{"product_id":"colombia-sebastian-ramirez-yeast-inocuted-washed-pink-bourbon","title":"Colombia Sebastian Ramirez - Yeast Inoculated Washed Pink Bourbon","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003eCOLOMBIA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSEBASTIAN RAMIREZ - YEAST INOCULATED WASHED PINK BOURBON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 11.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eTROPICAL RED FRUITS, CITRUS CANDY, SWEET TARTS, EXPRESSIVE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur first coffee from Sebastian Ramirez, and a producer we've wanted to work with for a while. Sebastian and his team at El Placer have become known for pushing fermentation and processing forward in Colombia, but what we love about this coffee is actually how restrained it feels. It's floral, intensely sweet, and fruit-forward without sacrificing the clean, elegant character that makes Pink Bourbon so special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cup reminds us of tropical red fruits, citrus candies, Sweet Tarts, and apple sugar—bright and playful up front, with a beautifully clean finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eBEAN DETAILS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eORIGIN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuindío, Colombia\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCER: Sebastian Ramirez\u003cbr\u003eELEVATION: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1,860–2,000 masl\u003cbr\u003eVARIETY: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePink Bourbon\u003cbr\u003ePROCESS: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe coffee is then depulped and placed into \u003cstrong\u003e200-liter tanks\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it undergoes a \u003cstrong\u003e36-hour anaerobic fermentation with an inoculated yeast culture\u003c\/strong\u003e at a controlled temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTASTING NOTES:  tropical red fruit, citrus candy, sweet tarts, apple sugar\u003cbr\u003eROAST TYPE: Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFarm Level\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAbout Sebastian Ramirez\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSebastian Ramirez is the producer behind \u003cstrong\u003eEl Placer\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the better-known names in Colombia's modern specialty coffee scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePink Bourbon—or Bourbon Rosado—is one of Sebastian's favorite varieties, and this washed process serves as something of a foundation for the rest of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than trying to push the coffee toward maximum fermentation character, the goal here is balance. Sebastian uses the floral and sweet qualities revealed through this process to understand the coffee itself, then uses that knowledge to guide the more experimental processes throughout the El Placer portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe love that idea: \u003cstrong\u003estart with the coffee, then decide what the process should do.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout El Placer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Placer is a little different from a traditional coffee farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, the property was a large coffee estate in \u003cstrong\u003eQuindío\u003c\/strong\u003e, but today roughly half of its original coffee production remains active. The operation has increasingly evolved into a specialized processing facility, with Sebastian overseeing both coffee grown on the property and carefully selected cherries sourced from other producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of his specialty varieties—including \u003cstrong\u003eGeisha and portions of his Pink Bourbon production—are sourced from Huila\u003c\/strong\u003e, then brought into the El Placer system where Sebastian develops the fermentation and processing protocols that ultimately shape each coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe property sits between \u003cstrong\u003e1,860 and 2,000 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e and spans approximately \u003cstrong\u003e24 hectares\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a team of around 10 people expanding to roughly 50 during harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSebastian has also recently acquired another farm where he plans to focus on more unusual varieties that can be difficult to cultivate in Quindío, continuing to expand an already pretty remarkable collection of genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Process\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe El Placer team begins by hand-picking the ripest cherries and carefully sorting them for quality and density.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coffee is then depulped and placed into \u003cstrong\u003e200-liter tanks\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it undergoes a \u003cstrong\u003e36-hour anaerobic fermentation with an inoculated yeast culture\u003c\/strong\u003e at a controlled temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter fermentation, the coffee is rinsed and moved to shaded open patios, where it is dried for approximately \u003cstrong\u003efive days\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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