{"product_id":"angel-ortega-washed-pink-bourbon-w-passion-fruit-colombia","title":"Angel Ortega, Washed Pink Bourbon Co-ferment, Colombia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kennedy, San Agustín, 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 \u0026amp; Fermented with Passion Fruit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pink Bourbon\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: Passion Fruit, Lilac, Lemon Cream, Date Sugar\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\u003e10.94\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e USD \u003c\/strong\u003eper pound of exportable green coffee + shipping \u0026amp; storage fees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarmgate price was \u003cstrong\u003e$3,700,000\u003c\/strong\u003e COP per Carga of parchment (national average was \u003cstrong\u003e$3,000,000 \u003c\/strong\u003eCOP at the time)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFOB\u003c\/strong\u003e price was \u003cstrong\u003e$6.72\/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 their 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 Agustín, 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\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngel\u003c\/strong\u003e received a farmgate price of \u003cstrong\u003e$3,700,000 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCOP per carga\u003c\/strong\u003e for this lot, well over the national average of \u003cstrong\u003e$3,000,000 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCOP\u003c\/strong\u003e at the time. Thanks 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\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFor this particular lot, \u003cstrong\u003eAngel \u003c\/strong\u003estarts by picking his \u003cstrong\u003ePink Bourbon\u003c\/strong\u003e every 21 days when they reach peak ripeness. The coffee is depulped into tiled tanks and covered with clean water. \u003cstrong\u003eAngel \u003c\/strong\u003ethen adds 6kg of \u003cstrong\u003ePassion Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePulp\u003c\/strong\u003e for every 125kg of Parchment. This mass is stirred every \u003cstrong\u003e12 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e and has a total fermentation time of \u003cstrong\u003e72 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003eThe addition of the extra sugars and fruits to the fermentation slurry has definitely made this coffee sweet, poppy, and complex without being single-noted. In the cup we're getting \u003cstrong\u003ePassion Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLilac\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLemon Cream\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cstrong\u003e Date Sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e! A real treat!\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\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.semilla.ca\/projects\/1jq18VvLX0WoyK7hvxeeLM\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HaveFun Coffee","offers":[{"title":"300g","offer_id":48853325938893,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":48853325971661,"sku":null,"price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.2kg","offer_id":48853326004429,"sku":null,"price":161.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/3138\/0173\/files\/DSCF8019.jpg?v=1794596712","url":"https:\/\/havefun.coffee\/en-us\/products\/angel-ortega-washed-pink-bourbon-w-passion-fruit-colombia","provider":"Have Fun. Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}