Aponte (Colombia)

 Marmalade, Caramel, Brown Sugar & PersimmonOrigin ColombiaRegion Aponte, NariñoProducer Various Smallholder FarmersVariety CaturraElevation 2,150 maslProcessing Washed250 gram and 1 kilo sizes available This coffee was produced by smallholder farmers in the Aponte Community of Nariño, Colombia. Aponte has a complex citrus quality that blends the flavors of sweet orange flesh with candied rind. Caramel and brown sugar sweetness add depth, and a slight apricot and mango character reminds us of perfectly ripe persimmon.  The Inga community of Aponte is comprised 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.  Unfortunately, in the 1990’s, contact was mostly criminal, and the Inga’s refuge became a place of cruelty. For years the tribe was forcibly i