APOLLON'S GOLD - El Placer Castillo

Tasting notes: Grape, Blackcurrant, White Strawberry

Castillo is a hybrid cultivar as a result of crossbreeding the Arabica and Catimor cultivars, and was originally produced as a disease resistant varietal.

Whilst Castillo is mainly known for its amount of production and coffee pickers friendly low height trees, it's also recognized that Castillo sometimes outperforms Arabica coffees in some regions when it's treated exclusively: many Castillo varietal lots have marked top 10 in many green beans competitions including Cup of Excellence.

El Placer Castillo, produced by Jesus Saavedra, has also been acknowledged for its another level quality driven by the super high grown terroir in Tolima, Colombia. We are honored to bring this top notch Castillo home as our 2nd purchase from Jesus Alberto.

In the cup, this coffee is a plethora of sweet fruit tones. We found a juicy grape acidity, followed by ripe blackcurrant notes, with underlying sweetness of white strawberries through out.

Quantity:	250g	Origin:	Colombia
Region:	Tolima	Farm:	El Placer
Process:	Washed	Variety:	Castillo
Altitude:	2100 masl	Roast level:	Light
Brew method:	Espresso / Filter	Roast date:	April 27, 2026