COLOMBIE - AUGUSTO ORTEGA

Tasting notes WHITE NECTARINE + HONEYDEW MELON + FLORAL + CANE SUGAR Sourcing

ORIGIN	Kennedy Village, Municipality of San Agustin, Department of Huila, Colombia
PRODUCERS	Augusto Ortega
FARM	Finca Las Asturias
VARIETY	Sidra
PROCESS	Washed
ALTITUDE	1680 m
PARTNERS	Semilla and Monkaaba
VOLUME PURCHASED	180 kg
FOB	US$8.27/lb
LANDED PRICE	CA$15.55/LB
FARMGATE PRICE	5,000,000 COP / Carga
RELATIONSHIP	3 years

Coffee information

A delicate coffee that opens with floral and stone fruit aromas, like white nectarine. As it cools, it reveals the sweetness of honeydew melon and cane sugar, accompanied by a silky texture. Its acidity, reminiscent of apple and pear, gives it a lovely liveliness.

Augusto founded Finca Las Asturias in 1985, becoming one of the first coffee producers in his region, despite challenges from arid soils and landslides. In 2000, he turned to specialty coffee. Today, Augusto plays a key role in developing Semilla, our coffee importer, in San Agustín. Respected in his community, he has helped bring many producers into the project and build relationships based on trust.

Looking to the future, Augusto hopes to continue addressing the challenges of coffee farming by planting new varieties and encouraging knowledge-sharing and mutual support among producers.

This coffee is made possible through the work of Semilla as importer and Monkaaba at origin. Based in San Agustín, Colombia, Monkaaba is an initiative led by Esnaider Ortega Gómez that supports coffee producers in developing their skills and accessing better markets. Through knowledge-sharing and group cupping sessions, Monkaaba fosters their independence and more sustainable relationships in the specialty coffee supply chain. Semilla supports this effort by building connections between producers and roasters.

V60 – Recipe Ratio 1:15 15 g in – 225 g out Water temperature: 91 °C Timer 0:00 ℹ️ Press "Start" to keep the screen on. 0:00 Phase 1 — Bloom Pour over 0:10s Total 40 g 0:40 Phase 2 Pour over 0:10s Total 100 g +60 g 1:20 Phase 3 Pour over 0:10s Total 170 g +70 g 1:55 Phase 4 Pour over 0:10s Total 225 g +55 g 2:30 Final time for complete drawdown ℹ️ Tip — If the total time is shorter, the grind is probably too coarse. If it's longer, the grind is probably too fine.