Pitalito is a Colombian municipality located in the southeast of the department of Huila. Finca Buenos Aires is located in the district of Bruselas in Pitalito. The owner, Jonathan Delgado is a 3rd generation coffee farmer. His finca has 12 has, 2 of which are planted with Bourbon Sidra. It is called Buenos Aires for the amazing views of the surrounding hills and forests.
The process of the Natural Bourbon Sidra begins with a harvest at optimum maturity with brix degrees ranging between 24 and 26 degrees. The cherries are then put in plastic tanks for an oxidation (48 hours), where they are recircuclated. After this they are floated to separate defective beans and to lower the temperature of the mass (thermal shock). The beans are then put in sealed plastic bins to initiate the anaerobic fermentation. After this process, the cherries were taken to mechanical drying (approx 12 hours) and then to solar drying (approx 15 days).
