Colombia Honey Aponte Jorge Janamejoy

This microlot honey coffee come from Jorge Janamejoy in the indigenous community of Aponte, in Tablón de Gomez, Nariño Department. His farm, Páramo Alto, is located near the town center, and is planted in Caturra, Variedad Colombia and Castillo. Colombia is a country where small farms less than 10 hectares make up more than 95% of the coffee exported, and Aponte is no exception. Jorge's farm is just 2 hectares, and is planted at 2100 meters above sea level. An interesting aspect about coffee from this region is that honey processing is the standard. Each producer handles their own processing at home too, which can mean quite a bit of flavor variation from one neighbor to the next. Jorge lets his coffee cherry rest for a few days before pulping to allow fermentation to start within the fruit. He then removes the outer cherry and allows the the wet seeds to ferment for 1 day in a tank without water before moving to the drying beds. Honey process coffees produce a lot more chaff that wet process during roasting, which is something to keep an eye on. If your roaster doesn't have a chaff collector, or the recepticle is small (like Fresh Roast), you should definitely vacuum between roasts.