Colombia — Aponte Community (Inga) Caturra (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍬 Brown Sugar • 🍑 Yellow Plum • 🍎 Apple

DETAILS

• Producer: Aponte community (Indigenous Inga smallholder families)
• Region: Aponte, Nariño, Colombia
• Varietal: Caturra
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 2,150 masl

INTRO
A washed Caturra from smallholder families of the Indigenous Inga community of Aponte, Nariño. The high-altitude environment, cool temperatures, and mineral-rich volcanic soils support slow cherry maturation, healthy cultivation, and exceptionally sweet, complex coffees. In the cup: brown sugar, yellow plum, and apple.

THE PRODUCER
Through the transition from illicit crops to specialty coffee, the community has strengthened sustainable land use, restored agricultural landscapes, and created new economic opportunities while preserving ancestral lands and biodiversity. Specialty coffee has become an important source of sustainable income, supporting Indigenous self-determination, cultural heritage, and long-term resilience for the Inga community. Prolog's relationship with Aponte spans five years since 2021, building on Ally Coffee's partnership with the community since 2015, providing reliable market access and supporting continued investment in quality and sustainable production.

THE PROCESS
This lot is Washed, a method that removes the fruit before fermentation and drying. It lets Caturra's naturally sweet, clean character come through, supported by slow cherry maturation at 2,150 masl.

THE CUP
Sweet and complex: brown sugar leads, with yellow plum through the middle and apple on the finish.

Flavour Notes
🍬 Brown Sugar 🍑 Yellow Plum 🍎 Apple