Colombia | Marleny Imbachi 2023

Region: Kennedy, San Augustin, Colombia
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1,650 masl
We Taste: Blood Orange, Honey, Hibiscus

We're thrilled to be working with Marleny Imbachi's coffee from this most recent harvest. She is an exceptionally knowledgable and talented producer, and though we've been drinking her coffee for years, this is our first time having the opportunity to buy it for our roastery. Marleny and her husband, Augusto Ortega, are both well-renowned producers in San Augustin and founding members of the Monkaaba group. We purchased Augusto's pink bourbon earlier this year and it was easily one of our favorites on the menu. We've been aiming our purchasing efforts towards the Monkaaba group since we started roasting (and even before) as we strongly align with their mission. 

Monkaaba is an initiative aimed at assisting producers in finding better market access and better prices for their coffees, but also helps invest in producers to ensure their future success. The group is 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. The also host open weekly cuppings to improve producer's ability to evaluate and understand their coffees while they receive feedback from other members. 

Price Breakdown:

Our Total Cost: $9.37/lb
Packaging, labor, and weight loss: $3.77
Green Price: $5.60/lb
FOB Price: $3.60/lb
Farm Gate Price: 2,9000,000 Colombian pesos per carga

Importer: Semilla

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