Colombia — Julián Calderón Pink Bourbon (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍇 Acai • 🍦 Vanilla Syrup • 🌸 Pink Flowers

DETAILS

• Producer: Julián Calderón (exported by LaREB)
• Region: Palestina, Huila, Colombia
• Varietal: Pink Bourbon
• Process: Washed — 20 hours held in cherry, depulped, 48 hours dry bulk fermentation in open tanks
• Altitude: 1,650 masl

INTRO From Julián Calderón in Palestina, Huila — right next door to Lorena Pinzón's farm — comes an excellent Pink Bourbon at a similar elevation, exported through LaREB. A bright, purple acai note leads, with an intensely sweet, syrupy body reminiscent of in-house vanilla syrup, cooling into classic rosado pink floral notes and a lovely citric finish. In the cup: acai, vanilla syrup, and pink flowers.

THE PRODUCER This coffee comes through LaREB (La Real Expedición Botánica), a collective of coffee producers and professionals united around pursuing quality and consistency on the producing side, and building long-term partnerships with discerning roasters on the consumer side. Julián Calderón produces this Pink Bourbon at 1,650 masl in Palestina, Huila.

THE PROCESS This lot is Washed, using a fermentation practice favoured by several LaREB producers: cherries are held in-cherry for 20 hours, then depulped and moved into a 48-hour dry bulk fermentation in open tanks.

This dry bulk fermentation after depulping is the defining step — a technique that gives the cup an unusually unique floral and fruit character, enhancing both sweetness and depth beyond a typical washed process.

THE CUP Bright and syrupy — an immediate purple acai note up front, with an intensely sweet body reminiscent of in-house vanilla syrup. As it cools, classic rosado pink floral notes emerge alongside a lovely citric finish.

Flavour Notes 🍇 Acai 🍦 Vanilla Syrup 🌸 Pink Flowers