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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Colombia San Miguel Castillo, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia San Miguel Castillo; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia San Miguel Castillo; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia San Miguel Castillo; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇨🇴Colombia · Cauca

Colombia San Miguel Castillo

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
PROCESS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED
TagsColombiaCaucaCastilloCaramelArabicaSingle originSan MiguelFrancy Elena Rivera QuiñonezIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇨🇴ColombiaCastillo
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇨🇴Colombia
Region
Cauca
Town
—
Farm / Station
San Miguel
Farmer / Producer
Francy Elena Rivera Quiñonez
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
—
Variety
Castillo
Process
—
Roast
—
Tasting notes
caramel, stone fruit
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • gradeThe exact San Miguel product page does not publish a formal green-coffee grade.
  • altitude mThe exact San Miguel product page does not publish a lot-specific elevation; the newer regional Cauca Castillo range belongs to a different release.
  • harvestThe exact San Miguel product page does not publish a harvest date; the newer regional lot’s March–April 2026 harvest was not transferred.
  • processMeticulous processing is described, but the exact method is not named; the newer regional washed lot is distinct.
  • fermentationNo fermentation duration or vessel is disclosed.
  • drying methodNo exact San Miguel drying method is disclosed.
  • roast levelNo conventional roast-level label is disclosed.
  • public sentiment ratingCherrybook’s exact-release CBI is an evidence index, not a cup score; no qualifying independent exact-release rating was verified.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Colombia San Miguel Castillo
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Castillo
  5. 05
    The farm
    San Miguel
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Francy Elena Rivera Quiñonez
  7. 07
    The region
    Cauca
  8. 08
    The country
    🇨🇴Colombia
From the producer

Francy Elena Rivera Quiñonez acquired the one-hectare San Miguel plot in central Cauca in 2017, restored it, planted coffee and built enough independent production to support housing and education for her family.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia presents the release as a single-origin espresso and provides a starting shot recipe of 18 g in, 46–48 g out, in 33–35 seconds.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

San Miguel documents how a one-hectare producer-owned plot can expand a family’s opportunities while challenging old assumptions about Castillo through ripe-fruit selection and careful handling.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Verified the producer-owned plot

Confirmed Francy Elena Rivera Quiñonez and her one-hectare San Miguel farm in central Cauca.

02
Kept Castillo exact

Retained the verified Castillo connection and ripe-cherry selection without importing generic cultivar claims into lot specifications.

03
Reconciled offer metadata

Added the archived $21 price, exact catalog’s 340 g package, sold-out status, and the 18 g in / 46–48 g out / 33–35 second starting recipe.

04
Protected release boundaries

Kept the newer Colombia Cauca Castillo espresso separate; its various-smallholder sourcing, washed process, 1,600–1,900 m range, March–April 2026 harvest, and patio-plus-raised-bed drying were not transferred to San Miguel.

What was added?

Verified producer, farm, variety, espresso recipe, price, package size, availability, and current exact-page flavor profile.

What wasn't added?

No process, fermentation, drying, harvest, elevation, conventional roast level, formal grade, house score, or public sentiment score was inferred.

Why it matters

The page tells the producer story and exact espresso format without merging a later regional Castillo release into this farm-specific lot.

What you might taste

Caramel and stone fruit, as reported by Intelligentsia.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/colombia-san-miguel-castillo
  • · https://cherrybookcoffee.com/coffee/intelligentsia-colombia-san-miguel-castillo
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/colombia-cauca-castillo-single-origin-espresso
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-29) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Seller, catalog, directory, roaster-wide, successor-release, duplicate, and non-exact sources were excluded. Cherrybook’s 65 is a sparse evidence index based largely on broader roaster signals, not an exact-coffee cup score.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: San Miguel →Meet the farmer: Francy Elena Rivera Quiñonez →
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