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Pink Borbon Thermal Shock DECAF - Jhoan Vergara, Colombia

Pink Borbon Thermal Shock DECAF - Jhoan Vergara, Colombia

Two anaerobic ferments, an oxidation, sugarcane decaf, and a 30-minute shock in 50°C (122°F) water. Jhoan Vergara’s Pink Bourbon, DECAF!

  • Tastes like:)  Gardenia, Apple Pie, Vanilla Cream
  • Very Light
  • Anaerobic
  • Bright & Fruity
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Producer Equity: 20% of retail price = $8.38 /340g - $9.50 /lb

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Pink Borbon Thermal Shock DECAF - Jhoan Vergara, Colombia

Jhoan Vergara had this Pink Bourbon from Finca Las Flores in Acevedo, Huila, at 1,750 meters, decaffeinated with the sugarcane process. The cherry first goes through 36 hours of controlled anaerobic fermentation, 12 hours of oxidation, and 36 more anaerobic after depulping. A 30-minute soak in 50°C (122°F) water delivers the thermal shock, and dehumidifying machines dry it for 36 hours. Sweetness and clarity carry through.

Producer:

Nestor Lasso and Jhoan Vergara looked at post-harvest processing in Acevedo, Huila and decided the small farmers around them were getting left behind on equipment they'd never afford alone. So they built a shared hub instead, and now every farmer who brings coffee through Peñas Blancas gets the same fermentation precision as anyone with money to burn. That's not charity, that's two guys deciding the tools shouldn't be the thing standing between a farmer and a great cup.

Place:

Colombia gets called the unfair origin because it genuinely has no business being this good at everything. Huila, Antioquia, Nariño, Tolima, 1,200 to 2,200 meters, harvesting nearly year-round. Some producers are running fermentation experiments that sound made up until you taste them. Others are quietly turning out microlots so clean and juicy they don't need any experiment at all. Both are Colombia.

Processing Center: Peñas Blancas Coffee Processing Center
Location: Acevedo, Huila, Colombia
Altitude: 1,750 m.a.s.l.
Variety: Pink Borbom
Process: Washed Thermal Shock
Fermentation: Controlled Anaerobic Fermentation and Oxidation
DECAF Process: Sugarcane EA


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Pink Borbon Thermal Shock DECAF - Jhoan Vergara, Colombia

20% Remains At Origin: 20% of retail price = $8.38 /340g - $9.50 /lb

20% Remains At Origin = The portion of the retail price that remained in the country of origin.

Financial Transparency:

1. 20% Return To Origin (lb): $9.50 green FOB
2. FOB to Our Roastery costs (lb): $2.05
3. Final Roasted Cost (lb): $13.59
4. Torque costs to roast, pack & ship coffee: $7.25 /lb
5. Final Torque Cost: $20.84 /lb

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Terms:
- 20% Return To Origin = The portion of the retail price that remained in the country of origin
- FOB = Free On Board - the coffee is bagged, labeled, and ready to load for shipment. This is the point where all that money stays in origin
- EXW = coffee has left country of origin and available at a commercial coffee warehouse
- All costs from FOB to EXW to our roastery
- Transport costs = the cost per pound to get the coffee from a central warehouse to our roastery
- Final Roasted Cost = All costs from FOB to EXW to our roasters, plus an average roast weight shrinkage percentage
- Torque Costs = All the other costs besides the raw roasted coffee to get it to the point where it's ready to go including living wages for our staff.
- Final Torque Cost = All of the above - per pound

Country Of Origin: Colombia

Partner Since: 2025

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