{"product_id":"apollons-gold-cgle-la-esperanza-colombia","title":"Apollon's Gold | CGLE La Esperanza - Colombia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApollon's Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApollon's Gold s\u003cspan\u003etarted as a small home roasting coffee shop in a western suburb of Tokyo, and has since grown and gained worldwide recognition for their incredible bean choice and delicious coffees. They \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehave been featured and represented in some of the best coffee shops in the world and are loved by many enthusiasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe met Yoshitatsu (Apollon's head roaster) via email and dms and grew to love his ideal and reasoning of the world of single origin coffees. \u003cspan\u003eTheir innovative roasting styles and effortless passion for roasting and tasting made going with Apollon's Gold a no-brainer for us here. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of their coffees are cupped by the roaster and 2 cuppers in Tokyo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are pleased to be able to offer Apollon's Gold to Toronto and Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn their words:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoasting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eWe are always aiming to enhance the best possible brightness that we see as the terroir by the roast development. As we used to roast classical espresso coffees (especially blends) in the very beginning, we are trying to bring each coffees's potential sweetness to achieve omni roast. Every single batch is roasted by our roaster\/founder, using Coffee SR5 classic drum roaster with a unique profile that is inspired by thousands batches of roasting experience in modern specialty coffee and classic espresso roasting, that especially focuses on drum rolling speed and airflow setting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOmni Roast Profiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the coffees we offer can be brewed by any method from filter or espresso! Each origin is roasted in a roast profile with 20-25% development time ratio to enhance sweetness and flavors, that is dedicated to the versatility. We control drum rolling speed and airflow very carefully along with the roast development to achieve our omni roasting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApollon's Gold's head roaster Yoshitatsu recommends resting \/ degassing your coffee sealed in its bag for at least 40 days. Best served at 45 - 60 days post roast date. Good up to 90 days shelf life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheck out Apollon's Gold's head brewers V60 recipe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.apollons-gold.com\/pages\/copy-of-v60-recipes-for-comandante-c40-grinder-with-aquacode100ppm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheck out Apollon's Gold's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.apollons-gold.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewebsite\u003c\/a\u003e for more info.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Apollon's Gold:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Esperanza\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are incredibly excited to bring back a Geisha from Café Granja La Esperanza (CGLE) for the first time in two years!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile CGLE is globally renowned for their innovative, process-heavy coffees, we were absolutely captivated by this exceptionally clean, fully washed lot from their La Esperanza farm.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis coffee represents everything we love about a classic, terroir-driven Washed Geisha. Typically, high-grown Geishas tend to lean toward heavy, intense floral notes like lavender. However, this lot delivers a wonderfully clean and dazzlingly vibrant \u003cb\u003ejasmine\u003c\/b\u003e profile—a rare and refreshed expression among recent washed Geishas that strongly recalls the stunningly bright Volcan Geishas from Panama a few years ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriven by an exceptionally high intensity of jasmine (\"very jasmine\"), bright notes of fresh lemon lead into a beautifully perfumed, passionfruit-like sweetness that lingers endlessly on the palate. It is a brilliant showcase of pristine processing, structural balance, and pure\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003egenetic potential.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVariety \u003c\/b\u003eGeisha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProcess \u003c\/b\u003eClassic Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer \u003c\/strong\u003eRigoberto Herrera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion \u003c\/strong\u003eValle del Cauca\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAltitude\u003c\/b\u003e 1760 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImpressions\u003c\/strong\u003e Lemon, Jasmine, Passionfruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWeight \u003c\/strong\u003e100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast Date \u003c\/strong\u003eSept 4 2026\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Apollon's Gold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50141621911829,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1151\/8820\/files\/apollonsmaster-1_0ba6444a-9da4-4293-887b-66e2adb4ffa5.jpg?v=1726601159","url":"https:\/\/knifetoronto.com\/products\/apollons-gold-cgle-la-esperanza-colombia","provider":"KNIFE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}