Colombia Huila Finca Las Flores Pink Bubble

A bubble is light in flight, colored pink to draw you in.
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Pink Bubble alludes to the flavor on entry and the lingering finish, as gentle and delicate as a pink bubble, ready to pop.
This varietal is the Pink Bourbon. Its coffee cherries, when ripe, take on a romantic, pinkish-orange hue, making it a rather rare variety. Its native flavor profile carries delightful notes of elegant florals and sugarcane sweetness.
Finca Las Flores employs a chemical-free method to enhance these flavors—Thermal Shock processing.
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First, the fresh cherries are soaked, washed, and aerobically fermented for 24 hours to achieve a cleaner profile. After the pulp is removed, the beans are fermented in their own natural juices for 36 hours to develop more layered aromatics.

Next, the beans are rinsed with the hot (50°C), fermented juices—first at a bean temperature of 45°C, and then again at 12°C. This thermal shock helps to stabilize and intensify the coffee’s flavor and sweetness, as well as prevent oxidation.
Finally, the beans are dried for 8 to 10 days.
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Just grinding the beans reveals distinct aromas of popping candy and dried flowers.
At high temperatures, the first sip offers flavors reminiscent of dried lavender, with a full-bodied candy-like sweetness that dissolves in the mouth.

As it cools to a medium temperature, notes of safflower and a hint of sweet orange emerge, adding layers of rich fruit complexity.
When it cools down further, the overall experience becomes a comforting and leisurely sensation, akin to sipping a blend of dried flower tea and Earl Grey.
Just one sip, and you can’t help but nod in approval.