09/23/2026
Say hello to two new coffees arriving this week. We have an old favorite returning, the Colombia Aponte Village, and a natural process lot of the Ethiopia Habtamu Fikadu.
A little about each coffee:
Colombia Aponte Village
[KUH-LUM-BEE-YUH • AH-PON-TEY • VILL-IJ]
Process: Honey
Region: El Tablón de Gómez, Nariño
Elevation: 2,000 - 2,150 MASL
Varietal: Castillo, Caturra, Tabi
Bright and exceedingly sweet, with notes of grape jelly, guava, and pumpernickel.
Aponte is a renowned coffee growing community in Nariño, Colombia, where indigenous Inga producers cultivate coffee on communal lands. Specialty coffee is key to the community’s identity, representing an economic avenue by which the Inga regained control after the armed conflict of the 80s and 90s.
Aponte producers deviate from the standard washed process in favor of honey processing as their preferred method, in part because of the water it saves. Done carelessly, the honey method fails. Done with the patience, the seed dries in contact with its own sugars and the resulting cup is layered and extremely sweet. The region’s volcanic soils, cool mountain climate, and elevations reaching over 2,000 meters means trees grow slowly and cherries stay small and dense, which contributes to the exceptional quality and complexity of Aponte’s coffees.
Ethiopia Habtamu Fikadu Natural
[EETH-EE-OPE-YA • HAB-TOHM-OO • FEE-KUH-DOO]
Process: Natural
Region: Guji, Buku
Elevation: 2,000+ MASL
Varietal: 74110, 74112
Juicy and sweet naturally processed coffee with notes of peach juice, molasses, and gummy bears.
Habtamu Fikadu Aga was founded in 2015 by Aaga Dinsa. He inherited his grandfather’s farm, which remains the export-hub of the operation. Today the organization spans 105 hectares planted in Kuri Kebele, plus 837 hectares of 144 registered outgrowers.
At the company’s washing stations, cherries are pulped and undergo a submerged fermentation. After washing, they rest in water for another 12 hours before being dried on raised beds for 10–12 days. This careful and consistent method underpins the quality across all of Habtamu’s lots.
