Colombia Viviana Realpe - Pink Bourbon

29 Year old Viviana, alongside her husband Pablo, & son Juan Pablo, farms on their 7 hectare farm which she inherited from her father. They have a variety of trees on the farm, but this is the only the 3rd year they have ever been able to harvest a large enough lot of Pink Bourbon for our sourcing parters, Shared Source, to be able to purchase.

To process, Viviana de-pulps the cherries the same day they are picked, and then leaves them to ferment in water, constantly being stirred and cleaned for up to 40 hours. When it's peak season, she pays the pickers significantly more to make sure they only end up picking ripe cherries, and her friends and family help with the picking as well.

This is a primary example of the types of individuals Shared Source chooses to work alongside with. Viviana is a young, female producer, working hard towards organic certification on her farm, building a 1000kg dryer, and continuing to experiment with new and interesting processing methods. We're super grateful to have been able to purchase this lot, the second time that we’ve purchased from Viviana!

Notes of Pink Lemonade, Raw Cacao, Buttercream.

Varietals: Pink Bourbon
Region: El Mason, Huila, Colombia
Altitude: 1650-1750 MASL
Processing: Washed