The coffee catalogue
Coffee varieties
Typica, Bourbon, Geisha, SL28 and other arabica varieties: where they come from and how they taste.
Typica
The mother variety of much of the arabic grown outside Ethiopia: high tree, little production and a clean and delicate cup.
Bourbon
Natural mutation of Typica born on the island of La Reunion: more productive and very sweet, with caramel and red fruit.
Caterra
Dwarf mutation of the Bourbon discovered in Brazil in 1937: compact, productive and with a bright and light cup.
Catuai
Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: a compact and wind-resistant plant with a balanced and soft cup.
World Novo
Natural cross of Tipica and Bourbon emerged in Brazil: high and vigorous tree, with a cup of nuts and little acidity.
Geisha (Gesha)
Born in the Gori Gesha forest in Ethiopia and famous in Panama: jasmine, bergamot, peach and tea.
SL28 and SL34
Scott Agricultural Laboratories elections in Kenya: juicy acidity, black grosella and Kenyan coffee grapefruit.
Pacamara
El Salvador's cross of Pacas and Maragogipe: huge grains and an intense, herbal, floral and tropical cup that divides opinions.
Maragogipe
The "elephant grains": Typica mutation discovered in Bahia (Brazil), low production and soft cup.
Castle
The variety of work of Colombia: created by Cenicafé in 2005 to resist the roya, with a clean cup of citrus and caramel.
Ethiopian landmarks
Thousands of local types of arabics that grow in Ethiopia, often sold as "heirloom": flowers, citrus and berries.
Sidra
Variety of Ecuador with a discussed origin and Ethiopian landrace genetics: floral, tropical and with bone fruit.
Pink Bourbon
Huila (Colombia) variety of pink cherries that, despite the name, genetics place among the Ethiopian landmarks.
Packs
Dwarf mutation of the Bourbon discovered in El Salvador in 1949 on the estate of the family Pacas: compact and mother of the Pacamara.
Catimor and Sarchimor
Timor's Hybrid Crosses with Caturra or Villa Sarchí: roya resistant, productive and famous for a more modest cup.
Ruiru 11 and Batian
Kenyan varieties from 1985 and 2010, resistant to roya and coffee cherry disease.
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