Is the pointed bourbon Arabica beans? why is the pointed bourbon more expensive than Rosa coffee?

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Bourbon pointed coffee beans are produced from the famous volcanic island of Reunion in France. The coffee beans are long and narrow in appearance and pointed on both sides, so they are known as bourbon pointed bodies. This kind of bean has obvious flower and fruit aroma, mellow aftereffect mixed with citrus and cream, low caffeine and warm taste like tasting old tea without greasy taste. It was once known as "the best coffee in the world" by Louis XV of Bourbon dynasty.

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(French: BOURBON) is a kind of coffee produced by growing coffee trees in bourbon cultivation of Arabica coffee.

Bourbon coffee was originally grown in Reunion, which was also known as LE BOURBON Island before 1789.

It was later occupied by France to connect with the African continent and Latin America, and it is now one of the two most popular producers of Arabica coffee in the world. Bourbon coffee is usually produced in bourbon at an altitude of 3500 to 6500 feet (1062 mi 1972 meters). It is native to Bourbon Island in the Indian Ocean (now known as Reunion Island). It is a secondary species of TYPICA mutation, and it belongs to the oldest existing coffee variety. The green fruit will appear bright red when it is ripe, while the yellow bourbon is derived from the cross between the bourbon and other varieties.

Because of its low yield and relatively intolerant to wind and rain, it has not been widely planted. However, when planted in high altitude areas, it will have excellent flavor performance, which is more common in recent years.

In the 18th century, on the island of Reunion (Bourbon), there was a variety of coffee beans called "bourbon spikes" because of their narrow shape and pointed ends. Although the yield was extremely rare, its charming aroma and elegant sweetness made it quickly spread among French princes and aristocrats. Louis XV is also said to be one of the enthusiasts captured by it, and the literary giant Balzac never leaves his coffee when writing.

However, due to factors such as the change of time, climate change and the harm of diseases and pests, the bourbon pointed body, which has not produced much, has not had an official record of being produced on the island of Reunion since 1942. Extinct for more than half a century, Bourbon pointed body has become a legendary product spread in the coffee industry, and was once regarded as an extinct legendary product by coffee fans. Until 1999, the Japanese UCC team set foot on this land.

With the assistance of the French National Agricultural Research and Development Center, UCC set up the "Agricultural investigation Room", an expert team to conduct international coffee research, and began to gradually verify the existence of bourbon pointed body. after a long-term investigation, he finally found a dream coffee tree suitable for cultivating seedlings, and then carried out a series of restoration-related work.

In order to find the most suitable growth environment, UCC drew a total of 107 plots of land in 87 agricultural parks for trial planting. Bourbon pointed coffee beans, which are sensitive to soil texture, are very difficult to survive. Not only do they need to be taken good care of all the time, but it takes three to five years from seedling planting to harvest, and restoration is far more difficult than initially imagined. In 2006, they finally harvested the first batch of coffee beans "extinct for many years", officially depicting a record of successful restoration in history.

This bean, which has disappeared for many years, stunned the coffee world as soon as it was produced. The fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus and citrus acidity at the first entrance, with a delicate sweetness such as toffee, spread in the mouth at the same time, creating a multi-layered flavor and finish. In addition, its caffeine content is much lower than that of other varieties (only about 0.6%), so it can be called a natural low-caffeinated tree species. Bourbon pointed body as soon as the comeback has become the first choice for health-conscious coffee lovers.

Among the many varieties of coffee in Brazil, yellow bourbon is one of the most outstanding varieties of coffee. Generally speaking, yellow bourbon changes from green to yellow to red, but the appearance of yellow bourbon only stays in yellow. The yellow bourbon, which grows at high altitude and is washed, has an excellent flavor.

The nose has a hint of citrus, balanced and supple acidity, rich fruit flavor and hazelnut flavor. This coffee bean has a very high performance-to-price ratio, and its unique sweetness and thickness are better than those commonly used in Brazil.

Bourbon species, native to Bourbon Island in the Indian Ocean (now known as Reunion Island), is the second species caused by the Typica mutation. It belongs to the oldest existing coffee variety. The green fruit appears bright red when ripe, while the yellow bourbon species is derived from the cross between bourbon species and other varieties. Because of its low yield and relatively intolerant to wind and rain, it has not been widely planted. But when planted at high altitudes, it will have excellent flavor performance.