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Aoife (pronounced Eee-fah) comes from a small farm in the La Cruz area of Narino in Colombia. Winner of a Gold Blas na hÉireann (The Irish Food Awards) Award in 2020, this medium roast has notes of molasses with mellow fresh tamarind, cooked cherry, and amaretto flavours.
Nariño is Colombia's southernmost coffee-growing region, bordering Ecuador to the south and Cauca to its north. While each of Colombia's various coffee-growing regions has a distinct character in the cup, Nariño's unique climate conditions contribute to the special, sparkling quality of the coffees there. The dramatic slopes and valleys that comprise the landscape in this department have direct effect on the temperature modulation that creates these high-acidity, supersweet coffees.
Warm, humid air collects in the lowlands during the day and creeps gently up the mountainsides at night, a combination that allows coffee to thrive at much higher altitudes than most of the rest of the country, as much as 2,300 meters above sea level
The name Aoife is probably derived from the Gaelic aoibh which means beauty, joy or radiance. In Irish mythology, Aoife was variously a warrior princess and a wife of Lir.
Learn more about the legend of Aoife
| Bean type | Arabica |
| Roast Type | Medium |
| Bean Type | Caturra, Castillo |
| Countries | Columbia ( La Cruz - Nariño) |
| Harvest | May-September |
| Preparation | Washed |
| Altitude | 1,500-2,200 masl |
