Colombia | Marlon Bolaños Bourbon Aji

Description

Tasting Notes: Raspberry, lime zest, peachy habanero

Origin: Acevedo, Huila, Colombia

Farm: The Three Coffee Farmers

Producer: Marlon Bolaños

Altitude: 1670 masl

Varietal: Bourbon Aji

Process: Washed (12-hour fermentation)

About: This coffee was sourced through Unblended Coffee from Marlon Bolaños, a 21 year old producer in Acevedo, Huila. He grew up on his family’s farm and took a barista course at 17, where he learned green coffee evaluation and sensory analysis. He now works the farm full time with his two brothers, Hemerson and Pedro, under the name Three Coffee Farmers. Marlon leads fermentation, sample prep, and cupping. The farm also has a natural spring, and he has won barista competitions using its water, which he calls "champion's water."

Bourbon Aji is a rare variety found in the mountains of southern Huila. Aji is the Spanish word for chili pepper. Despite the name, genetic testing cited by some roasters suggests it isn’t a Bourbon mutation at all. It appears to be closer to an Ethiopian landrace, though sources disagree. Either way, it has become one of Colombia’s more interesting varieties in specialty coffee.

This Bourbon Aji is washed. Cherries are hand selected to remove unripe fruit and floated to separate defects. After depulping, the coffee rests in open plastic tanks for 12 hours, then is washed. It dries on raised sun beds for 10 to 15 days, until it reaches 11% moisture.

We're getting a lot of raspberry, lime zest, peach, and a subtle habanero fruit note that is really special and unique to this coffee. Marlon designed the processing to highlight the variety’s natural character rather than add to it.

House recipe: https://brainwaveroasters.com/pages/brew-guide

Orea O1 - 208° water (~30ppm), 1:16.5 ratio, 5.5 ZP6.
0:30 bloom, then 3 pours to final volume, pouring once water is near the coffee bed, finishing around 2:30.

Rest: We're suggesting you rest this one for at least 4 weeks to maximize the flavor.

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Whole Bean Coffee | Net wt. 8 oz.

Text from Brainwave Coffee Roasters' listing.