Colombia Granja La Esperanza Red Bourbon Honey

Arrived June 2025 by air, a Direct Trade new crop coffee from one of the most notable producers in Colombia.  We are offering the coffee for the first time late October. Vacuum seals are intact.

Red Bourbon:

Bourbon is an old coffee variety originally from Yemen, brought by French missionaries to Boubon Island in the 18th century (later called Réunion Island). Coffee in Yemen was Typica variety that naturally mutated into Bourbon while on that island.  From there, it spread during the 19th century to Brazil and later throughout Latin America. It is a tall plant with low yield but excellent cup quality, although it is susceptible to diseases. Over time, it gave rise to more productive varieties such as Caturra, Catuaí, and Mundo Novo, which largely replaced it in most countries. Nevertheless, the original Bourbon is still cultivated in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru, and is considered one of the most important genetic foundations of modern Arabica coffee. It is known for its sweetness and for many years most coffee competition winners were Bourbons or derivatives.

Granja La Esperanza, Las Margaritas:

The farm began the modern part of its journey in 1945 when the current owner's father, Juan Antonio acquired the farm and began planting some varieties that were then outside the ordinary. Juan and his wife Blanca had 14 children, most of whom later in life came to work for the family business.  Of them, two in particular showed a keen interest in coffee farming, including the current patriarch Rigoberto Herrera. The organization known as Granja La Esperanza owned one farm in Potosi Colombia. Over the years they acquired another farm in the Trujillo region where they could expand production. In 2007 Rigoberto went afar to lease and manage a coffee farm in Boquete Panama called “La Carleida”, and a year later received first place in the “Best coffee of Panama”, organized by the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama. Following this success he brought Geisha variety seeds back to Colombia, starting a new era in at Granja La Esperanza. Today, Granja La Esperanza owns four properties in different parts of Colombia, the gem being Las Margaritas in Valle del Cauca. There they plant and raise exotic varieties of coffee and process in a variety of methods. The varieties include this fantastic Sudan Rume, Geisha, Sidra, Laurina as well as others. Coffee from this farm has been chosen by baristas to represent them in worldwide competitions. There is a huge list of 1st place awards by national and international barista champions using high scoring, exotic coffees from Granja La Esperanza.

• Country: Colombia
• Department:Valle del Cauca
• Municipality:Caicedonia
• Producer: Rigoberto Herrera
• Farm: Granja La Esperanza
• Specific property: Las Margaritas
• Varietal:  Red Bourbon
• Elevation: 1590 - 1650 meters
• Processing: Honey