Price comparison of Brazilian Red bourbon and Yellow bourbon Coffee _ relationship between Bourbon Coffee and Kenya Coffee

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Bourbon, a mutant of Typica, is one of the oldest surviving coffee varieties, and its green fruit turns bright red when ripe.

Compared to the iron pickup, Bourbon had wider leaves and denser growth. Although its seed yield was higher than that of iron pickup, its harvest period was also two years. It was also a low-yield variety, but it had a high-quality taste, like red wine sourness and sweet aftertaste. Coffee beans are large in shape, uniform in size, uniform in color and shiny, and farmers prune coffee trees to no more than 150 cm for easy harvesting.

The route of transmission of Bourbon species

Due to the low yield and susceptibility to disease of the tipica species introduced to Brazil in 1727, the bourbon species was introduced to Brazil around 1860 via Campinas in the south and rapidly spread north to other parts of South and Central America. In Latin America today, Bourbon is still cultivated in El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, etc., although most of the Bourbon species have been largely replaced by varieties (especially Caturra, Catuai, and Mundo Novo).

[Red Bourbon Coffee Bean]

Red Bourbon After the general coffee tree blossoms, the color change of the coffee fruit is: green> turn slightly yellow> turn slightly orange> turn mature red> turn ripe dark red, so some people call it "red bourbon species", in fact, red bourbon, that is, we generally call Bourbon species. Bourbon, grown at higher altitudes, usually has a better aroma, a brighter acidity, and even a red wine flavor.

[Yellow Bourbon]

The yellow bourbon variety is a cross between bourbon and other varieties. Because of its low yield and poor weather resistance, it is not widely cultivated. However, when planted at high altitudes, it will have excellent flavor performance, which is more common in recent years.

Yellow Bourbon, yellow when ripe, originally found in Brazil, now grown mainly in Brazil. It is thought that it may have been mutated by crossing a red-fruited bourbon species with a yellow-fruited iron-pica variety called Amerelo de Botocatu.

[French Missionary Bourbon]

In Africa, French missionaries known as Spiritans (from the congregation of the Holy Spirit) played an important role in the spread of bourbon. The first church was founded in Réunion in 1841 and a branch in Zanzibar in 1859; from Zanzibar, branches were founded in Bagamoyo (Tanzania coast, then Tanganyika) and St Augustine (Kikuyu, Kenya) in 1862 and a branch in Bura (Taita Hills,Kenya) in 1893. Each chapter was founded with the planting of coffee seeds brought from Reunion.

Bura's seedlings were taken to another French church in Santa Cruz (near Nairobi) in 1899, introduced to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 1900, and distributed to local residents willing to grow coffee. The Kent species was introduced in 1920. So far, coffee in Tanzania has been dominated by bourbon and Kent.

The following are Bourbon species:

[Brazil Red Fruit]

Old bourbon coffee is grown on estates in Cerrado district, Minas Greais state, in southeastern Brazil. The Serrado Plateau and South Minas in the west of Minas are mostly above 1100 meters above sea level. They are rich in topography, obvious in dry and wet seasons, large temperature difference between day and night, rich in micro-climate, suitable for cultivating elegant red bourbon and yellow bourbon, and naturally become the main producing area of Brazilian fine coffee.

Degree of roasting: medium roasting

Recommended cooking method: hand brewing

Grindability: 4 (Kofuji R440)

Water temperature: 88℃

Filter cup: V60/KONO

Dry aroma: nuts, cocoa

Palate: Low acidity, nutty, chocolate sweet and mellow

[Queen of Brazil]

From Fazenda Rainha (Queen's Estate), the estate covers an area of 280 acres and is located in Vale da Grama, an ancient volcanic valley in Brazil. Queen Manor (Fazenda Rainha) belongs to the famous and respected coffee family Carvalho Dias family. Carvalho Dias 'four large estates have won prizes every year since the first Brazilian COE competition in 1999. In the past seven years, they have won more than 12 prizes. In 2004, they even won the championship, 9th place, 11th place, etc., many large and small estates in Brazil.

Degree of roasting: medium roasting

Recommended cooking method: hand brewing

Grindability: 4 (Kofuji R440)

Water temperature: 88℃

Filter cup: V60/KONO

Dry fragrance: roasted hazelnut, spices

Flavor: Light acidity, nutty, peanut butter, chocolate sweet, full bodied.

Red Bourbon Coffee Bean Brand Recommendation

Front Street Coffee Roasts Brazilian Red Bourbon beans with full guarantees of brand and quality. More importantly, the cost performance is extremely high, a pack of half pounds 227 grams, the price is only about 45 yuan. According to the calculation of 15 powder per cup of coffee, a pack can make 15 cups of coffee, each cup only costs about 3 yuan, which is extremely cost-effective for the price of dozens of cups sold in cafes.

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