Heresy - Colombia Area 18 Pink Bourbon Experimental Washed Filter 252 g

Whole-bean specialty coffee from Colombia, roasted by Heresy roasting brand. Light roast, perfect for filter coffee machines, drippers, Chemex, AeroPress, French Press, and other pour-over brewing methods. The brew resembles the flavour of flowers, blueberry, tropical fruits and citrus fruits.

Origin: Colombia

Region: Cauca

Farm: Santa Barbara

Processing: Experimental washed

Altitude: 1850 m a.s.l.

Cupping score: 88 / 100

ABOUT THE FARM AND THE COFFEE PRODUCER

We are dealing here with a boutique, experimental farm that we visited in August 2025. It belongs to Banexport – a company that handles pretty much everything along the entire local supply chain: production, export, collaboration with smaller producers from the Cauca region, as well as innovations and modern technologies in coffee production and processing.

A whole range of the most prized Arabica botanical varieties is grown here (Geisha, Pink Bourbon, Java, Wush-Wush, or Laurina) across 14 hectares, most of which constitute a natural nature reserve with designated ecological trails. Many endemic plant and animal species make up an incredibly diverse ecosystem here.

Workers at Santa Barbara can count on stable employment all year round, not just during the season. Everything is done formally here, with a social security package, insurance, and a wage that is significantly higher and fairer in the context of the conditions that usually still prevail in Arabica-producing countries.Interestingly, the farm does not have its own processing station, and the entire process, from fermentation to drying, takes place in... a laboratory in the very heart of the city of Popayan, the capital of the Cauca region.

ABOUT COFFEE PROCESSING ON THE FARM

The Pink Bourbon variety is hand-picked and, immediately after harvesting, transported in a refrigerated truck (sic!) to the Area 18 station in the center of Popayan. A one-kilogram sample is taken for preliminary analysis, where after obtaining data, such as sugar concentration or density, the decision regarding the final process is made.

The cherries are cleaned and sorted, then undergo depulping (separating the seed from the fruit) and are placed in a bioreactor, which allows for full control of the fermentation process and manipulation of variables such as temperature, pH, pressure, or oxygen saturation. The latter stimulates the yeast strains naturally occurring in the fruit – during 48 hours of fermentation, this yeast converts sugars into aromatic precursors, which are responsible for the characteristic floral and fruity notes that lie within the Bourbon Rayado.

After fermentation, the coffee is washed three times.Drying takes place mechanically in an advanced laboratory machine, which removes water from the beans to a precisely programmed value in a controlled, even, and repeatable process. It lasts just three days.

ROASTER'S OPINION

100% Pink Bourbon in a Pink Bourbon. An incredibly clean, complex profile – flowers plus a whole range of fresh fruits. Organized like jam jars in a grandmother's pantry.

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Store in a cold and dry space.