Bean & Bean Colombia Bourbon Aji Light Roast Coffee

This light-roast Bourbon Aji coffee comes from El Mirador in Palestina, Huila, Colombia, with an aromatic cup described as floral, berry-forward, spicy, and sugar-cane sweet. It is sold whole bean in 4 oz and 10.9 oz sizes.

If your idea of Colombian coffee begins and ends with chocolate and nuts, this one takes a different route. The variety, careful washed processing, and light roast put the brighter, more delicate side of Colombian coffee front and center.

What does this coffee taste like?

• Roast: Light
• Tasting notes: Aromatic, floral, berries, spice, and sugar cane
• Best starting methods: Pour-over or filter brewing for clarity

Tasting notes describe natural flavors experienced in the brewed coffee. Nothing listed here means those ingredients were added.

Who grew it?

Jefferson Adrián Imbachi Samboní grows this coffee on El Mirador, his three-hectare farm in the hills of Palestina, Huila. The farm sits at 1,400 to 1,450 meters above sea level.

Coffee runs through his family, but his approach also draws on the study of terroir, soil biology, and regenerative practices. He keeps native forest standing and interplants fruit trees to maintain a varied farm environment.

What is Bourbon Aji coffee?

Bourbon Aji is a rare coffee variety valued in specialty coffee for its distinctive aromatic and fruit-forward character. Here, it offers a different expression of Colombia from the deeper roast flavors many shoppers already know.

How was this coffee processed?

This is a washed coffee with two additional controlled stages:

1. Whole cherries undergo 36 hours of oxidation before depulping.
2. The coffee then ferments submerged in water for 70 hours.
3. It dries on raised beds for 12 to 15 days.

Those details matter because processing is part of what shapes how a coffee develops before roasting. They also give you a clearer picture of the work behind this particular lot without pretending one step alone explains every flavor in the cup.

How should I brew it?

For pour-over, start with water around 205°F and adjust from there based on taste. A paper-filter brewer can highlight the floral and berry notes, while immersion brewing such as French press can give the cup more body.

You can drink it however you like. Try it black first if you want to taste the coffee on its own, then adjust the recipe or add milk based on what tastes good to you.

Coffee details

• Producer: Jefferson Adrián Imbachi Samboní
• Farm: El Mirador
• Origin: Palestina, Huila, Colombia
• Variety: Bourbon Aji
• Process: Washed, with 36-hour cherry oxidation and 70-hour submerged fermentation
• Drying: Raised beds for 12 to 15 days
• Elevation: 1,400 to 1,450 meters
• Roast level: Light
• Format: Whole bean
• Sizes: 4 oz and 10.9 oz