Colombia Exploration Edition
Every season we come across an interesting roasting or sourcing concept that is too good to not share. Our Brew Box series in an ongoing exploration that allows us to connect with you over a cup of roasted coffee in a way that keeps us all curious about our craft.
For this season's Brew Box, we chose four coffees from Colombia to demonstrate the huge variety of flavor that’s possible from one producing country. Working with the incredible team at Forest Coffee, we’ve sourced these offerings directly from their green exporting company. Purchasing directly from Forest Coffee allows us access to fresh crop greens and a wealth of information about the farms, producers, and processing methods.
New roast dates of our Spring Brew Box, coming soon.
$48
In Each Brew Box
This flight of four distinct and rare coffees from Colombia will expand your palate, together they provide a exclusive sensory experience that illustrates the impact of processing on unique varietals. We invite you to enjoy these coffees in a specific order.
Pink Bourbon – Washed process
The brightest and most delicate offering, this is the Colombia Pink Bourbon. Produced by Freddy Correa at Finca La Primavera in the Huila region of Colombia, this micro lot is pre-fermented in cherry, then in mucilage, before being washed and dried on raised beds. This 3-day washing method produces clean and crisp flavors with a light body.
Yellow Bourbon – Semi-washed process
Also from the Huila region, the semi-washed Yellow Bourbon comes from producer Johan Vergara at Finca Las Flores. This incredible coffee utilizes a 48-hour pulp natural sun drying process which yields intense sweetness with a distinct spice note.
Gesha Marcela – Anaerobic Natural process
The first of two very special coffees from the Bayter brothers Shady and Elias at El Vergel Estate in the Tolima region. The Gesha Marcela microlot is a highly prized coffee varietal praised for its tropical fruit flavors and complex florality. Through natural processing, the Gesha varietal’s flavors of berries and citrus are emphasized without diminishing the syrupy body.
Java El Eden – Carbonic Maceration Natural process
Java El Eden is the perfect coffee to conclude this series. The Java varietal is also rare for Colombia, and the Bayter brothers have developed a natural processing method using carbonic maceration, a process borrowed from the winemaking industry. This process creates heavy, rich flavors of dark fruits and caramelized sweetness in a coffee that is round and full.
Adrian
A really wonderful set! I just received this, and the presentation of the four canisters of of roasted coffee beans was quite nice. There are about 75 grams of coffee in each canister, providing an ample amount for multiple cupping sessions and/or multiple persons, while still ensuring that the beans won’t be going stale before you’ve finished the box.
Each varietal was roasted to perfection, and — as I also have the green beans on hand — it really helped to point out the shortcomings in my own roasting technique and challenged me to modify my own process to improve as a coffee roaster. Just as an example, the Pink Bourbon was quite delightful, roasted to a Full City level with a wonderful aroma that began as soon as I opened the canister. The wet aroma was remarkable with chestnut and huckleberry, and tropical flavors of ripe guava and nasturtium as well as New Years moon pie, finishing with grape leaf and oil cured olive. Impressive and delightful!
The included “Sip n Slurp” book gives a nice introduction to how to taste coffee for beginners and has plenty of nice photos and illustrations. Overall, this is a lovely little set that makes a nice gift for coffee lovers of all levels of experience!
Adrian
Absolutely outstanding! Generous 80 gram samples of all four coffee varieties provide more than enough for multiple cupping sessions, and every bean seems roasted to perfection for each individual variety, in the City to Full City range. The consistency of the roasts is impressive, and the wonderful aroma is immediately apparent when you open the containers.
With the pink bourbon, nasturtium, chestnut and huckleberry presented themselves to my nose, while flavors of ripe guava and Moon Pie appeared on the palate, with well balanced acidity and finishing with grape leaf and oil cured olive. An amazing and perfectly roasted sample.
I look forward to trying the rest and comparing against my own attempts at roasting the available Gesha and Java green beans. A wonderful holiday gift (in this case from myself to me) but sure to please any coffee lover.
The bonus Sip ‘n’ Slurp book, while short, has wonderful illustrations and is a nicely put together introduction to tasting that those new to coffee will appreciate, and is the perfect addition to this great gift set!