ldefonso Córdoba ~ Aji | Huila, Colombia

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Producer: Ildefonso Córdoba
Where: Bruselas, Huila, Colombia
Variety: Ají (“Bourbon” Aji)
Processing: Anaerobic Washed (60hrs. in cherry/60-70hrs. depulped)
Importer: Shared Source
Harvest: August 2024
Cup profile: delightfully savoury and fruity with a spiced buttery finish, flavours like strawberry leaf, cantaloupe & speculoos
Funk: 0.5/5

Unique Aji variety picked and processed by Ildefonso Córdoba on his farm in Bruselas, Huila. Fermented in sealed barrels as whole fruit for 60hrs, then an additional 60-70hrs in sealed barrels after depulping.

 

Processing

While the process is certainly categorically “anaerobic,” Ilde’s got a gentle touch, implementing a level of processing that comes out clean and with no real funk associated with how often anaerobic is marketed. We appreciate his control and intention to processing and have been diehard fans of his coffee since first getting to try it 3 years ago.

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Bourbon aji is a new variety that is taking off in popularity in Huila, and Ildefonso has been busy prepping seedlings for the group, since he manages a seed nursery. Ildefonso got the seeds from another farm in the township of La Esperanza, and the variety is native to Bruselas- the town around which the Guácharos members are based. The variety has piqued a lot of group members’ interest- the trees themselves seem to be resistant to fungal issues like coffee leaf rust, and the cherries ripen to a chili color, and some producers say that they think that the cherry has a slight spiciness to it- hence the “aji” (chili) name! Some pickers say that their fingers sting a bit after picking the cherries too. Around Bruselas, another local producer- Jose Salazar- won 6th place in Colombia’s Cup of Excellence competition using a bourbon aji coffee, though genetic tests later reveals that the variety itself is actually not a bourbon, but rather that it stems from an Ethiopian landrace not found in many accessions, including CATIE’s collection.–Seems to be a recurring theme in southern Huila between Pink Bourbon, Sidra, and Bourbon Aji – Not mad at that in the least.

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