Diofanor Ruiz - Castillo [washed] espresso

Diofanor Ruiz - Castillo [washed] espresso

This washed Castillo is sweet with flavours of strawberry, raspberry & panela.

Roasted in H-town 17 JUN 2026
$27.00
$27.00
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About the farmer(s)

Diofanor Ruiz - Castillo [washed] — Colombia

Diofanor Ruiz was born into a family of coffee farmers and worked on the farm from a young age. In 2005, Diofanor was able to buy his farm, La Divisa. La Divisa is a 14 hectares farm in Buenavista, Quindio. He lives on the farm with his wife and their son, who is currently studying agroforestry engineering.
Alongside coffee, Diofanor has planted a range of other trees at La Divisa to improve soil & provide shade for the coffee. He has a collection of fruits such as bananas, mandarins, guava, and oranges. He has also planted an array of native trees. Diofanor talks of the old days, when farmers wouldn't bother tasting their coffee, it didn't seem important.
When Diofanor tasted his coffee for the first time, he decided to move away from traditional farming methods, instead focusing on quality over quantity. This decision has made a huge impact on his livelihood and now drives him in all that he does at La Divisa.
After careful hand-picking, this Castillo cultivar was processed using the washed method. The cherries were dry-fermented for 24 hours, de-pulped, washed, & then dried on raised beds until ideal moisture content was achieved.

  • region Buenavista, Quindio
  • farm/farmer La Divisa
  • altitude 1600 - 2200 meters
  • crop 2026
  • cultivar Castillo
  • process Washed

This lot is 100% Castillo developed by CENICAFE {the Colombian coffee research facility} & released in 2005. It was bred from Caturra & Hybrido de Timor. It is highly resistant to disease & is now the most planted cultivar in Colombia.

Brew guide

This is a light espresso roast. Roasted to bring out the fruity flavours of the coffee. This style of roast is best suited for black espresso based drinks. That said, you can still make a tasty flat white out of this roast.

  1. Black

    • dose 18g
    • Brew weight 40-45g
    • Brew time 25-30 seconds

  2. White

    • dose 18g
    • Brew weight 27-36g
    • Brew time 30 seconds

For any help on coffee brewing of all methods i.e. espresso, plunger etc fire an email through to espresso@rocketcoffee.co.nz

Diofanor & his dogs on the farm.

Diofanor on the drying patio.

Diofanor enjoying a cuppa.

Coffee trees & La Divisa.