TIM WENDELBOE - Finca Tamana {Espresso} | Colombia - Washed - Castillo Tambo

Tim Wendelboe Coffee Roasters is located in Oslo, Norway

From Tim Wendelboe

A sweet coffee with herbal and dark chocolate notes and a lingering sweet finish.

There has been a lot of scepticism among the quality driven coffee professionals and a fear that the tasty Caturra will be replaced by an inferior hybrid like Castillo. In general the modern hybrids can have a slight more herbal aftertaste, but I have found that when the cherries are picked at a deep purple colour, the herbal flavours are muted and you get more sweetness and fruity flavours in the cup. I personally believe it all boils down to how you harvest, process and roast the coffee and of course how healthy the coffee trees were during production. Having said that, Castillo do offer a slightly different cup profile than Caturra but as it iss less affected by rust, the quality is more consistent from year to year.

This particular Castillo comes from the regional selection named Tambo. There are several different types of Castillo and this is one of three types being produced at Tamana. I have been fortunate to be able to taste many of the different Castillo selections over the years and in my opinion the one that has been consistently tasting better than the rest is the Castillo Tambo. It can sometimes have a delicate floral flavour in addition to the well known sweet, chocolate, caramel, herbal and fruity flavours you typically find in these hybrid coffees.