A washed Castillo varietal from Arturo Arango's El Paraiso farm in Quindio, Colombia, grown at 1300-1450 meters altitude. The coffee undergoes 30 hours of underwater fermentation before pulping, gentle washing, and temperature-controlled drying. Flavor profile includes white grape, juicy raisin, apricot, tamarind, green grape, baker's chocolate, hazelnut, and mild spices with molasses-like sweetness. Castillo variety was developed by Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros and is known for productivity and coffee leaf rust resistance. Roast color: 118.6.
Origin
Quindío (Colombia)
Flavor Notes
Hazelnut, White Grape, Juicy Raisin, Apricot, Tamarind, Green Grape, Baker'S Chocolate, Mild Spices
Nick and Charlie started S&W Craft Roasting as avid home roasters and built it into a focused, direct to consumer operation based in Coatesville, Indiana. The roastery is veteran owned and runs exclusively online with no brick and mortar retail, keeping the emphasis squarely on the coffee itself. All production goes through a refurbished 1993 Sasa Samiac drum roaster fitted with Agtron color control systems for precise, repeatable results. The catalog runs deep, with roughly 99 single origin varieties sourced from Ethiopia, India, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia, China, and beyond. Their roasting philosophy prioritizes origin character over roast imprint, with no artificial flavorings, preservatives, or additives.
