Colombia Small Producers of Aponte Filter

Tasting notes: Golden kiwi, lush aromatics, elegant structure.

Coffee breakdown:
Origin: Aponte, Colombia
Variety: Caturra
Process: Honey
Producer: 8 producers from Aponte
Altitude: 2100 m

The town of Aponte is home to the Inga people who are culturally significant descendants of the indigenous people from Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, historically known as the Incas. Once upon a time this town was known by the name of Janguana and was the northernmost point of the original Incan empire.

This lot is composed from a small group of 8 producers in Aponte and they are known best as the regional experts in the ‘honey’ processing method. Aponte’s unique micro-climate of warm winds and year-round cool temperatures have benefited this producer group for many years in reaching ultra high quality coffee production. Residing at upwards of 2000 meters above sea level, this is one of the highest altitude producing towns in Colombia.

The confluence of these unique production elements, from this specific town, with this group of excellent small holder producers, delivers an incredible experience in the cup profile. The lush aromatics, plentiful tropical notes, and refined sugary sweetness are all defined by the wonderful sense of place present in every cup. This is old world heritage and new world coffee production combined, at its finest.