Kolumbien Sotará Castillo – Natural

Molasses, caramel, and ripe tropical fruit shape an intense, sweet, and deliberately bold cup. Its pulpy texture envelops the palate, while natural processing creates deep fruit expression and clearly perceptible fermentative nuances.

This is neither a restrained nor a conventional coffee. It is intended for those who enjoy concentrated sweetness, considerable aromatic presence, and a profile that continues to evolve as the cup cools.

Flavor Profile

• Main notes: molasses, tropical fruit, and caramel
• Acidity: lively, ripe, and tropical
• Body: medium to full, pulpy, and enveloping
• Aftertaste: long, sweet, and lightly fermentative
• Overall profile: intense, tropical, funky, and concentrated

Molasses provides dark and profound sweetness from the opening sip. Tropical fruit introduces vibrancy, ripeness, and juiciness, while caramel rounds out the profile with a softer and more familiar sweetness.

As the coffee cools, the fruit becomes more prominent and its funky character grows increasingly apparent, creating an expressive and evolving cup.

Origin and Processing

This coffee comes from Sotará, in the Colombian department of Cauca, and combines the production of two small farms cultivated by Omar Henry Cuaji Guevara and Andrés Felipe Angulo Garrido.

The coffee trees grow between 1,900 and 2,120 m.a.s.l. This considerable elevation supports slower ripening and encourages good sugar concentration within the coffee cherries.

The Castillo variety is particularly well adapted to Colombian growing conditions. Although often associated with balanced and accessible profiles, precise cherry selection and natural processing can develop a far more intense, fruit-driven, and complex expression.

During natural processing, the coffee cherries are dried whole. Extended contact between the fruit and seed encourages concentrated sweetness, tropical aromatics, denser texture, and fermentative nuances.

In this lot, the result is a pulpy and concentrated cup in which molasses and caramel balance the tropical and funky character.

Why You’ll Love It

• Intense tropical fruit: ripe, juicy, and clearly recognisable
• Concentrated sweetness: molasses and caramel provide depth
• Pulpy texture: enveloping body with considerable presence
• Bold profile: an unusually expressive interpretation of Castillo

Ideal for

• V60: provides clearer separation between tropical fruit, caramel, and molasses
• Origami: highlights aromatic intensity and juicy acidity
• AeroPress: enhances the pulpy body and concentrated sweetness
• Cold brew: produces a tropical, sweet, and highly expressive drink
• Modern espresso: for an intense, dense, and fruit-driven extraction
• Cupping or tasting: particularly rewarding for observing its development as it cools

Technical Details

• Origin: Colombia
• Region: Sotará, Cauca
• Lot type: combination of two small farms
• Producers: Omar Henry Cuaji Guevara and Andrés Felipe Angulo Garrido
• Species: Arabica
• Variety: Castillo
• Processing: Natural
• Altitude: 1,900–2,120 m.a.s.l.
• SCA score: 87
• Tasting notes: molasses, tropical fruit, and caramel
• Texture: pulpy and enveloping
• Profile: intense, tropical, funky, and concentrated

Summary

An intense and unconventional Colombian Castillo with molasses, caramel, and ripe tropical fruit. Natural processing creates a pulpy texture, concentrated sweetness, and a funky character particularly suited to filter brewing, AeroPress, cold brew, and modern espresso.