Villamaria - Colombia

Black Cherry, Lavender, Sherry

Region: Caldas 
Country: Colombia
Variety: Pink Bourbon Peaberry
Process: Anoxic Washed & Anoxic Natural

An exciting addition to Villamaría’s roster, the Pink Bourbon Peaberry aka the PB², brings these hidden gems into the specialty market. Typically, screen sizes below 15 are sold into local markets, based on size alone. These peaberries were isolated and re-sorted from both the anoxic washed and anoxic natural lots of Pink Bourbon, delivered to La Aurora by neighbouring producers.

The anoxic process uses cool temperatures by utilising cold water poured above plastic sheeting, creating a vacuum seal above the coffee cherries. Cold water reduces the fermentation temperature, and allows the coffee to sit in cherry for an extended period, with no interaction from additional oxygen. 

The temperature remains stable and low because the surface water acts as a heat exchanger, with the warmth evaporating off of the top. Coffees are dried for up to 20 days on raised beds in cherry for anoxic naturals and after pulping for anoxic washed. The resultant volumes are then blended for export.

This coffee brings together many different innovative approaches to processing, quality, challenging our expectations of what is possible.

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