Colombia
Cauca
Jose Adolfo Muse
El Paraiso
Pink Bourbon
Washed
May–October
Molasses, Orange, Roasted Nuts, Floral
1980 meters
N/A
70 kg w/ GrainPro
SOLD OUT
Jose Adolfo Muse is a young coffee producer who got his start working for years with his family and on nearby conventional coffee farms. When he received his first plot of land for his Finca El Paraiso he decided to plant it with Bourbon and Castillo, intended specifically to produce specialty coffee. After connecting with professionals from Pergamino, they encouraged him to sort and process the lots separately, capitalizing on the high elevation of his farm in order to produce single-variety microlots. The results proved beneficial immediately, and today he delivers high quality lots like this Pink Bourbon Washed.
This lot underwent Washed processing. Pulped coffee was dry fermented for 36 hours prior to being fully washed. The washed coffee was then patio dried to its optimal humidity.
The Colombian department of Cauca lies in the southwestern part of the country, with the Pacific Ocean to the west, Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east, and Nariño, Putumayo, and Caqueta Departments to the south. Many rivers traverse Cauca and the Central Range of the Andes Mountains runs through the department. Popayan is the capital city and Cauca’s population is distributed throughout the rural highlands and valleys.
Coffee producers here are mainly smallholder farmers with less than 1.5 hectares of land and 4000–6000 coffee trees in production on average. The soil in the region is fertile due to volcanic ash, and the weather is filled with warm days and cool nights due to winds blowing from the paramo, high plateaus in the area’s mountains. These factors all contribute to the region’s classic cup profile, delicate and balanced with hints of confection-like sweetness.
