{"product_id":"angel-ortega-washed-gesha-colombia","title":"Angel Ortega, Washed Gesha, Colombia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kennedy, San Agustin, Huila, Colombia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer \u0026amp; Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Angel Ortega, Miramar ( 10 hectares, 7 with coffee)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess\u003c\/strong\u003e: Washed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gesha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1850 masl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImporter\u003c\/strong\u003e: Semilla \u0026amp; Monkaaba\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast: \u003c\/strong\u003eLight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yellow Plum, Sprite, Black Tea, Floral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe paid \u003cstrong\u003eSemilla\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e7.89 USD \u003c\/strong\u003eper pound of exportable green coffee + shipping \u0026amp; storage fees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarmgate price was \u003cstrong\u003e$4,500,000\u003c\/strong\u003e COP per Carga of parchment (national average was \u003cstrong\u003e$2,900,000 \u003c\/strong\u003eCOP at the time)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFOB\u003c\/strong\u003e price was \u003cstrong\u003e$5.96\/lb.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngel Ortega\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngel Ortega\u003c\/strong\u003e is a second-generation coffee grower, who has been cultivating coffee since his teenage years. Both \u003cstrong\u003eAngel\u003c\/strong\u003e and his brother \u003cstrong\u003eAugusto\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortega learned from their father, beginning with a small plot of just 700 trees. In 1985 at the young age of 24 he left his family farm and started his own plot, planting 10,000 new trees of the \u003cstrong\u003eColombia\u003c\/strong\u003e varietal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003eAngel's farm, \u003cstrong\u003eMiramar\u003c\/strong\u003e, sits at \u003cstrong\u003e1,850 masl\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong\u003eKennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e neighbourhood of San Agustín. It’s a 10-hectare plot, with 7-hectares dedicated to coffee production. Though the early days had its struggles, it also had its benefits, with plants being healthier than they are now, without the existence of climate-related diseases like Roya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003eIn the year \u003cstrong\u003e2000\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAngel \u003c\/strong\u003ejoined a local coffee growers' union through which he learned about specialty coffee production. Prior to this he had primarily been selling his coffee \"el verde\" which is wet de-pulped coffee, sold immediately to intermediaries at reduced prices. With this coffee union, they developed a client base for their coffee in Europe, but only ever sold their coffee blended together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003eNearly 20 years later Angel achieved his first micro-lot sale in 2018, selling his coffee under his own name for the first time. Despite this he still felt disconnected from the people roasting and serving his coffee. That feeling is what brought him to the Monkaaba Bodega in San Agustin, where Semilla and Monkaaba offer him the highest prices for his coffee, and the opportunity to taste his own coffee and learn about its qualities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003eMiramar \u003c\/strong\u003eAngel and his pickers go out to the fields and pick every 15 days, when cherries are at peak ripeness. He leaves the picked cherries overnight, and then de-pulps them into tiled tanks the next morning. They then undergo a dry fermentation for 36-40 hours before it is rinsed clean. The coffee is then moved to raised beds where it is dried for 18 to 22 days under cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngel\u003c\/strong\u003e received a farmgate price of \u003cstrong\u003eCOP$4,500,000 per carga\u003c\/strong\u003e, a good price for Gesha and well over the national average of \u003cstrong\u003eCOP$2,900,000.  \u003c\/strong\u003eThanks to Semilla and Monkaaba's dedication to paying good equitable prices for the labour involved in specialty production, producers can always expect a good and fair payment for their coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003eThis Gesha is soft and delicate, we've roasted it light to highlight the fruity and floral notes that are always present in quality Gesha. In the cup we're getting bright and bubbly \u003cstrong\u003eSprite\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eYellow Plum\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Tea\u003c\/strong\u003e, and lovely \u003cstrong\u003eFlorals\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing Recommendations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePour-over\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1:16-17 ratio, we love the 15g-250ml in the Kalita wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEspresso\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18g-18.5g in \/ 37g-39g out \/ 27-30 seconds.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonkaaba\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking together, \u003cstrong\u003eSemilla\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMonkaaba\u003c\/strong\u003e provide a rare opportunity for most producers. They run a free to use cupping lab in San Agustin, Huila that allows small producers to taste their own coffees and receive feedback from veteran producers on how to improve quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is entirely contrary to how most other buying systems and the commodity market work, where buyers benefit from coffee producers \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e knowing the quality of their coffee so they can continue offering low prices and selling for higher profits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis project is all about empowering and educating producers to reach micro-lot status, and financial stability through coffee production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eInterested in reading more about Monkaaba? Let me guide you to our lovely friends' website to read more! - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.semilla.ca\/projects\/1jq18VvLX0WoyK7hvxeeLM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.semilla.ca\/projects\/1jq18VvLX0WoyK7hvxeeLM\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HaveFun Coffee","offers":[{"title":"300g","offer_id":48828361834701,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":48828361867469,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.2kg","offer_id":48828361900237,"sku":null,"price":127.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/3138\/0173\/files\/angelortega300ggesha.jpg?v=1790263981","url":"https:\/\/havefun.coffee\/en-us\/products\/angel-ortega-washed-gesha-colombia","provider":"Have Fun. Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}