Colombia | Jenaro Burbano 2025

Region: Alto Las Chinas, San Augustin, Colombia
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1800 masl
We Taste: Raspberry, Pomelo, Earl Grey

Jenaro Burbano's is a third generation coffee producer whose journey in growing coffee started at the age of 12. Though Jenaro has successfully sold his coffee under his own name before, many smallholder producers struggle to create resilient relationships with the folks who buy their coffee. However, Jenaro has now joined the Monkaaba group who are working toward solving these issues for producers in their community. 

Monkaaba is an initiative rooted in collaboration that is aimed at assisting smallholder producers in finding better market access and better prices for their coffees, and invests in them to ensure their future success.  The leaders of the Monkaaba group are educating producers on how the supply chain works so that they can better navigate it, while helping them to improve growing, harvesting, and processing techniques. They also host open weekly cuppings to improve producers' ability to evaluate and understand their coffees while they receive feedback from other members. These open dialogues about pricing, quality, and the market are helping to create a more robust community of smallholder farmers in San Augustin.

Because of this work, Jenaro now has stronger and more direct relationships with roasters, providing him with not only higher prices but with buyers intent on durable, long-term relationships.  We are excited at the prospect of being one of those roasters and hope to purchase his coffee for years to come. His pink bourbon is a beautiful representation of the variety with flavors of ripe red berries, lively citrus, and a honey-like floral quality.

Price Breakdown:

Our Total Cost: coming soon
Packaging, labor, and weight loss: coming soon
Green Price: $5.95/lb
FOB Price: coming soon
Farm Gate Price: coming soon

Importer: Semilla

*We roast on Tuesdays and ship the following day; order cutoff is 7:00 am Tuesday morning