Our Story

Urkunina — Volcanic Coffee

"Urkunina was born from a simple question: Why isn’t Europe drinking specialty coffee directly from the farm?"

Founded by Mahgub in 2015, a Palestinian born in the volcanic highlands of Nariño, Colombia, Urkunina exists to reconnect coffee with its origin.

Nariño is a Denomination of Origin, shaped by active volcanoes, mineral-rich soils, and generations of farmers whose lives are inseparable from the land.

The name Urkunina comes from the ancestral language of the peoples who inhabited Nariño before Spanish colonization. It refers to the sacred volcanic mountains—a symbol of fertility, resilience, and fire beneath the soil. This is where our motto is born: Volcanic Coffee.

At the heart of Urkunina is our partnership with Asprounión, a cooperative of 273 third-generation farming families. Together, we have built a model based on radical transparency, long-term relationships, and shared growth.

We visit every farm we work with, commit to pre-harvest volume contracts, and pay prices that allow farmers to invest confidently in their land and their families. Every coffee is traceable, every process intentional.

Sourced directly from these volcanic slopes, our coffees are produced as single-origin lots and micro-lots, harvested on demand and roasted locally in Europe to express the depth, clarity, and intensity that only volcanic terroir can offer.

Urkunina is not just coffee from a place.
It is coffee shaped by fire, land, and trust.
It is Volcanic Coffee.

Volcanic Terroir

Mineral-rich soils from active volcanoes.

273 Families

Partnering with Asprounión Cooperative.

Single Origin

Micro-lots harvested on demand.