Apollon's Gold

Their first washed lot from Chelchele, long a favourite for its naturals. A classic Yirgacheffe made bolder, sweeter and juicier: peach nectar, sweet honeysuckle and a crisp lemon finish.

Peach, honeysuckle, lemon

Natural-process Yirgacheffe; crisp acidity opening into juicy lychee sweetness as it cools.

Pomelo, violet, lychee

Their second buy from Kianyangi since 2018. Where Nyeri sparkles, Embu brings power: deep flavour and intense, concentrated acidity anchored by sweetness, with a velvety body and the sweet orange and blackcurrant of Kenya's "golden era". The best Kenyan they have offered since 2017.

Sweet orange, blackcurrant, velvety

A very small anniversary microlot of ETH47, an Ethiopian heirloom grown in Panama, from the Duncan plot of the Kotowa estate. Sourcing partner John Vaz Matias called it "the absolute best ETH47".

Their anniversary lot, hand-selected by sourcing partner and SCA Academy expert John Vaz Matias, from whom they have bought Panama Geishas every year since 2023. It scored 93 points from JV, the highest he has ever given them.

Apollon's Gold has been the exclusive buyer of La Isla's ETH47 lot since 2021. This season shifts from last year's ripe, natural-like profile back to a classic Ethiopian style: juicy peach and honeysuckle with an unusually complex, refreshing aftertaste, roasted on the 2022-23 profiles.

Peach, honeysuckle, complex finish

Apollon's Gold's first lot from Las Margaritas and first of CGLE17, Café Granja La Esperanza's own Geisha x Caturra cross, which they had followed through auction samples for years. Classic Geisha character with a soft, peach-like body, clean jasmine and a sparkling ginger-ale note reminiscent of a great Sidra.

Jasmine, peach, ginger ale

From the farm that took 1st place at the 2023 Colombia Cup of Excellence, chased by the roastery since that crop. A "super high-grown" Geisha: crystal-clear, with intense jasmine, sweet muscat, a juicy cantaloupe body and bright mandarin. Their pick as the best non-Panama Geisha in seven years.

Jasmine, muscat, cantaloupe, mandarin

An exclusive lot the roastery has bought since 2021, first grown for a Costa Rican Brewers Cup champion: the whole 2021 harvest was a single 23 kg carton; by 2025 it passed 100 kg. This year it drinks with the elegance of a high-grown Geisha: vivid florals and a deep, rich acidity.

Floral, rich acidity, Geisha-like

A first release from the Shantawene washing station: a fully washed 74158, one of the roastery's favourite Ethiopian cultivars. Competition-level quality at an everyday price, with the elegant white-peach notes typical of 74158.

White peach