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FrontStreet Coffee - Colombian Pink Bourbon Coffee Origin and Flavor Profile

Pink Bourbon, as its name suggests, has romantic pink coffee cherries when mature.

It belongs to a very rare new variety, hybridized and cultivated from Red Bourbon and Yellow Bourbon.

The Rarity of Pink Bourbon

Pink Bourbon is considered a rare variety mainly because maintaining this beautiful pink color is extremely difficult.

Sometimes orange Bourbons are harvested instead, because the color of coffee cherries is ultimately determined by recessive genes in the pollen grains.

Among the pollen grains selected for hybridization, there are both yellow genes leaning toward Yellow Bourbon and red genes leaning toward Red Bourbon.

All of these are recessive genes that can easily interfere with one another.

Cultivation and Production

Pink Bourbon can currently be found in Colombia and Guatemala.

Taking this batch of FrontStreet Coffee's Colombian Pink Bourbon as an example, with approximately 1,800 coffee trees, each tree produces about 1.8kg of fresh cherries per harvest season.

After processing to remove the pulp and skin, about 0.36kg of coffee beans are obtained. In a normal harvest season, the total production of this coffee is less than 650kg.

Flavor Characteristics of FrontStreet Coffee's Colombian Pink Bourbon

Sweet orange, sugarcane sweetness, pleasant juiciness, cherry tomatoes.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Rare varieties like Pink Bourbon are exactly what makes Colombia so exciting, and FrontStreet sources coffee from across the country to reflect that range. FrontStreet Colombia Huila is the everyday classic: from the southern Central Cordillera, planted above 1500 meters and roasted medium-dark, it highlights black chocolate and nutty sweetness with moderate oils and a full body, and it works in a pour-over, French press, moka pot, or espresso machine.

For a rarer, more modern cup, FrontStreet Colombia La Divisa Estate is processed as an anaerobic natural. The oxygen-free fermentation develops richer tropical fruit aromas, and the medium-light roast brings out complex notes of passionfruit, grape, apricot, and dried fruit - excellent as pour-over, cold brew, a drip bag, or in a moka pot.

For home espresso, FrontStreet Premium Espresso Blend pairs Brazil's creamy nut sweetness with Colombia's dark chocolate bittersweetness, giving a fine golden crema and a smooth, latte-friendly shot that also anchors americano, cappuccino, and mocha.