SANTA MONICA | PINK BOURBON HONEY
$28.00
LULO · LIME · CONDENSED MILK
Brew: FILTER · V60 · AEROPRESS
Origin: COLOMBIA
About Santa Monica Pink Bourbon Honey Lulu
2024 Silver Medal winner. A rare Pink Bourbon with honey processing and a striking lulo fruit character.
Santa Monica is a Pink Bourbon variety from a single producer, honey processed for sweetness and clarity. Roasted weekly at our Hurstville roastery in Sydney. This is a coffee for filter drinkers who chase complexity — lulo (lulu) fruit, lime brightness, and an unusual condensed-milk sweetness in the cup.
Flavour notes
- Lulo (lulu) — a tropical South American fruit, tangy and bright
- Lime zest and citrus finish
- Condensed milk sweetness on the body
Best for
Filter coffee drinkers who want something unusual. V60, Chemex, AeroPress, batch brew. Anyone who has graduated past chocolate-blend espresso and wants to taste what specialty coffee can really do. Best enjoyed black to experience the full lulo-lime-condensed-milk arc.
Tasting profile
Body: Medium
Acidity: Bright
Sweetness: Condensed milk, lulo fruit
Roast level: Light-medium
Brewing recipes
- Filter / V60: 1:16 ratio (60g per litre), medium grind, 94-96°C water, 3:30 brew time
- AeroPress: 17g coffee, 220g water at 85°C, 2 minute steep, gentle plunge
- Chemex / batch brew: 1:17 ratio, medium-coarse grind, 95°C water
Espresso is not recommended for Santa Monica — its character shines as a filter coffee. Call (02) 9580 1300 or visit the Hurstville roastery for brewing help.
Santa Monica Coffee Roasting Notes
| ORIGIN | Santa Monica, Colombia — single origin |
| VARIETY | Pink Bourbon — a rare cultivar known for floral complexity and vivid fruit |
| PROCESS | Honey processed — mucilage left on the bean during drying for added sweetness and body |
| PROCESSING DETAILS | Slow controlled drying preserves the lulo fruit and lime notes that define this lot. |
Awards
Santa Monica earned a Silver Medal in the 2024 Filter category — recognition of its complex, layered profile and clarity in the cup.
- 2024 Silver Medal, Filter
Freshness & shipping
Roasted weekly in Hurstville, Sydney. Every bag is clearly dated. Free shipping on orders over $80. Save 20% on every order with the Brew Club subscription.
We roast weekly in our Hurstville roastery, in small batches. Every bag has its roast date printed on it, so you always know exactly how fresh your coffee is.
Best window for espresso: 7-21 days after roast date.
Best window for filter / pour-over: 5-30 days after roast date.
Store in an airtight container away from sunlight, heat, and moisture. Keep beans whole until you grind, grind fresh per shot.
Free Australia-wide shipping over $80. Flat-rate $9.95 under that.
Order before 11am AEST on a weekday and we aim to dispatch the same day
Returns: if the coffee is not what you hoped, email us at contact@kingcarloscoffee.com.au within 7 days of delivery. We will refund or replace.
