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Joaquin Lipa - Bourbon

Joaquin Lipa's Bourbon comes from Puno in Peru's Inambari region, grown at elevation where this rare variety thrives. Hand-picked for ripe cherries only, the coffee was washed, fermented for just over a day, and dried on raised beds to 10.5% moisture—a meticulous process that preserves clarity. The cup delivers layered juicy dark fruit (Malbec grape, currant, pluot, blueberry) with medium+ sweetness, sparkling acidity, and a well-rounded body hinting at cacao. Bourbon is genetically crucial to specialty coffee but rarely seen today; Lipa's example showcases why this finicky, low-yielding variety is worth the effort.