Colombia - Aponte Honey 5lb

Colombia Aponte - Honey Process

Region:  Nariño
Producer:  Aponte Community
Varietal:  Caturra
Altitude:  2150 MASL
Process:  Honey

We Taste:  Apricot, Elderflower, Candied Apple

Light Roast

An absolute favorite of your humble roasting team and Rival's second year serving this remarkable coffee! Bearing all of the hallmarks of a well processed Colombian coffee but with an additional juicy sweetness that is backed up with a stunning complexity.

The Inga community of Aponte is composed of descendants of the ancient, pre-hispanic Incas. During the period of conquest, they remained isolated high in the mountains that became their natural refuge. This community did not resume significant contact with the rest of Colombia until the second half of the nineteenth century. Producers process coffee on their own properties, drying honey processed coffees in stacked raised bed solar dryers on their farms. This process reduces water used for washing coffee and complements the natural complexity of coffees from this special region.