Colombia Paola Trujillo Bourbon Ají Washed

Description

Tasting Notes: Blackberry Jam, Lime, Caramel

Paola & Carlos Trujillo | Farm: Finca Patio Bonito | Region: Caldono, Cauca, Colombia | Varietal: Bourbon Ají | Importer: KWC | Processing: Washed | Altitude: 1,700 MASL

Our average cupping score: 87.63

About the producer

Finca Patio Bonito is an 11-hectare family farm in Caldono, Cauca, run by Carlos Trujillo and his daughter Paola. Carlos has been growing coffee for almost 50 years. Paola spent years as a cupper and green buyer in Nariño and Huila before coming home to the farm in 2022, and since then she has worked alongside her father to refine their fermentations and experiment with new washed and natural processes. The farm grows 13 different cultivars, and Bourbon Ají is one of the rarest of them.

What makes this coffee stand out

Ají is a rare cultivar named for the small, pointed, chili-like shape of its cherries. Grown in Cauca's volcanic soils and cooled by Pacific winds, this washed lot is juicy and layered: ripe blackberry jam and a bright squeeze of lime up front, with honey, plum and green apple filling in as it cools, and a creamy caramel and vanilla sweetness on the finish. It's structured and remarkably well balanced, with a long, sustained finish. Intense and delicate at the same time.

Our light roasts develop their best flavors after 2 weeks, peak around 4 weeks, and remain delicious for weeks after. For extended freshness, consider freezing the coffee to preserve its quality even longer.

Text from Driftaway Coffee's listing.