Part of an initiative to support Colombian coffee producers through a difficult period. Carlos Escobar will donate part of the proceeds to support the redevelopment of his home region in Colombia.
PINK BOURBON WASHED – JHONATAN GASCA
Pink Bourbon Washed comes from Zarza Coffee in Bruselas, Huila, Colombia, where producer Jhonatan Gasca grows the Pink Bourbon variety. Differente Coffee, the Colombian roastery founded by Carlos Escobar, selected and roasted this lot as part of its program of standout Colombian coffees. Where many of Differente’s lots push the limits of fermentation, this one takes a more traditional path, letting the variety and the land it grows on speak for themselves.
Lot details
- Farm: Zarza Coffee
- Region: Bruselas, Huila, Colombia
- Producer: Jhonatan Gasca
- Variety: Pink Bourbon
- Process: Washed
- Roaster: Differente Coffee
Process. The washed process removes the skin and fruit from the seed and breaks down the remaining sticky layer, called mucilage, through fermentation. The coffee is then rinsed and dried in its parchment. For this lot, Jhonatan follows a classic washed approach without highly experimental fermentation techniques. The goal is clarity and precision: a clean, transparent cup that shows the natural character of Pink Bourbon and the terroir of Bruselas, rather than flavors shaped by the processing.
In the cup. Differente deliberately don’t provide specific tasting notes for our coffees.
Carloes strongly believes coffee is a subjective experience. Everyone perceives flavors differently depending on their memories, culture, experiences, and personal preferences.
Differente doesn’t want to tell people what they should taste before taking their first sip. Instead, Carloes want them to explore and discover their own interpretation of each coffee.
That’s why Differente focus on describing the experience, intensity, character, and feeling behind each coffee rather than providing a list of flavors.
Their selection focuses on coffees that are far from ordinary. Carlos works with some of Colombia’s most innovative producers to showcase expressions of Colombian coffee that go well beyond what people traditionally expect.
About the Roaster – Carlos Escobar, Differente Coffee
Carlos Escobar is the son of a Colombian coffee farmer. He returned to coffee after 12 years in Australia, where he won the 2020 Australian Brewers Cup. He placed third at the 2025 World Brewers Cup in Jakarta, representing Colombia with Differente Coffee. On October 18, 2026, he won the Colombian Brewers Cup (Campeonato Colombiano de Cafés Filtrados) in Bogotá. This is his second Colombian national title, and it qualifies him to represent Colombia at the World Brewers Cup again. He founded Differente in Colombia to roast the country’s top lots where they are grown, instead of exporting them as green coffee.
Each coffee Carlos selects is roasted in Colombia, close to the farm that produced it.
