MONTEBLANCO | WASHED PINK BOURBON

This unique lot of Pink Bourbon Washed is harvested and produced at Finca Monteblanco – a farm located on the very top of a mountain, in the San Adolfo municipality above Pitalito, a family farm managed by Rodrigo Sanchez Valencia and his wife Claudia Samboni, following the coffee-growing tradition that began with his grandfather.

In the 14 hectares of the Monteblanco farm, Rodrigo and his team have achieved several exotic varieties’ ideal growth and productivity. This is possible thanks to the farm’s environmental characteristics allowing Rodrigo to cultivate top-quality Gesha, Pink Bourbon, Pacamara, Purple Caturra, and Red Caturra, among others.
Each harvest, Finca Monteblanco produces micro-lots that serve as competition coffees around the world. Coffees from Monteblanco are milled and prepared for export at the new, state-of-the-art Aromas del Sur dry mill in Pitalito.

Process:

All cherries harvested are measured for degrees Brix (a measurement used to indicate sugar content). The processing method is decided, based on the sugar content indicated.
The Pink Bourbon Washed is collected at an average of 24° to 28° Brix degrees and with a pH between 5.6 and 5.9, after the coffee is collected, it is fermented in the collection bags for the next 24 hours. After fermentation, the coffee is floated to eliminate impurities and to level the temperature. The cherries are then washed and sent to be dried.