RESERVE Coffee – Colombia Pink Bourbon – Medium Roast, Whole Beans – 12oz

Finca La Riviera Pink Bourbon Coffee Background

Producer Julio Cesar Madrid Tisnes designed and perfected different fermentation protocols for a variety of methods. including washed, honey. natural, cold press. culturing, and nitrogen fermentations.

In the nitro washed process. ripe coffee cherries are subjected to embryonic stress so that the temperature of the cherries rises and falls to 12 degrees, keeping them in the best condition for further processing.

After pulping, the beans are placed in a bioreactor and inoculated with starter cultures (yeast and bacteria) and fruit must. The bioreactor is sealed and injected with nitrogen to facilitate the metabolic processes of the microorganisms. During this time, temperature, acidity, and Brix degrees are closely monitored against past data in order to time the end of the fermentation stage and initiate oxidation.

After leaving the bioreactor. the coffee beans are dried in solar dryers to 40% moisture then transferred to mechanical dryers until reaching 10% - 12% moisture. The resting period in the warehouse is around 45 days before the coffee is hulled and prepared for export.

What Is Pink Bourbon Coffee?

The Pink Bourbon coffee variety has been making waves for its extremely sweet and complex cup character, as well as the striking pink color of its cherries. A natural cross between Red and Yellow Bourbon, selecting and developing Pink Bourbon was a painstaking process to draw out the recessive genetics responsible for the coffee’s pink color and other characteristics.

Farm Notes: Finca La Riviera Pink Bourbon Nitrogen Washed Coffee

Julio Cesar Madrid Tisnes is a third-generation coffee grower, and Finca La Riviera, a 38-hectare farm, joined the ranks in his showcase of outstanding estates in 2013. Together with two other farms, Finca Milan and Finca Buenos Aires, the Tisnes family’s estates have won multiple awards and championships around the world, including national and world barista championships.

Located in the central foothills of the Andes Mountains within the Risaralda Department, Finca La Riviera’s young soil is enriched with nutrients from the relatively recent eruptions of nearby volcanoes. The wide thermal range of the microclimate reaches up to 30ºC in the daytime and can drop to 15ºC in the evening, allowing coffee cherries to develop complex and unique flavors.

For Finca La Riviera, Julio has had his sights set on innovation from the beginning. Many non-traditional varieties are grown here, including Gesha, Laurina, Sudan Rume, and a myriad of niche Bourbon strains like Sidra and Rayado.

Washed Process Coffee In Colombia:

In the “washed” or “wet” process coffee cherries are floated and sorted to ensure consistent ripeness and to remove any defective cherries. At Finca La Riviera, cherries are pulped on the same day they’re harvested and left to oxidize in tanks for 20 hours. Afterward, the beans are washed and sun-dried for 20-25 days.

Washed processing has become widely popular but, as its name suggests, can be highly water-intensive. The cup profile of washed coffees tends to reflect the terroir of the coffee. The processing method allows the growing conditions, the region, and the true character of the coffee to shine through.