Ines Perafan Pink Bourbon - Light Medium Roast

Roast: light-medium

Notes: sweet and tart berries, milk chocolate, smooth

Variety: pink bourbon

Process: washed

Elevation: 1650 masl

Producer: Ines Perafan

Farm: Los Olivos, Huila, Colombia

Best for: pourover, french press, aeropress

Ines Perafan grew up in a coffee family.* Now, she and her daughter Sandra grow coffee on Los Olivos, their farm in the small township of Puerto Lleras in Huila. Ines's coffee has been recognized for its high quality by the Cup of Excellence in 2011. 

Ines processes the coffee meticulously. Picked at optimal ripeness, the cherries undergo an initial 12-24 hour ferment, before being depulped (where the outer layers of the coffee are removed), and then fermented for a further 36-40 hours in a tank. After washing, the coffee drys in the sun for about 15 days and under a shade cloth for a further 10 days or more. The parchment coffee is then stored in grainpro bags to ensure stable humidity. 

Ines is a member of Los Guacheros, a group of small farmers who support each other, for example, by sharing information on best practices, and maintaining each other's farms when needed.

We bought this coffee through Shared Source who align closely with our values of transparency, equity, and sustainability in the coffee supply chain. They work closely with smallholder farmers for the long term, paying prices that properly account for costs of production, environmental preservation, and quality. 

*Thank you Shared Source for providing information about Ines, Sandra, and their coffee operation, and the photo of Ines.