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Castillo / Honey

Name: Castillo / Honey
Brand: Finca Santa Barbara / Area 18
SKU: CO2505
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REF: CO2505

An ultra sweet and pulpy honey, also prepared in the Area 18 facility that utilizes the most high end fermentation techniques.

PROCESS:

Honey

ALTITUDE:

1850 m.a.s.l.

SCA:

CROP:

2025

Colombia

La Marquesa, Sotará, Cauca

Finca Santa Barbara / Area 18

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Castillo / Honey

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Our coffee flavor profiles may vary as we consistently re-evaluate the quality of our coffees. Please keep in mind that coffee is an agricultural product, and its flavor notes can naturally evolve over time. Also, please remember that taste, especially in the context of such fragile product like coffee, is highly subjective! Our flavor notes reflect our individual interpretations during QC and shall be considered as guidance towards flavor groups rather than rigid and unquestionable coffee’s properties.

Roasting Tips

11.1%

Humidity

0.46

Water activity

Coffee processing method

After cleaning and sorting, the cherries are depulped and transferred into the stainless-steel bioreactor. Inside, a must—a mixture of water and mucilage—is prepared to support the growth of microorganisms. The first 18 hours form an oxidation stage, encouraging yeast reproduction. These yeasts then dominate the next 36 hours of fermentation, shaping the aromatic profile typical of the Castillo variety. After a total of 54 hours, the coffee moves on to drying.

Location: La Marquesa, Sotará, Cauca

Altitude (MASL): 1820-1850 m.a.s.l.

Varieties: Castillo, Pink Bourbon, Striped Red Bourbon, Geisha

Processing method: Washed, Honey, Natural

Finca Santa Barbara / Area 18

Just twenty minutes from Popayán, at 1850 meters in the hills of Timbío, sits Finca Santa Bárbara – a 14-hectare farm where Castillo, Pink Bourbon, Striped Red Bourbon and Geisha grow beneath the shade of native trees. The farm was designed not only to produce exceptional coffees, but also to welcome visitors into the natural beauty and traditions of Cauca. Ecological trails wind through the plantation, biodiversity thrives, and comfortable cabins offer guests a quiet place to rest after a day on the farm.

Área 18 Processing Center was born in 2024, when three companies came together around a shared vision: to unlock the full potential of the coffee cherry and everything it can offer. Rather than treating the fruit’s by-products as waste, they set out to transform them into value-driving innovation,
sustainability, and better returns for producers and consumers alike.