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Colombia | Miller Bustos | El Mirador | Pink Bourbon Anaerobic Natural

Colombia | Miller Bustos | El Mirador | Pink Bourbon Anaerobic Natural

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Tasting Notes/Sensory: Delicate | Honey | Blueberry | Chocolate
SCA Score: 87.25
Suitable with Milk? NO
Roast Level: Medium Light
AGTRON: 70
PROCESSING: Anaerobic Natural
VARIETAL: Pink Bourbon
FARM/COOP/STATION : Finca El Mirador
ALTITUDE: 1,500 meters above sea level
OWNER: Miller Bustos
SUBREGION/TOWN: Acevedo
REGION: Huila
FARM SIZE: 3 hectares

Miller Bustos has been producing coffee for over 20 years. He hopes that people who drink his coffee understand the love and hard work that he and his family put into producing it. The finished product, his Pink Bourbon Anaerobic Natural, is to-die-for with aromatic florals, sweet berries and delicate dried fruit.

Miller Bustos has been producing coffee for over 20 years.

He inherited his farm from his mother and is the third generation of his family to produce coffee on their land.

He started cultivating specialty coffee in the early 2010s, when he saw that specialty coffee was garnering higher prices. He hopes that specialty production will help his business remain sustainable overtime. He has focused on improving processing infrastructure and changing his fertilization methods to increase coffee quality.

He hopes that people who drink his coffee understand the love and hard work that he and his family put into producing it.

Miller Bustos has 2 daughters who both want to be a part of the coffee business. They plan to attend college and receive technical training in agronomy and other related fields to prepare themselves for careers in coffee.

This is a unique Pink Bourbon lot. Pink Bourbon is a hybrid of Yellow and Red Bourbon varieties that was first discovered and grown in Colombia. Taste-wise, Pink Bourbon has all the advantages of its Bourbon parents. The highlights of the typical Pink Bourbon profile are the strong floral notes and pleasant acidity frequently found in East African coffees. There’s more than colour and altitude on its side. Chemical breakdowns have found that Pink Bourbon has higher glucose content than many other varieties. This additional glucose — a type a sugar — means not only a sweeter taste, but also a silkier body and more luscious mouthfeel. Some farmers also report that Pink Bourbon has more disease resistance than its Red and Yellow parents.

After selective handpicking, ripe cherry is placed in plastic bags and fermented anaerobically for 120 hours. Then, cherry is laid on patios to sundry. Cherry is raked frequently to ensure even drying. It takes approximately 25 days for cherry to dry.

About Pink Bourbon

Pink Bourbon was previously thought to be a hybrid of Yellow and Red Bourbon varieties. The variety was first identified growing in and around Huila, Colombia. Recent research has found that Pink Bourbon is in fact not Bourbon at all. Pink Bourbon mostly likely comes from an Ethiopian landrace variety.

Pink Bourbon has a stunningly high cup potential that wows coffee professionals and consumers alike. Its impressively high cup quality makes even more sense now that we understand Pink Bourbon is not simply a hybrid of two Bourbon varieties but traces to Ethiopian landraces. Its siblings include the highly-prized Geisha, which has consistently produced incredibly high cup scores. Pink Bourbon will continue to be a highly distinguished and valued variety.

Some farmers also report that Pink Bourbon has more disease resistance than the Bourbons it grows alongside. Based on these new discoveries, this may be due to the genetic variety it has coming from Ethiopian landraces.  

Coffee in Colombia

Colombia has been producing and exporting coffee renowned for their full body, bright acidity and rich aftertaste, since the early 19th century.

Colombia boasts a wide range of climates and geographic conditions that, in turn, produce their own unique flavors in coffee. This also means that harvest times can vary quite a bit. In fact, between all its different regions, Colombia produces fresh crop nearly all year round.

The increasing focus on the specialty industry is changing the way traders and farmers do business. It is becoming more common for farmers to isolate the highest quality beans in their lots to market separately. These higher-quality lots are often sold under specific brands or stories.

Besides its wide variety of cup profiles, Colombia has quickly expanded its certification options over the past 10 years. The most common certifications available are Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ and Organic.


SKU: colombia_miller_bustos_160g
Package Weight: 220g