Banana Velvet

About This Coffee

This Colombian coffee is produced at El Vergel Estate in the Tolima region at 1,750 meters altitude. The Pink Bourbon variety undergoes an innovative Honey + Banana processing method. Cherries are pre-fermented for 48 hours in sealed plastic bags, then depulped and co-fermented with yeast and banana for five days while retaining mucilage. The coffee is sun-dried on patios and mechanically dried in static silos, followed by a 30-day stabilization period. The flavor profile features banana, milk chocolate, and caramel notes with a creamy texture.

Origin

Tolima (Colombia)

Flavor Notes

Caramelized, Banana, Milk Chocolate, Plátano, Chocolate Con Leche, Caramelo

Roast Level

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Processing

Honey, Honey + Banana, Honey Co-Fermented, Honey + Banana Co-Fermentation

Typology

Arabica

Pink Bourbon

Buy from Roaster

Kima Coffee

Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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