Archival Release #59 - Juan Jiménez Copa De Oro 2022

This month’s Archival Release features an award-winning coffee from the inaugural year of the Copa de Oro: a competition designed to identify and recognize the highest quality coffees produced throughout the region of Huila, Colombia , each year.

This particular selection comes from the 2022 harvest of producer Juan Jiménez, whose entry earned him fourth place in the Southern regional category of the competition. By 2022, the popularity and prevalence of the pink bourbon variety had had fully set in, and Sr. Jiménez’s coffee was one of 12 different pink bourbon entries to win an award that year. In the following year’s competition, he would cement his place as one of the finest producers in Huila with a first place overall win in the Southern regional category.

Passenger Coffee's Archival Release #59 showcases a distinct lot from Juan Jiménez, a celebrated producer in Huila, Colombia. This 2022 selection features Pink Bourbon, a varietal prized within the Bourbon family for its naturally complex character. The Copa De Oro designation signals recognition within Colombian coffee circles, and archival releases typically reflect coffees of particular merit selected for preservation and release by Passenger Coffee. Pink Bourbon lots tend toward distinctive fruit-forward profiles and floral undertones, though expression varies significantly by producer and processing choices. This lot offers a window into Jiménez's approach to coffee cultivation and preparation in one of Colombia's premier coffee regions.