Kolumbien Santa Bárbara Pink Bourbon – Washed

Blackcurrant, blueberry, and white grape shape a deep and vibrant cup where dark fruit meets bright acidity and a rich, enveloping texture. This Pink Bourbon is intense yet well organised, revealing increasingly defined fruit layers as the coffee cools.

Its washed processing incorporates carefully controlled aerobic fermentation. This preserves the clarity associated with washed coffee while adding greater aromatic depth, saturation, and fruit complexity.

Flavor Profile

• Main notes: blackcurrant, blueberry, and white grape
• Acidity: lively, fruit-driven, and bright
• Body: medium to full, juicy, and enveloping
• Aftertaste: long, sweet, and deeply fruit-forward
• Overall profile: complex, intense, saturated, and rich

Blackcurrant provides a deep and lightly tart opening. Blueberry expands the impression of ripe dark fruit, while white grape introduces freshness, juiciness, and more delicate sweetness. As the cup cools, the individual fruit layers become increasingly precise.

Origin and Processing

This coffee comes from Finca Santa Bárbara / Área 18, located in the department of Cauca, Colombia. The coffee trees grow at 1,850 m.a.s.l., beneath native shade trees in an environment designed to support biodiversity.

Pink Bourbon is recognised for intense aromatics, bright acidity, and its ability to produce clearly defined floral and fruit-driven profiles. Fully ripe cherries and precise fermentation control are particularly important for revealing its full sensory potential.

After sorting and cleaning, the cherries are depulped and the beans are transferred into a stainless-steel bioreactor. Oxygen flow, temperature, pH, pressure, and Brix levels are controlled throughout the process.

Fermentation continues for 48 hours. The oxygen-rich environment encourages the activity of naturally occurring yeasts associated with the variety, supporting the development of aromatic precursors. The coffee is then washed three times to stop fermentation and preserve cup clarity.

The result combines the cleanliness of washed processing with deeper, more complex, and more saturated fruit expression.

Why You’ll Love It

• Intense and defined fruit: blackcurrant, blueberry, and white grape
• Precision processing: 48 hours of controlled fermentation
• Complexity without losing clarity: aromatic depth within a structured cup
• Evolving profile: fruit layers become clearer as the coffee cools

Ideal for

• V60: highlights blackcurrant, white grape, and bright acidity
• Origami: produces an aromatic, juicy, and highly expressive cup
• Chemex: adds delicacy and greater separation between the fruit notes
• AeroPress: enhances body, sweetness, and blueberry character
• Modern espresso: for a concentrated, vibrant, and fruit-driven extraction
• Cupping or tasting: particularly rewarding for observing its development as it cools

Technical Details

• Origin: Colombia
• Region: La Marquesa, Sotará, Cauca
• Farm: Finca Santa Bárbara
• Processing centre: Área 18
• Species: Arabica
• Variety: Pink Bourbon
• Processing: Washed
• Fermentation: controlled aerobic fermentation in a bioreactor, 48 hours
• Washing: three washing cycles after fermentation
• Altitude: 1,850 m.a.s.l.
• SCA score: 87.5
• Tasting notes: blackcurrant, blueberry, and white grape
• Profile: complex, intense, saturated, juicy, and rich

Summary

A complex and deeply fruit-forward Colombian Pink Bourbon with blackcurrant, blueberry, and white grape. Controlled aerobic fermentation adds intensity and depth, while washed processing preserves a clean, bright, and precise structure.