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Alirio Ortega
Specs
Producer Alirio Ortega
Farm El Roble
Region Bruselas, Huila, Colombia
Harvest Early 2026
Varieties Aji
Process Washed
Altitude 1,650 masl
Importer Osito
Alirio Ortega
Producer Profile
It has been five years since Alirio’s Pink Bourbon first graced our menu. Every year, we have looked forward to his coffee, and have been happy to roast each new Pink Bourbon harvest, and taste his other varieties as they’ve become available. This harvest, however, marks our biggest season of Alirio’s coffee to date, with seven exceptional single-variety microlots hitting our menu, five of which are exclusive to Subtext. Alirio, his wife Anayibe, and their children oversee three different farms in Bruselas, Huila: El Roble, El Diviso, and El Meson. They grow Pink Bourbon, Red Bourbon, Sidra, Caturron, Chiroso, Aji, Pacamara, and more. They fertilize their farms with homemade organic compost as they strive for a more sustainable, and biodynamic form of agriculture. In addition to coffee they grow plantain, beans, and corn, which they sell on the local market. We hope you’re just as excited to taste Alirio’s harvest as we are to share it with you.
Brewing Alirio Ortega
Recommended Use: FILTER
Where to Grind: Start at a medium setting within our recommended grind range*
*Refer to our Grind & Brew Guide for recipes and grind setting ranges tailored to specific grinders and brewers.
For best results we recommend resting your filter coffee for two to three weeks post-roast before brewing.
Huila
Of the many growing regions in Colombia, the mountainous department of Huila in the south west of the country grows the most coffee. Huila enjoys a wide diversity of micro-climates, temperatures, altitudes and coffee varieties. In fact, coffee is grown in 35 of Huila's 37 municipalities. All of this means that the coffee coming out of this region is as diverse as the variables that influence its production.
Aji
Though it is often called Bourbon Aji, this variety—more aptly named Aji—has been discovered to be genetically distinct from Bourbon and is most likely an Ethiopian landrace variety like Pink Bourbon, Sidra, and Chiroso. It is known for having a ‘spicy’ cup profile, hence its name, which is Spanish for chili pepper.
Washed
Alirio starts with a 28 hour in-cherry fermentation before de-pulping the coffee. Then, it is held for another 36-72 hour fermentation in plastic containers. The coffee is then washed, and dried for 20 days.
Transparency
IMPORTER | Osito |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | -- |
FOB PRICING | $-- USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $11.55 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 420 kg. Subtext purchased 210 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | Osito has been working with Alirio for three years. This is the fifth year we have bought Alirio's coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 86 |