Roaster: Akai-mi Coffee
Roasting Degree: Medium
Region: Sotará, Cauca, Colombia
Varietal: Caturra, Castillo
Grade: N/A (Auction Lot)
Altitude: 1,770m
Processing: Wet-Process
※14th place, COE Columbia 2013
Medium light to Medium, nutty, fruity aroma as white grape, almond flower, high tone roasted nuts, hazel nuts, Brazil nuts, mild, mellow, soft, clear sweetness followed by crispy bitterness as 98% Lindts' dark chocolate, thick and full layered bitterness, mild and gradual sweetness as grain syrup, malts syrup, a touch of soothing citric sourness, syrupy almonds sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.
Castillo is only the latest and greatest effort taken by Colombian traditional coffee research. Crossbred Variedad Colombia with Robusta, Columbia created the new varietal, Castillo, which is remarkably tolerant for Rust disease, Hemileia vastatrix. Nowadays, it is said that Castillo is the most popular varietal in columbia. Some says Castillo has less flavor and aroma; however, this varietal is now mixed COE winning lots. Originally, Variedad Colombia is a hybrid of Catimor and Arabica, and Catimor is Arabica and Canephora.
Thinking back, Variedad Colombia was poorly evaluated when that came into the market, so was Catimor. Castillo may win the same popularity as they did in the future.
Coffee does not depend on only Variety. It gives amazing flavor only when the long chain of Farmer, Buyer, Roaster, and Barista connected perfectly.
