Colombia Nariño Aponte Caturra Traditional Honey
Region: El Tablon de Gómez, Nariño, Colombia
Farm : Aponte
Producer: Aponte Community
Variety: Caturra
Process: Traditional Honey
Elevation: 2150 MASL
Flavour Notes: Toffee Apple, Blackberry, Milk Chocolate
This coffee comes from the Aponte community in Nariño, Colombia, where smallholders grow Caturra at 2150 MASL. The high-altitude conditions suit the drying of honey-process coffees and contribute to a distinct regional character. Its light-medium roast profile is suited to filter, pour-over and classic espresso.
Ripe cherries are selectively harvested and carefully sorted before depulping, with the mucilage left intact. The parchment is dried in stacked raised-bed solar dryers at each producer’s farm. Drying is managed to achieve an even reduction in moisture before milling, amalgamation of the field blend and preparation for export.
The main notes are toffee apple, blackberry and milk chocolate. Dark-fruit aromatics recall blackberry jam, pomegranate molasses and dried strawberry. The cup is dense and sticky-sweet, with date syrup, dried cherry and black-tea character. As it cools, milk chocolate becomes more prominent, followed by stewed apple and a browned-butter finish.
