{"product_id":"onyx-coffee-aponte-village-red-honey-field-blend-colombia","title":"Onyx Coffee - Aponte Village Red Honey Field Blend | Colombia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColombia — Aponte Village Inga Community Field Blend (Red Honey)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍎 Honeycrisp Apple • 🍒 Cherry • 🍦 Vanilla • 🥭 Papaya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducers: Inga community smallholders, Aponte Village (Juanambuú canyon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Aponte, Nariño, Colombia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal: Field Blend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess: Red Honey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAltitude: 2,100 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCup Score: 86.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast Profile: Light (Agtron #128)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA perennial standout from the Inga producers of Aponte, capturing the highland precision and structured sweetness that have made the village a fixture in Onyx's annual sourcing. Richly sweet, with a vivid red fruit note threading through caramelised sugars. In the cup: Honeycrisp apple, cherry, vanilla, and papaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt takes a village to produce this macro-lot. Each year Onyx works with Pedro at Pergamino Coffee to cup single-producer lots and build a large Aponte lot to fit the region's best cup profile. This year they cupped 38 single-producer lots and selected 18 for the full-container offering, using only lots scoring above 86 on the SCA form. All the producers live in the Juanambuú canyon and belong to the indigenous Inga community, whose history reaches back to the Inca Empire. The land is communal, ruled by a \u003cem\u003ecabildo\u003c\/em\u003e of elders who uphold ancestral laws and traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnconventionally processed as a red honey, the coffee undergoes partial drying prior to depulping, a technique that intensifies fruit esters and gives a plush texture. The pectin layer stays on the seed, which then dries on covered raised beds for an average of 15 days. In this region, the heavy, cold winds crossing the canyon allow an even, fast drying of seeds still covered in mucilage. The process is delicate and, done poorly, can produce vinegar notes; done well, it gives an intense ripe red fruit profile of cherries and strawberries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe partial pre-drying with mucilage intact is the defining step. It's what intensifies the fruit esters and builds the plush texture behind the red fruit and caramelised sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichly sweet and plush: Honeycrisp apple and cherry lead, with vanilla and a papaya finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🍎 Honeycrisp Apple 🍒 Cherry 🍦 Vanilla 🥭 Papaya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Onyx Coffee","offers":[{"title":"Omni \/ 284g \/ October 20th","offer_id":59190678880630,"sku":"ONYX-APONTE-VILLAGE-FIELD-BLEND-HONEY-284G-OCT20","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/colombia_a1f1e516-89e8-4d32-9aeb-75a7ef3755db_800x-cropped.png?v=1793359352","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/onyx-coffee-aponte-village-red-honey-field-blend-colombia","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}