Castillo / Natural

Name: Castillo / Natural
Brand: Finca Santa Barbara / Area 18
SKU: CO2504
Availability: OutOfStock

REF: CO2504

A process-forward lot prepared under meticulous control in the Area 18 processing facility. For fans of super sweet, wild coffees!

PROCESS:

Natural

ALTITUDE:

1850 m.a.s.l.

SCA:

87,5

CROP:

2025

Colombia

La Marquesa, Sotará, Cauca

Finca Santa Barbara / Area 18

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Castillo / Natural

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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.

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11.7%

Humidity

0.46

Water activity

Coffee processing method

After cleaning and sorting, the cherries are placed directly into a stainless-steel bioreactor equipped with sensors and controls to regulate oxygen flow, temperature, and other environmental factors. Inside this controlled space, the native yeast strains of the Castillo variety begin to feed on the sugars in the pulp and mucilage, generating aromatic precursors that define the variety’s character. After 48 hours, the coffee moves on to the next step.

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.