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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Colombia La Pelota Pink Bourbon, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia La Pelota Pink Bourbon; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia La Pelota Pink Bourbon; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia La Pelota Pink Bourbon; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇨🇴Colombia · Huila

Colombia La Pelota Pink Bourbon

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
PROCESS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED
TagsColombiaHuilaPink BourbonBrown SugarArabicaSingle originLa PelotaDoña RoviraIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)

Not tasted. Not scored.

🇨🇴ColombiaPink Bourbon
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇨🇴Colombia
Region
Huila
Town
San Agustín
Farm / Station
La Pelota
Farmer / Producer
Doña Rovira
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Pink Bourbon
Process
—
Roast
—
Tasting notes
apple, raw sugar
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • process idThe current exact product page does not disclose the processing method.
  • altitude mThe current exact product page does not publish a lot-specific altitude.
  • harvestThe current exact product page does not publish a crop year or harvest date.
  • fermentationThe exact release does not publish fermentation timing or conditions.
  • drying methodThe exact release does not publish the drying method.
  • roast levelThe exact page does not state a conventional roast category.
  • gradeNo formal grade is published; the profile uses Not specified rather than treating Specialty as a grade.
  • public sentimentNo qualifying independent exact-release tasting review or numeric product rating was found.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Colombia La Pelota Pink Bourbon
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Pink Bourbon
  5. 05
    The farm
    La Pelota
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Doña Rovira
  7. 07
    The region
    Huila
  8. 08
    The country
    🇨🇴Colombia
From the producer

Maria Rovira Muñoz de Burbano, identified by Intelligentsia as Doña Rovira, produces Pink Bourbon at La Pelota in San Agustín, Huila. Intelligentsia says In-Conexus introduced the relationship and has supported its work with growers in San Agustín since 2016.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia first bought a La Pelota Pink Bourbon through the 2018 Best of Huila competition and says the farm’s Pink Bourbon has since become a recurring favorite.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The page distinguishes this release from another Doña Rovira Pink Bourbon lot that placed sixth in the Colombia Cup of Excellence; the competition result is producer context, not a score for this coffee.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Resolved the structured-price mismatch

The record copy already cited $25, but its structured price fields were empty. The official exact page and Cherrybook both verify $25; Cherrybook also verifies 340 g.

02
Established the producer’s full identity

The exact page names Doña Rovira, while the official 2022 competition results identify the La Pelota producer as Maria Rovira Muñoz de Burbano.

03
Kept the competition lot separate

The sixth-place Cup of Excellence coffee is another Pink Bourbon lot, so its score, altitude and process were not assigned to this release.

04
Preserved the disclosure boundary

No process, altitude, harvest, fermentation, drying, formal grade or roast category was inferred from other La Pelota lots or regional convention.

What was added?

Structured $25 USD pricing, refreshed sold-out verification, the producer’s documented full name, and a primary competition source that clarifies the separate-lot boundary.

What wasn't added?

No undisclosed production detail, transferred competition score or process, numeric outside rating, purchase claim, or original tasting score was added.

Why it matters

The profile now credits the producer precisely and aligns its structured commerce data with its editorial copy without conflating this release with an award-winning La Pelota lot.

What you might taste

Intelligentsia’s current page lists apple and raw sugar.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/colombia-la-pelota
  • · https://cherrybookcoffee.com/coffee/intelligentsia-colombia-la-pelota
  • · https://allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org/colombia-2022/
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-11-01) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Cherrybook catalogs the exact product but labels its 64 CBI as an evidence-of-quality index rather than a cup score; its Reddit and editorial components describe Intelligentsia generally, not this lot. Beans with Beanie lists the product without an exact tasting rating. Non-exact La Pelota roasts, the separate Cup of Excellence lot, seller pages, generic-roaster coverage, and different releases were excluded.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: La Pelota →Meet the farmer: Doña Rovira →
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