Colombia Huila Pink Bourbon

The four coffees we selected for this pink bourbon lot all shared two prime characteristics that we look for from this variety: syrupy sweetness, and articulated acidity. The differences from red and yellow varieties can be subtle, and it's the aromatic honey/panela type sweetness, and an almost Kenya-like vibrance that we look for in our selections. The fragrance of the ground coffee is loaded with raw sugar smells, a hint of honey lemonade, and Earl Grey tea. The wet aroma trades delicate fragrance for more heavy-handed sweetness, butter cream frosting, notes of caramel, and toffee. The cup shows very nice citrus-like vibrance in the light roasts that is balanced out by layered sweet flavors of light honey, fluffy almond torrone, and an array of dark, unrefined sugars. City roasts are going to be light and bright, citrus elements lending to sweetly brisk accents of pink grapefruit, and lemonade sweetened with panela. They also have a whole grain aspect that, along with the sweetness, reminded me of buckwheat pancakes with syrup. I found the cup sweetness held up very nicely to darker roast levels too, with Full City roasts developing a delicious semi-sweet dark chocolate, with accents of toasted beer grain, and raisin.