Alvaro Rodriguez (El Naranjal)

Description

Tastes Like: Kiwi, Tart Apple, Chamomile

Origin: El Naranjal, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Variety: Castillo

Producer: Alvaro Rodriguez

Elevation: 1450 masl

Process: Bio-innovation Washed

Farm and Producer

This Castillo selection comes from Álvaro Rodríguez’s El Naranjal farm in Cundinamarca and is prepared through La Palma y El Tucán’s Neighbors and Crops program. The program connects nearby growers with centralized cherry purchasing and processing, combining individual farm production with the mill’s sorting and fermentation work.

Variety

Castillo was developed by Cenicafé in Colombia from Caturra and Timor Hybrid material. Its breeding emphasizes adaptation, productivity, and resistance to coffee leaf rust, while retaining the potential to produce quality coffee under careful cultivation and processing.

Processing

In washed processing, the fruit pulp and remaining mucilage are removed before the coffee is dried. This approach often emphasizes a defined structure and separation of flavors, while fermentation and drying choices still influence the result.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.