Colombia Honey Process Doña Katherine

We were really impressed with how clean and well articulated the fruit flavor are in this honey process coffee from Aponte. Don't get me wrong, all of the honeys we've been buying from this region of Colombia's Nariño department have been amazing. But the tropical flavors we pulled out of Katherine's coffee tipped the scales. The dry fragrance is loaded with a smell of cooked sugars, that are sweet, and quite enticing! If that wasn't enough, I also picked up on a very nice tropical note that brought to mind fruit pastry filling. Pouring hot water brought up a thick scent of berries cooked with brown sugar, along with a note of plums. The cup showed a very nice fruited profile in the City-City+ range, with delicious accent notes of citrus, berries, and tropical hints. It's a "big" coffee in terms of fruit flavors, but also refined, and clean in the aftertaste. "Pineapple" was a flavor note that both Tom and I (Dan) exclaimed in our cupping notes (yes, with! exclamation! points!). It brought together a very nice pineapple-orange juice profile that was delicious, and also added an impression of acidity in the brew. Dark roasts get the green light too. Our Full City still showed fruited sweetness in the cup, drizzled with a syrupy dark chocolate note, and fruit flavors in the finish, like black plum.