What's pink bourbon? Pink bourbon Why is it pink? Introduction to bourbon coffee

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Bourbon coffee-bourbon species

Before introducing pink bourbon, let's briefly talk about what bourbon is. Bourbon coffee was originally grown on the island of Reunion, which was also known as le Bourbon before 1789. Bourbon, along with Typica, is the oldest coffee variety in existence. The green fruit appears bright red when ripe.

Bourbon Coffee-Pink Bourbon

Pink bourbon, as its name implies, its coffee cherries are romantic pink when ripe. It is a very rare new variety, which is bred by the cross between red bourbon and yellow bourbon. The reason why pink bourbon is rare is that it is difficult to maintain this beautiful pink, sometimes some orange bourbon will be harvested, that is because the color of coffee fruit is ultimately determined by the recessive genes in the pollen grains. Among the pollen grains we have selected for hybridization, there are both yellow genes inclined to yellow bourbon and red genes inclined to red bourbon, and these are all recessive genes, which are very easy to interfere with each other.

At present, pink bourbon can be seen in Colombia and Guatemala. Take this batch of pink bourbon coffee as an example, there are about 1800 coffee trees. Each tree produces about 1.8kg fresh fruit in the first production season. After peeling and pulp treatment, about 0.36kg coffee beans are obtained. In a normal production season, the output of this batch of coffee is less than 650kg.

Colombian Vera St. Allov small farmer pink bourbon rare variety 1700m

Colombia Huila San Adlofo Small Producers Pink Bourbon 1700m

Flavor: meticulous and rich, subtle and complex. Violet flowers, pink pepper, almond cream, peaches. Juicy, vibrant and well-balanced acidity; silky and light on the palate. Crisp and sweet, the flavor is saturated.

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