Sangria Summer-Colombia

Process: Washed

Producer: Various Small Holders throughout Huila

Varietals: Pink Bourbon, Caturra, Geisha

Roast Level: Light

We Taste: Sangria, Fruit Punch, Watermelon Candy

We Love It As: Pourover or Wild Espresso

A stunning coffee, full of layered fruit and gentle pleasant acidity.  

In Spanish, Las Perlitas means “Little Pearls” and throughout the harvest, it’s quite common that small-holders in Colombia produce lots that aren’t large enough to be exported on their own. However, the quality is often just as good (or better) than samples received from larger lots. As such, we buy all coffees, regardless of size and create a larger, export-size lot based on cup score and profile.

The result is Las Perlitas, Huila; a celebrated Washed coffee of various small lots from producers in Huila, whose farms range in elevation from 1,600 to 2,000 m.a.s.l. and grow Pink Bourbon. In most versions, there is usually a mix of varieties, which include Caturra, Pink Bourbon and even sometimes Geisha. However, with the amount of Pink Bourbon being planted in Huila these days, these lots are often very heavily weighted with that variety!