Bolivia Café Oro

White Nectarine with Dark Chocolate and Sweet Golden Graham Finish

Café Oro represents the best of a classic Bolivian profile expressing a remarkable balance between florals, fruit, and sugary sweetness. Its balance of Typica and Caturra have been producing stylish organically farmed coffees that routinely impress the most discerning palates. A fresh stream runs through a lushly landscaped terroir yielding a remarkably fuller fruit profile compared to neighboring farms.

We discovered Teodocia Castro in 2014 in our first season pursuing Bolivian coffee through our export partners Invalsa based in La Paz. We are proud to continue offering Teodocia’s outstanding coffee from her colonia Siete Estrellas where she has produced organic specialty coffee for over 25 years alongside the neighboring seven families that settled here in the late 1980’s. Teodocia is a very serious producer while her husband Crispin and daughter Karina beam with pride over Teodocia’s accomplishments and connection occasionally prompting a warm smile from this outstanding veteran producer. Fine Bolivian coffees like this must overcome many hurdles to make it here but we are all in with the unwavering drive from Teodocia and truly hope you enjoy.

Producers

Teodocia Castro

Places

Siete Estrellas, Caranavi, Bolivia

Varieties Typica and Catuai 

Terroir 

6 acres under heavy tree canopy at 1550m surrounding a lush stream over rich silt and loam

Process

12hr traditional fermentation in wood boxes Sun dried over 8 to 10 days on raised wood beds

Teodocia Castro's Bolivia Café Oro comes from the Siete Estrellas region of Caranavi, where Typica and Catuai plants thrive at 1550 meters. Saint Frank Coffee highlights a distinctive fruit-forward profile—white nectarine alongside dark chocolate and sweet golden graham notes—achieved through the producer's traditional fermentation in wood boxes followed by sun drying on raised beds. This approach to processing allows the coffee's natural sugars and fermentation compounds to develop complexity while maintaining clarity. The combination of varietal character and careful post-harvest work creates a coffee that balances brightness with subtle richness, appealing to those seeking both aromatic clarity and satisfying depth.