Variety

Castillo

Colombia's rust-proof workhorse — bred by Cenicafé, planted everywhere.

Thrives at
1,200–1,900 m
Grown in
1 origin
In the catalogue
7 coffees

About Castillo

Released in 2005 by Colombia's Cenicafé research institute, Castillo is Caturra crossed with the rust-resistant Timor Hybrid and then backcrossed for generations — leaf-rust protection wrapped around a Caturra-leaning cup. It saved countless farms through the rust crises and now covers much of Colombia's coffee land. Specialty snobbery once dismissed it; blind cuppings keep embarrassing that take, with clean caramel, red fruit and citrus at altitude.

Lineage

Caturra × Timor Hybrid, backcrossed five generations by Cenicafé for rust resistance without losing the cup.

Coffees of Castillo 7

PhotoCoffeePrice
Milky CakeDAK · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Castillo · Anaerobic · Light roast$24.51
Cauca El Paraiso "Red Plum"Glitch · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Castillo · Anaerobic · Light roast$23.37
El Paraiso “Lychee”Glitch · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Castillo · Anaerobic · Light roast$23.37
Risaralda Milan "Logan"Glitch · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Caturra, Castillo · Anaerobic · Light roast$26.53
El Paraiso Lychee CastilloHatch · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Castillo · Anaerobic · Light roast$22.75
Cauca Castillo Single Origin EspressoIntelligentsia · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Castillo · Light roast$22.00
Jairo Arcila CherryMonogram · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Castillo · Co-ferment · Light roast$24.17