La Cabra Colombia Monkaaba Pink Bourbon *Washed Filter + Espresso*

Roaster's Tasting Notes: Floral / Red Fruits / Juicy Process: Washed Varieties: Pink Bourbon Roast Date: May 27 250g / 8.8oz

La Cabra is located in Aarhus, Denmark

From La Cabra

Coffee Expression Reflects the flavour profile of top Pink Bourbons from southern Huila, with crisp floral aromas, bright red fruit, and a juicy balance.

Producer Produced by smallholder members of the Monkaaba project in San Agustin, Huila.

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.

Washed Pink Bourbon The Semilla team introduced us to Monkaaba last year, and together we discussed this larger lot for our seasonal selection. We were looking for a high quality Pink Bourbon lot, but needed a volume larger than most smallholder farmers in San Agustin produce. Didier and Esnaider suggested combining the work of several top producers of Pink Bourbon, allowing us to pay micro-lot prices and secure micro-lot quality, at greater volume. The producers were paid far above the local FNC pricing; 3.7 million pesos per carga of parchment, over 1 million pesos above the average FNC price during 2025. This lot therefore reflects the flavour profile of top Pink Bourbons from southern Huila, with crisp floral aromas, bright red fruit, and a juicy balance.

The producers behind this lot are:

Mauricio Montanchez Augusto Ortega Angela Yineth Ortega Wilmer Galindez Daniel Ortega Robinson Burbano German Hoyos Álvaro Galindez Didier Hoyos

This washed Pink Bourbon from Monkaaba in San Agustin, Huila offers the bright, structured profile typical of washed-process Colombian coffees. Revolver Coffee notes floral aromatics alongside red fruits and juicy body—characteristics that align with Pink Bourbon's reputation for clarity and complexity. The varietal's inherent sweetness pairs well with this region's volcanic terroir, known for producing coffees with pronounced acidity and nuanced fruit expression.

Suited for both filter and espresso preparation, this lot balances approachability with enough depth to reward closer sensory attention. Reference the flavor wheel to map the roaster's tasting descriptors across brewing methods.