{"product_id":"colombia-sebastian-ramirez-el-placer-quindio-huila","title":"COLOMBIA, Sebastian Ramirez, El Placer, Quindio, Huila","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sebastian Ramirez.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing altitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2100m above sea level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink Bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess: \u003c\/strong\u003eHoney IPA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Molasses, pine, hops, mandarin, tropical fruit flavours. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast date: 27\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e August, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSebastián Ramírez is a fourth-generation coffee producer from Quindío, Colombia, whose family has cultivated coffee for generations. Around 12 years ago, he turned his focus to specialty coffee, exploring fermentation, processing, and sensory development through innovative techniques that laid the foundation for El Placer Farms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, Sebastián leads El Placer Farms, producing exceptional coffees through carefully controlled processing methods. From clean, classic profiles to more experimental fermentations, the project emphasizes quality, consistency, traceability, and balance. Located in Quindío, the farm benefits from volcanic soils, high elevations, and an ideal climate for slow cherry maturation. Alongside Pink Bourbon, the farm also cultivates varieties such as Geisha and Caturra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEl Placer coffees have earned international recognition, with Sebastián actively promoting collaboration and knowledge-sharing, believing that coffee is built on transparency, innovation, and strong producer relationships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this Pink Bourbon lot, only perfectly ripe cherries are selected before undergoing 100 hours of carbonic maceration in sealed CO₂ tanks. After depulping, while retaining the mucilage, the coffee is returned to sealed tanks for a further 100-hour fermentation with the addition of mosto, lemongrass, and hops to enhance aromatic complexity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe coffee is then dried in mechanical dryers before finishing on raised African beds inside polytunnels, where carefully controlled airflow allows for slow, even drying and a stable final moisture content.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Every coffee has its own identity. Our responsibility is not to change it, but to understand it, respect it, and reveal its full potential through every step of the process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Sebastian Ramirez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Espresso Lab Microroasters","offers":[{"title":"250g, whole bean coffee","offer_id":45866609836211,"sku":null,"price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g, whole bean coffee","offer_id":45866609868979,"sku":null,"price":594.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0022\/2102\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-18at16.32.06.png?v=1787063596","url":"https:\/\/espressolabmicroroasters.com\/products\/colombia-sebastian-ramirez-el-placer-quindio-huila","provider":"Espresso Lab Microroasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}