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Sonia is a member of the MonKaaba group, with farm of just three hectares, she is producing exceptional coffees and receiving more recognition each year for her incredible efforts and dedication to coffee.
Sonia’s farm in the past was primarily growing caturra, however in recent years due to increasing presence of roya (coffee leaf rust), she has moved more towards pink bourbon and castillo. Sonia has been selling coffee on the differentiated market since 2005, however, she struggled due to the lack of local organisation. Only a couple of years ago in 2019-2021 Sonia was forced to sell her coffee en verde (depulped but not dried) due to financial family emergency, removing selling power for cash in hand.
However, thanks to MonKaaba and the collection of small holders in recent years Sonia like many other producers has been able to learn a lot more about production of specialty, increasing her mark on the industry. Semilla and MonKaaba guarantee that Sonia can continue to sell her coffee at differentiated pricing.
This coffee boasts a deep, jammy profile with a lot of red fruits and deep red florals. We love this kind of coffee, and her notes are the ones we used for our black cap as for us it is one of our favourite coffee flavour profiles. This coffee will make for an excellent filter or espresso.
About the processing: Cherries are collected every two weeks and left to ferment for 12 hours in bags. They are then de-pulped and left to dry ferment for another 36 hours. The coffee is washed four times and left to drain for 24 hours before being moved into a solar dryer for 15 days.
About the Roast: We roasted this coffee lightly enough to accentuate the floral notes of the coffee, but also wanted to ensure we can maintain the jammy body of the coffee.
Roast Level: Light
About the coffee:
Region: Sevilla, San Agustin, Huila.
Farm: Finca Buena Vista
Altitude: 1,780MASL
Importer: Semilla
Harvest: Mitaca 2025
Farmgate price: COP$3,900,000 per carga parchment.
Regional farmgate price (2025): COP$2,800,000 per carga parchment.
FOB Price: $5.76 USD/lb
Farm size: 3Ha
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