This lot marks the beginning of the new harvest season in Colombia, and we are eager to share our first lot from Faiber Rodriguez with the world. In the cup we find refined citrus acidity, strawberry, and white grape.
Pink Bourbon
Santa Maria, Huila
2,000 masl
July 2026
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. Fermented in-cherry for 12 hours. De-pulped. Dry-fermented for an additional 36 hours. Dried on raised beds until moisture content reaches 10–11%.
ABOUT FAIBER RODRIGUEZ
This is our first time working with Faiber Rodriguez. Santa Maria was a stronghold for paramilitary groups for many years, but coffee production has begun to take off as the region has become safer. Faiber's daughter is a quality analyst and buyer for Coffee Quest, one of our exporting partners in Colombia, so we are especially interested in this lot. It is rare to have someone at the farm level with cupping experience, so this presents a unique working opportunity in the years ahead.
ABOUT PINK BOURBON
Pink Bourbon is a variety known for the complexity of its acidity and fruit characteristics. The physical look of the seeds and plant, along with its rather distinct flavor profile, point towards it being some sort of Ethiopian Landrace variety. However, to our knowledge Pink Bourbon has not yet been genetically tested, so we cannot say with certainty what exactly it is. Working with our partners at World Coffee Research we hope to have this variety tested in the near future.
Pricing Details
Farm Gate (LOCAL; PARCHMENT)
4.2MM COP/Carga
Farm Gate (USD; GREEN)
$13.80/KG
FOB
$16.16/KG
DDP
$19.22/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.