Description
Country
Colombia
Region
Cauca
Producer
Patio Bontio
Arabica variety
Pink Bourbon
Altitude
1700 masl
Process
Natural
Tasting notes
prune – raspberry – blood orange
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Farm: Patio Bontio
Patio Bonito is a hardworking and innovative family-run farm in Caldono, Cauca.
Founder Carlos Arturo Trujillo has been a coffee farmer for almost 50 years, and he says, “It has been a long road, but in the end, it is very satisfactory.” He is assisted on his farm by his daughter, Paola Trujillo, who has been especially integral in helping Carlos perfect the fermentation process for his coffee. Paola spent many years previously working as a cupper and buyer in Nariño and Huila for an exporting company. After returning to the farm in 2022, she has innovated how they process their washed and natural coffees, including “thermal shock” and anaerobic modulations to their processes. The Trujillo’s first met Cafe Imports in 2015 and Carlos says “I am thrilled at the opportunity to continue a decades old relationship
and feel confident that the legacy we have built together is one that my daughter’s can carry on well after I am gone.” The total area of the farm is 11 hectares, with 9 hectares of coffee, or 47,000 coffee trees across 13 varieties, including Castillo,Colombia, and Pink Bourbon, Gesha, Typica, SL-28, Red Bourbon, Java, Bourbon Aji”, Sidra, Pacamara, Laurina, and Wush Wush. The Trujillo family are passionate in
their pursuit of quality, and in their attention to detail in every aspect of the farm.
According to the Trujillo’s, all operations at Patio Bonito are grounded in three core values: food security, soil conservation and management, and coffee cultivation.
The farm’s mission is “to provide alternatives and training to farmers and students on the management, conservation, and exploration of natural resources and the environment,” and the family’s philosophy is, “The best legacy we can leave to our children is: love, knowledge, and a planet in which to live.”
Program: Variety Select
Paola & Carlos Trujillo – Finca Patio Bonito – Caldono – Cauca – Pink Bourbon – Natural
Variety Select lots comprise coffees of a single noteworthy variety, sourced either from an individual farm or from several farms and blended together. These lots are designed to highlight the flavor potential that is inherent in particular coffee varieties, and are the result of great care and attention to detail on the producer’s part. These coffees are microlot-level quality and come with a high degree of traceability.
Process: Natural
Paola & Carlos Trujillo – Finca Patio Bonito – Caldono – Cauca – Pink Bourbon – Natural
We started sourcing naturally-processed coffees from Colombia in 2018 and since, have grown to love the unique cup profile that can be achieved through this process. In general, the ripest cherries are selected for natural processing, they are often hand sorted or float-sorted, cleaned, and placed on raised beds in a covered area to dry for at least a two-week period. The high humidity and rainy climates across Colombia do add to the challenging of achieving a high-quality naturally-processed coffee; but, when it is done properly and the coffee is moved consistently throughout the curing process, we find the resulting
cup profile to be exquisite. It is important to note this coffee was intentionally processed utilizing anaerobic fermentation. In general, placing freshly-harvested cherries inside a sealed container or bag of some sort for a period of time will create a flavor impact. We find those anaerobically-fermented coffees often exhibit an increase in the intensity of fruit and acidity and a slight increase in the body. Nonetheless, the anaerobic fermentation process has a distinct impact on the outcome of the flavor profile.
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Paola & Carlos Trujillo – Finca Patio Bonito – Caldono – Cauca – Pink Bourbon – Natural
Pink Bourbon: Cultivated from hybridization of Red and Yellow Bourbon. It’s very rare, but the producers say it is quite resistant to rust. Pink and Orange Bourbons are very difficult to produce with consistency. The recessive genes leading to the expression of these colors are easily thwarted by the presence of yellow and red genes in a given pollen grain. A carefully isolated and contained lot can do quite well and preserve the unique color and character of this variety, though this is quite hard to find.
Region: Cauca
Paola & Carlos Trujillo – Finca Patio Bonito – Caldono – Cauca – Pink Bourbon – Natural
Cauca is in central-western Colombia, stretching from the Western Cordillera mountain range to the Pacific Ocean. Ocean winds and elevation result in Cauca being one of the coolest regions of the country. The coffee in this area is grown mostly by indigenous or Afro-descendant communities. Geographically, the region has many features including the Popayan Plateau, many rivers, and the central volcanic mountain range.
Country: Colombia
Paola & Carlos Trujillo – Finca Patio Bonito – Caldono – Cauca – Pink Bourbon – Natural
For us at Cafe Imports, there’s something about Colombia.Actually, there’s not “something” about Colombia, but many, many somethings that make this place particularly special among coffee-growing countries, and as famous. Everyone knows Colombian coffee—or thinks they do. However, to simply say a coffee is from Colombia is to tell just a fragment of the story, like recommending a book to a friend by only telling her the name of the publisher. To really get to know Colombian coffee is to travel thousands of miles, taste through thousands of cups, and wear out dozens of pairs of hiking boots touring hundreds of
coffee farms from north to south. Even that’s just the beginning—but every beautiful story needs a beginning.We have had boots on the ground (and spoons in the cup) here since our earliest days, and we fall in love over and over again with the regional variations, the varieties, the landscape, and the producers themselves. From our work sourcing strong, versatile workhorse coffees for our Excelso Gran Galope signature offerings; to our celebration of the taste of place with Regional Selects from Cauca, Huila, Nariño, and Tolima; to the discovery and development of microlots from all over the country with
our export partners and the producers with whom they work closely—we simply can’t get enough.Neither can our customers: Our offerings sheet comprises a wide selection of flavors, farms, and terroirs, and we will continue to explore new-to-us regions and support the mostly smallholder farmers of Colombia into the future, as long as they’ll keep letting us come back again and again and again.
Sourcing: Colombia Sourcing
Paola & Carlos Trujillo – Finca Patio Bonito – Caldono – Cauca – Pink Bourbon – Natural
Our approach to sourcing coffees and developing coffee programs in Colombia has always been rooted in relationships. The large majority of our Colombian coffees are sourced through a few long-standing partnerships that have developed over time into some of our most intentional work. In any normal year, our green buying team travels to Colombia multiple times, visiting farms, meeting with producers, cupping coffees, and approving samples for exportation. Beyond this, we have been able to connect roasters with producers through origin trips and events like “Best Cup”. This has resulted in the development of
partnerships between roasters and producers which, for us, is an absolute joy to be a part of.
