Colombia | Augusto Ortega 2023

Region: Kennedy, San Augustin, ColombiaVariety: Pink BourbonProcess: WashedAltitude: 1680  MaslWe Taste: Raspberry, Mango, Orange Blossom Honey   Augusto Ortega is one of the founding members of the Monkaaba group in San Augustin, Colombia and an incredibly well-renowned producer. Monkaaba is an initiative aimed at assisting producers in finding better market access and better prices for their coffees, but also helps invest in producers to ensure their future success. The group is educating producers on how the supply chain works so that they can better navigate it, while helping them to improve growing, harvesting, and processing techniques. The also host open weekly cuppings to improve producer's ability to evaluate and understand their coffees while they receive feedback from other members. Augusto has been producing coffee for nearly four decades, and is now dedicated to passing along what he has learned to younger producers in the region. He is a figure steeped in the history of c