Colombia - Aponte Honey

In the roaster’s words

Coffees from the Inga community in Aponte town in Nariño have built up an excellent reputation, for good reason. With extremely high altitudes for Colombia (2100 MASL+), the town has specialised in producing Honey process lots as the conditions suit the drying process. With consistent quality, decent production and a specific style, it is a distinct regional style and "taste of place" (we ban use of the T word in our copy, but perhaps - PERHAPS - it could almost be justified here). We're running this absolute belter as both a house filter and secondary Facility component, and while it might be an absolute classic, well known coffee - it's sometimes fun to take those on and provide our own spin on it. We think this is a style of lot that while it could absolutely shine at a "lightest" roaster influence, it really holds its own - and infact shows wonderful qualities - when developed further. Brew Guide: Best Brewed with: Filter and Classic Espresso (House Filter Omni) Best Rested: 3+ weeks Filter: 64g/L, 96°C when fresh; 92°C when rested Espresso: 18g/45g/28-32s We're tasting: Rich dark fruit aromatics - blackberry jam, pomegranate molasses and dried strawberry. In the cup it's got a dense body and sticky sweet character, like toffee apples, date syrup, dried cherries, and black tea. As it cools becoming distinctly milk chocolate forward, with stewed apples and rich brown butter finish. Traceability Country of Origin: Colombia Region: El Tablon de Gómez, Nariño Producer: Aponte Community Farm: Field Blend of roughly 100 smallholders. Variety: Caturra Elevation: 2150 MASL Process: Traditional Honey: Ripe cherries selectively harvested and carefully sorted before depulping with the mucilage left intact. The parchment is then dried with the remaining fruit layer still attached, at each producer's Finca in stacked raised-bed solar dryers. Drying is carefully managed to promote even moisture reduction, and once the coffee reaches the appropriate moisture level it is prepared for milling (where the field blend is amalgamated) and export. Import Partner: Ally Harvest: Crop 25/26 - Arrived UK End August 26. New Purchasing Relationship The Story When we set out to build our house filter range, we needed coffees that could deliver consistently excellent daily drinking while supporting meaningful change in coffee-growing regions. This lot comes from the Resguardo Indígena Inga de Aponte, an Inga community in the highlands of northern Nariño, via our pals at Ally coffee