{"product_id":"colombia-augusto-ortega-sidra","title":"Colombia Augusto Ortega Sidra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Augusto Ortega \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Finca Asturias \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e San Agustín, Huila, Colombia \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sidra \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWashed \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1,680 masl \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Complex and floral, with notes of rose, raspberry, and elderflower. Bright, balanced, and lingering. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImporter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Semilla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAugusto Ortega founded Finca Asturias in 1985, becoming one of the first growers in his region to plant coffee at all; arid soils and landslides made it a hard place to start, and it hasn't gotten easier since: rising temperatures have forced more chemical treatment onto the land over the years, and with it, more pressure on quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe sold his coffee en verde until 2000, when he joined the Los Naranjos Association and moved into specialty production, a shift that connected him with Cafe Imports. Recently he left that relationship behind, looking for something steadier and more direct. He's since become a leader not just among his own family but across San Agustín through Monkaaba; much of what Semilla has built there traces back to the trust producers place in him, and to how quickly he took to encouraging the growers around him to get involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis Sidra is a washed lot, picked at peak ripeness every 21 days, floated and hand-sorted to remove defects, then rested on raised beds to drain before depulping. It dry-ferments for an average of 36 hours in oak tanks, is rinsed four times, drains a further 10 hours in plastic bags, and finishes with 20 days drying in the shade: a slow, deliberate process behind a cup that's floral, complex, and unmistakably his.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"I hope to continue forward tackling the challenges posed to coffee growers by planting new varieties and to be in union with other coffee growers so we can improve ourselves through our own good advice and counsel.\" — Augusto Ortega\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Semilla \u0026amp; Monkaaba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAugusto is a member of Monkaaba, a smallholder empowerment initiative in San Agustín founded by Esnaider Ortega Gómez. Monkaaba's mission is to build a more equitable coffee supply chain, not just by connecting producers to better markets, but by investing in their knowledge and confidence as growers. Through weekly cupping sessions open to all, Esnaider has created a space where producers of every age and experience level can evaluate their own coffees, understand quality, and grow alongside one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSemilla partners closely with Monkaaba because this kind of community-rooted work reflects exactly what sourcing should look like: real relationships, shared knowledge, and producers who are active participants, not instruments, in the supply chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis summary is based on information provided by our partner and green bean supplier, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/semilla.ca\/\"\u003eSemilla\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wadi Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"100g \/ Whole Beans","offer_id":47469852885026,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ Whole Beans","offer_id":47469852426274,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ Whole Beans","offer_id":47469852655650,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":96.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/9602\/3586\/files\/Online_image_600x800_for_Colombia_Augusto_Sidra_bdb7d46f-eb47-4f94-b70f-4ba670b61916.jpg?v=1789157560","url":"https:\/\/www.wadi.coffee\/products\/colombia-augusto-ortega-sidra","provider":"Wadi Coffee Roasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}