Colombia Angel Ortega Gesha

Origin: Kennedy, San Agustín, Huila, Colombia
Producer: Angel Ortega
Farm: Finca Miramar (10 ha, 7 with coffee)
Altitude: 1,850 masl
Variety: Gesha
Process: Washed
Harvest: January 2025, shipped May 2025
Importer: Semilla Coffee / Monkaaba

Tasting Notes

Nectarine · Vanilla · Floral
Bright and juicy with a creamy, sweet finish.

Why We Love This Coffee

A refined Gesha with radiant fruit and floral clarity, grown with care by a smallholder producer. Angel Ortega’s lot balances elegance with sweetness, offering a silky mouthfeel and remarkable finish.

About the Producer

Angel Ortega is a second-generation coffee farmer from San Agustín, Huila. He began farming in the 1980s with his father and brother before establishing his own farm, Finca Miramar. Despite the challenges of poor soils and seasonal rains, Angel built a reputation for cultivating excellent coffee, originally without chemical inputs.

In 2018, he sold his first micro-lot under his own name after decades of anonymity in blended lots. Now, through Monkaaba and Semilla, Angel is paid some of the highest farmgate prices of his career and maintains direct contact with the roasters who share his coffee with the world.

Gesha in San Agustín

In recent years, Gesha has gained popularity among San Agustín’s smallholder producers. While the variety is prized for its potential quality, it demands patience and care — taking years to mature and often proving risky for farmers. Angel’s experience has allowed him to cultivate Gesha successfully, with this lot being his third export.

This coffee showcases the elegance of Gesha grown by a smallholder, not a large estate — an important distinction when recognition and fair pricing make all the difference.