Colombia — Guiliar Pérez Cuéllar La Granja Pink Bourbon, 2nd Harvest (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍋 Lemonade • 🌺 Hibiscus • 🍇 Mulberry

DETAILS

• Producer: Guiliar Pérez Cuéllar
• Farm: La Granja
• Region: Santa María, Huila, Colombia
• Varietal: Pink Bourbon
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,850 masl
• Harvest: August 2026 (2nd harvest)
• Farm Gate: 3.8MM COP/Carga ($12.66/kg) | FOB: $14.40/kg | DDP: $18.34/kg

INTRO
The second harvest pass SEY has purchased from Guiliar Cuéllar this season: an inspiring new producer who has now produced two exceptional lots. In the cup: lemonade, hibiscus, and mulberry.

THE PRODUCER
Guiliar has spent most of his life working on coffee farms, and a few years ago saved enough to buy his own. He began by purchasing a small plot from his father-in-law and an adjacent parcel, and immediately planted 1,000 Pink Bourbon trees. It's a story SEY finds deeply motivating, and they're excited to see how his coffee continues to develop.

Pink Bourbon is a relatively new variety grown mainly in and around Huila. It has been identified genetically as an Ethiopian landrace, but nothing more specific is known until there is a larger genetic database.

THE PROCESS
The Washed process for this lot involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — cherries harvested at peak ripeness
💧 Floating — floated to further remove defects
🌙 In-cherry hold — held in-cherry for 24 hours
🌱 De-pulping — cherries de-pulped
⏱️ Dry fermentation — dry-fermented for 48 hours
🚿 Washing — washed clean after fermentation
☀️ Raised-bed drying — dried on raised beds until moisture reaches 10.5%

THE CUP
Bright and floral: lemonade leads, with hibiscus through the middle and mulberry on the finish.

Flavour Notes
🍋 Lemonade 🌺 Hibiscus 🍇 Mulberry