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Colombia

Potosí Washed

Potosí Washed

Café Granja’s exacting processing approach applied to the Pink Bourbon varietal leads to crisp tropical notes. 

$30.00 USD
$30.00 USD

About

Coffee Expression This washed Pink Bourbon showcases the clear character of the varietal, with soft florals followed by ripe tropical fruit and citrus in the cup.

Producer From Finca Potosí, Granja’s original farm just outside the town of Caicedonia in the Cauca Valley.

Whole Bean Coffee / Both for filter and espresso

Brewing Advice

Water is one of the most critical components of an excellent coffee experience. We recommend using mineral water of a soft Total Dissolved Solids count, ideally below 150 ppm. 

Rested coffee During the resting process, harsh and astringent flavors, which can even be perceived as a ‘roast’ character, soften out, allowing a clearer and brighter expression of the coffee’s character to shine.  

We recommend resting our coffees for at least 10 days after the roast date, and we often find excellent results, especially for particularly dense coffees, beyond 6 weeks.

Brewing Our straightforward approach to coffee carries over into brewing. We recommend our roasted coffee for all brew methods, regardless of whether it is immersion, percolation or espresso. We believe that there is one correct way to roast a single coffee, roasting lightly, in such a way as to release its innate qualities and showcase its quality. Learn more about different brewing techniques and specific brew guides here.

Technical Data

Producer Café Granja La Esperanza

Region Valle del Cauca

Altitude 1800 masl

Varietal Pink Bourbon

Process Washed

Harvest February 2024

Taste Expression Floral & Balanced

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Potosí Washed

Finca Potosí is the original Granja farm, and one that we have come to hold dear over the years. We have visited the beautiful valley that forms the Las Margaritas and Potosí farms several times, and the natural XO lot from Potosí has become a stalwart in the La Cabra line-up. Pink Bourbon is a great example of the recent movement of the Colombian coffee industry.

Pink Bourbon

Originally appearing as a natural mutation in Huila, it shows similar disease resistance and yield characteristics to hybrid varietals, while also exhibiting an exotic and floral flavour profile. As an industry of mainly small to medium farmers, with many export routes for all lot sizes, Colombia has a very agile coffee growing population, capable of producing many different flavour profiles and follow market demands quickly. Pink Bourbon has taken Colombia by storm, now growing in all the main producing regions.

This Pink Bourbon is an excellent illustration of the reason why. Another washed process coffee, this lot was grown at Finca Potosí and processed at the state of the art wet mill shared with its neighbour Las Margaritas. The cherries are first fermented whole, for 24 hours, before being de-pulped and fermented for a further 36. 

This double fermentation seems to enhance the floral and tropical fruit aromatic character of the Pink Bourbon, creating a rich sweetness while holding onto the fresh citrus acidity, with a clear note of passionfruit.

Washed Pink Bourbon

Café Granja La Esperanza

The Herrera family purchased Finca Potosí in 1945 and planted several varieties that were unusual for Colombia at the time, including yellow and red Bourbon. This started the Granja tradition of experimentation, leading to some recognition by other farmers in the Cauca Valley. The large family of 14 children did much of the work on the farm themselves, but two brothers took particular interest in coffee production, and in the late 1990’s, Rigoberto and Luis took over the family business and started the push towards what Granja is now. 

We have visited the beautiful valley that forms the Las Margaritas and Potosí farms several times, and the natural XO lot from Potosí has become a stalwart in the La Cabra line-up. We look forward to presenting you with both the returning favourite and this Washed Pink Bourbon from Potosí. 

Potosí Natural XO