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. 

Bringing together these unique geographical and production elements has created a beautifully expressive cup profile from the Aponte producers. The lush aromatics, plentiful tropical notes, and refined sugary sweetness are all underpinned by the wonderful sense of place present in the brewed coffee. This is old world heritage and new world coffee production combined with a little splash of magic to be found in every cup.