Pink 120 | August 2023

Our "Same Coffee, Different Methods" showcase presents Jose Giraldo of Cafe 1959, a determined coffee producer from Quindio, Colombia. Jose first met Cafe 1959 co-founder, Jimmy Avendano, at a Seattle trade show, where Jimmy candidly advised Jose that his coffee needed improvement. Undeterred, Jose returned home and, with his father, a trained food scientist, began reinventing their crop with new varieties and fermentation methods. They cultivated unique strains like gesha, pink bourbon, wush-wush, and moka, and revamped their existing caturra lots. The result of this journey is the distinctive Panela Sticky coffee, now a highlight of Jose's offerings. Today, with an impressive track record, we can confidently say that Jose produces some of Colombia's finest coffee.

This Pink Bourbon coffee, grown at the scenic Finca El Diamante in Huila, offers an extraordinary coffee experience. Cherries are carefully picked at their sweetest stage and embark on a nocturnal journey to a fermentation facility in Quindio, where they'll undergo a 12-Hour anaerobic fermetation in the truck, and then 108 HR natural carbonic maceration with CO2 produced by the fermentation.

Tasting Notes ~ Red Apple & Grapefruit Zest

Origin ~ Huila, Colombia

Process ~ CARBONIC MACERATION

Varietal ~ Pink Bourbon