Is Robusta mainly used for instant coffee?

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Robusta is easier to grow, more resistant to disease, can grow at lower elevations and is more adaptable to weather conditions than Arabica. Robusta produces far more than Arabica and has a shorter ripening cycle.

Robusta generally grows in the Eastern Hemisphere, mainly in Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam. Arabica is also grown in Africa and Papua New Guinea, but today it is mainly grown in Latin America. Among the major coffee producing countries in the world, Colombia only grows Arabica coffee. The vast majority of coffee grown in Vietnam is Robusta. Both Brazil and India are grown.

Take a sip of 100% Robusta coffee and you will immediately know that it tastes astringent and terrible. It emits a smell called "Luobu", similar to the smell of burnt wheat, not only with a strong bitter taste, but also with a fishy smell and moldy smell. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why it is used as an "increment" in canned coffee, instant coffee and poor-quality ordinary coffee.

Robusta was once rated as "worse than the lowest Brazilian Santos coffee". Although it can't be drunk directly, it will have a corresponding effect if mixed with Arabica. Although the sour and sweet taste is inferior to Arabica, its high concentration and strong bitterness are indispensable varieties of coffee for the above-mentioned industries. Moreover, Robusta also has strong disease resistance. It is highly resistant to leaf rust, the archenemy of coffee.

Robusta boutique coffee

As a matter of fact, competitions and auctions are also held in countries such as India and Indonesia to select "boutique coffee" in the Robbins Tower. What is active on this stage is not Q (Quality Gradiy), but R (Robusta Gradiy, Robusta). Incidentally, Q Review is a coffee bean appraiser approved by the American Fine Coffee Association (SCAA), and its Robusta version is R Review.

Above, the two major varieties of coffee are described, and here, the Liberian species are also briefly introduced. It is sold only in some West African countries (Liberia) and has little circulation on the market. But historically, this variety has been juxtaposed with Robusta and Arabica, three of which are called the "three original species" of coffee.

Recently, Liberian coffee from the Philippines and Malaysia began to appear on the market in Japan. There are two opinions of pros and cons in taste evaluation, which can be said to be a kind of personality coffee.

But did you know that Arabica comes from Robusta? According to genetic analysis, it is known that Arabica is a variety produced by accidental hybridization between Robsta and Okinoides. Although the words are not pleasant to hear, it is indeed "a Phoenix comes out of a raven's nest".