Colombia Finca La Riviera Pink Bourbon

An incredibly complex, full-bodied, juicy Colombian coffee from Finca La Riviera, headed up by Julio Cesar Madrid Tisnes, this micro lot is comprised entirely of the coveted varietal Pink Bourbon. With a unique creamy custard mouthfeel and notes of tropical fruits, this is a truly unusual coffee.

The Pink Bourbon coffee variety has been making waves for its extremely sweet and complex cup character, as well as the striking pink color of its cherries. A natural cross between Red and Yellow Bourbon, selecting and developing Pink Bourbon was a painstaking process to draw out the recessive genetics responsible for the coffee’s pink color and other characteristics.

Julio Cesar Madrid Tisnes is a third-generation coffee grower, and Finca La Riviera, a 38-hectare farm, joined the ranks in his showcase of outstanding estates in 2013. Together with two other farms, Finca Milan and Finca Buenos Aires, the Tisnes family’s estates have won multiple awards and championships around the world, including national and world barista championships.

Located in the central foothills of the Andes Mountains within the Risaralda Department, Finca La Riviera’s young soil is enriched with nutrients from the relatively recent eruptions of nearby volcanoes. The wide thermal range of the microclimate reaches up to 30ºC in the daytime and can drop to 15ºC in the evening, allowing coffee cherries to develop complex and unique flavors.

For Finca La Riviera, Julio has had his sights set on innovation from the beginning. Many non-traditional varieties are grown here, including Gesha, Laurina, Sudan Rume, and a myriad of niche Bourbon strains like Sidra and Rayado.