Colombia Huila La Primavera Pink Bourbon
Jeferson Castano is a proud member of the second generation of the Castano family - locally renowned for pioneering the Pink Bourbon variety. His farm, Finca La Primavera, continues the family tradition with careful cultivation and processing of this unique coffee. It's very well balanced and clean with gentle citrus acidity and a bouquet of florals. We notes jasmine, fig, red apple, cherry and a dash of cocoa powder.
Jeferson Castano is a member of the second generation of the venerable Castano family – locally recognized as pioneers in the Pink Bourbon variety. Striking out on his own, he founded his farm, Finca La Primavera, in the La Esmeralda district of Huila. With a modest 6 hectares to work, he planted 24,000 Pink Bourbon trees, going all in on his family’s tradition with this unique variety.
Jeferson choose the traditional washed process for this lot in order to highlight it’s most treasured attributes – effervescent acidity, harmonious balance and a squeaky clean finish. There’s a lovely bouquet of florals, though Jasmine was most prominent to my nose. It’s got a full body and silky to creamy texture along with notes of sweet lemonade, red apple, fig, caramel and a dash of cocoa powder with a hint of berries. I’d say this is a great coffee is a great introduction for folks looking to try the variety for the first time without being overwhelmed by the complexity of natural processing. The cup is super clean and fresh without being a massive departure from what fans of the more “traditional” Colombian coffee profile enjoy.
Reminder! This coffee is raw, you must roast it before brewing
Arrival Date: January 29th, 2025. Harvest year: 2024, Packed in GrainPro
Acidity & Brightness: Gently bright and slightly sweet.
Balance & Finish: Very balanced with a crisp, clean finish.
Body & Texture: Full bodied with a silky to creamy texture
Flavors: Jasmine, lemonade, red apple, fig and cocoa powder.
Grade: Excelso, 14/16 screen size, Grown at 1,700 SHB
Processing: Fermented for 60 hours before pulped and fully washed. Pre-dried in a parabolic system before finishing in a mechanical dryer.
Grower: Jeferson Castano | Finca La Primavera
Region: Acevado, La Esmeralda, Huila, Colombia.
Varieties: Pink Bourbon
Recommended Roast Range: City+ to Full City+ (Light-medium to Medium-dark)
We like this coffee best at City + (Light-medium) or as first crack has begun to trail off. We find this “lighter side of medium” roast level really showcases the florals and citrus in the cup. If you prefer a more balanced cup, feel free to take this coffee to a full medium, or just after first crack has trailed off. Pushing the roast into the first few snaps of second crack will yield a more cocoa focused cup at the expense of the more subtle floral notes, but the cup will pick up a bit more body and creamy texture.
Belco Coffee - " Jeferson belongs to the second generation of coffee producers in the Castano family, well-known in the Huila region, particularly for popularizing the Bourbon Rosado variety. Although the family had to shift to less favorable work in the field during the difficult years of the coffee crisis and violence, they soon returned to coffee cultivation and dedicated themselves entirely to this crop. Consequently, Jeferson, one of the six children, began to learn about the business and the product, eventually becoming an independent producer.
The La Primavera farm is located at 1,700 meters above sea level in the La Esmeralda district, in the southern municipality of Acevedo, in Huila, Colombia. Being the gateway to the Colombian massif, it has an edaphoclimatic diversity that makes it a privileged region for the production of fine coffees. On his 6-hectare farm, he planted 24,000 coffee trees of the Bourbon Rosado variety intending to produce high-quality coffees.”
