Colombia Juan Jimenez Pink Bourbon

Juan is a second-generation farmer who has been cultivating coffee for over 40 years on his 16-hectare farm, El Porvenir, in Palestina, Huila. His expertise and early investment in the Pink Bourbon cultivar have earned him recognition and awards within the specialty coffee community. We have been purchasing his coffee for years, which will come at no surprise after tasting this microlot with its structured acidities and pungent notes of sweet lemon and grapefruit.

Pink Bourbon has become one of specialty coffee's most sought-after varietals, celebrated for a genetic profile that tends toward delicate sweetness and vivid, layered fruit when carefully cultivated. Grown in Palestina, Huila—a region consistently associated with high-quality cup profiles thanks to its geography and long tradition of smallholder production—this lot from producer Juan Jimenez arrives via a washed process, which typically emphasizes clarity and brightness by removing the fruit before fermentation, allowing the varietal's intrinsic character to speak directly.

Onyx Coffee Lab has built a reputation for precision sourcing and roasting, and the sweet lemon and grapefruit character noted here sits squarely within the citrus-bright register you'd expect from a clean, well-executed washed Pink Bourbon. For those exploring the flavor wheel, those descriptors anchor in the citrus fruit family—a useful reference point for calibrating your palate against this cup.