Colombia Ever Gamboa Andrade: Sample Coffee Roasters

Colombia
Ever Gamboa Andrade

Ever dreams of making “Los Robles” a benchmark for specialty and organic coffee, demonstrating that with dedication and effort, significant changes can be achieved, ultimately improving the quality of life for his family and community. His coffee has notes of passionfruit, blood orange, and cola.

Body Acidity

Roasted omni for filter and espresso

Ever Gamboa, a dedicated man from the department of Nariño, specifically the municipality of San Lorenzo, spent many years working as an “andariego.” He traveled from farm to farm throughout the region, picking coffee and performing agricultural tasks to support himself. Over these years, he gained a deep understanding of various coffee cultivation and harvesting techniques.

Six years ago, with the help of his brother, Ever took a significant step and established his own farm, which he named “Los Robles.” Initially, he planted traditional coffee varieties, but he soon recognized that specialty varieties offered better opportunities for quality and profitability. He began planting special varieties such as Gesha, Bourbon Papayo, and Pink Bourbon.

Now, Ever’s goal is to shift away from traditional coffees and focus exclusively on specialty varieties. He is committed to improving his cultivation and production processes to enhance the quality of his coffee. Additionally, he is transitioning towards organic coffee, an effort supported by friends and the knowledge he has acquired over the years.

Sourcing and ingredients

100% Pink Bourbon coffee beans, provided by Cafe Imports and roasted by us on Gadigal land / Sydney.

Country grade: Excelso (Colombia) ?

Packaging

Bag: ABA Certified home compostable
Label: Recyclable
Valve (on bags larger than 250g): General waste
Coffee ordered online is shipped in a recyclable cardboard box

Brewing this coffee

We recommend brewing this coffee 15–49 days post-roast. If pre-ground, brew as soon as possible. Our advice on storing coffee.

1:3
dose:yield
ratio

To brew on espresso, we recommend using 20g of beans (dose) to get 60g of espresso out (yield), during 24-28 seconds.

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View the how to brew espresso (single origin) guide.

1:16.7
beans:water
ratio

To brew in infusion/fed brewers (V60, Chemex) use a ratio of 1:16.7 ratio of beans:water.

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g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

1:14.3
beans:water
ratio

To brew in immersion brewers (plunger, AeroPress, Kalita, batch brewer) we recommend using a 1:14.3 ratio of beans:water

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g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

1:12
beans:water
ratio

To brew as cold brew we recommend using a 1:12 ratio of beans:water

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g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

Producer: Ever Gamboa Andrade
Farm/Coop: Finca El Higueron
Country: Colombia
Region: San Antonio, San Lorenzo, Nariño
Altitude: 1980m above sea level
Varietals: Pink Bourbon
Process: Washed
Harvested: May 2024
Body
Acidity
Tasting notes: Passionfruit, blood orange, cola
Roast style: Omni

Varietals

Pink Bourbon varietal

Pink Bourbon is an Ethiopian Heirloom variety (or subvariety)—though, until very recently (~2023), it was thought to be a rare and spontaneous hybrid/mutation of Red and Yellow Bourbon.

The location

Coffee from Colombia

Colombia is one of the largest coffee producers in the world and benefits greatly from having one of the most unique and complex set of micro-climates of all coffee producing nations.

The Nariño region of Colombia

One of the highest growing regions in Colombia, producing some truly complex coffees

Farm processes

Washed process

Machines are used to remove the flesh from the coffee cherry before being fermented in water, washed again, and finally sun dried. This process tends to result in more distinct, cleaner flavours.