, clarity and layered complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eManaged by Brayan Smith, the farm operates with a sharp focus on rare varieties and meticulous post-harvest work. Brayan's commitment to cultivating evolving genetics such as Bourbon Ají — combined with careful, unhurried processing — consistently yields lots of refined elegance and expressive character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePOMA's collaboration with Las Brisas centres on variety testing and agronomic research, including foliar nutrition studies, to better understand how cultivation decisions and processing choices shape cup quality at every stage from soil to cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Washed process at Las Brisas involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e🍒 \u003cstrong\u003eSelective Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bourbon Ají cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness, with careful selection to ensure only the most mature fruit is processed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e🔧 \u003cstrong\u003eSame-Day Depulping\u003c\/strong\u003e — Cherries are depulped on the day of picking, minimising the window between harvest and processing to preserve freshness and floral clarity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e🧪 \u003cstrong\u003eAerobic Fermentation\u003c\/strong\u003e — Depulped beans ferment aerobically for 24–36 hours, allowing native microorganisms to break down the remaining mucilage and develop the variety's hallmark floral complexity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e💧 \u003cstrong\u003eWashing\u003c\/strong\u003e — After fermentation, beans are thoroughly washed to remove all residual mucilage, ensuring a clean and precise cup free from fermentation artefacts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e☀️ \u003cstrong\u003eSlow Raised Bed Drying\u003c\/strong\u003e — Beans dry on raised African beds for 20 days, allowing slow and even moisture loss that deepens sweetness and preserves delicate aromatic structure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e🌡️ \u003cstrong\u003eHigh-Altitude Huila Climate\u003c\/strong\u003e — At 1,800 MASL, cool temperatures and steady airflow slow cherry ripening and drying alike, building the elegant, layered profile Las Brisas is known for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe result is an elegant, refined expression of Bourbon Ají — heady florals given space to breathe by the clarity of an unhurried washed process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eExpect an elegant and refined Bourbon with heady florals of jasmine, lavender and elderflower, delicate tea-like clarity and subtle orange blossom on the finish. There is nothing pushed or forced here — just the Bourbon Ají variety expressing itself with quiet intensity through Brayan's precise, patient processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA standout from Huila's hillsides: floral, structured and unmistakably refined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e🌸 \u003cstrong\u003eJasmine\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e💐 \u003cstrong\u003eLavender\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e🌼 \u003cstrong\u003eElderflower\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e🍊 \u003cstrong\u003eOrange Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"POMA Coffee","offers":[{"title":"May 19th","offer_id":57743219851638,"sku":"POMA-LAS-BRISAS-W-MAY19","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/lasbrisasbourbonaji.jpg?v=1777197252","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/poma-las-brisas-washed-bourbon-aji-colombia","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}