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Augusto Ortega

Augusto Ortega

Soft florals, tropical fruit and brown sugar; Augusto is a member of the Monkaaba project in San Agustin, Huila.

$28.00 USD
$28.00 USD
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Coffee Expression Augusto’s Sidra is bright and expressive, with soft florals, tropical fruit and rich brown sugar.

Producer Produced by Augusto Ortega, a member of the Monkaaba project in San Agustin, Huila.

Whole Bean Coffee / Both for filter and espresso

Technical Data

Producer Augusto Ortega

Region Huila

Altitude 1800 masl

Varietal Sidra

Process Washed

Harvest August 2025

Brewing Advice

Water is one of the most critical components of an excellent coffee experience. We recommend using mineral water of a soft Total Dissolved Solids count, ideally below 150 ppm. 

Rested coffee During the resting process, harsh and astringent flavors, which can even be perceived as a ‘roast’ character, soften out, allowing a clearer and brighter expression of the coffee’s character to shine.  

We recommend resting our coffees for at least 10 days after the roast date, and we often find excellent results, especially for particularly dense coffees, beyond 6 weeks.

Brewing Our straightforward approach to coffee carries over into brewing. We recommend our roasted coffee for all brew methods, regardless of whether it is immersion, percolation or espresso. We believe that there is one correct way to roast a single coffee, roasting lightly, in such a way as to release its innate qualities and showcase its quality. Learn more about different brewing techniques and specific brew guides here.

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Monkaaba

Monkaaba was founded in 2020 by Esnaider Ortega Gomez and Didier Ortega. Esnaider formerly worked for a larger exporter, but could see that a greater level of transparency, fairness and commitment was possible in the supply chain. In collaboration with Brendan Adams of Semilla, now Monkaaba’s import partner, they set about building their vision.

San Agustin

Esnaider grew up in a household that valued support, community and collaboration. Monkaaba has been built on these values from the start. His father has always been a coffee producer, but instead of seeing others as competition, he has sought to build a community around coffee production, even helping some of his former pickers with loans to purchase their first land. Esnaider and Didier started together with a small group of 6 families, basing their operation out of the family home outside of San Agustin, in Southern Huila. Since then, Monkaaba has grown steadily; for the 2025 harvest they worked together with 80 families around San Agustin, and moved into their own bodega in town.

By producers, for producers

Transparency is a key element of Monkaaba. Producers, even those who don’t work with the project, can bring their coffee, cup it blind with the team, and get feedback on how they could improve. Those who work in the bodega are producers themselves, controlling each stage of the process from farm to export, and ensuring everything remains accessible for members of the project. As producers themselves, the Monkaaba team understands the issues and day to day challenges of this work, and aim to support in any way they can.

Augusto Ortega

Augusto is one of the original members of Monkaaba, and is in fact Didier’s uncle. He and his brothers have been leaders in the community for many years, and Augusto is a proponent of the close relationships that Monkaaba have helped him create. He has encouraged both his family and surrounding producers to seek out Monkaaba, instead of selling to different local buying points each season.

Augusto is also a supporter of each producer selling coffee as parchment rather than in cherry, which is becoming more and more popular in Huila. He believes this allows each producer to preserve their identity in their coffee, and build their own transparent relationships with buyers. A quiet force of nature; Augusto continues to stand up for the good of his community.

Washed Sidra

Especially when facing challenges from climate change and soil erosion, this security allows Augusto to continue investing in his farm, and produce consistent quality. This includes planting new varietals, like this Sidra. This washed lot communicates the deeply sweet and fruity character of the varietal, grown at high altitude in rich Huila soil. Here we find soft florals, tropical fruit and a deep brown sugar sweetness.

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