What are the characteristics of pointed bourbon coffee on Reunion Island? Why is the pointed bourbon called natural decaf?

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In the 18th century, on the island of Reunion (Bourbon), there was a variety of coffee beans called "bourbon pointed" 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.

Bourbon, a natural semi-decaf coffee variety, has lower caffeine than ordinary coffee beans and is loved by King Louis XV of France.

The pointed body of Bourbon, which grew up on the French island of Reunion, is an ancient coffee tree. As early as the 18th century, there were many celebrities in Europe who loved the pointed body of bourbon, such as Balzac, a French writer who was addicted to coffee, because of its low caffeine but not reduced fragrance. I even admire it with the description of "a thousand cups can sleep well".

The scientific name of Bourbon Pointu bourbon pointed body is Laurina, which is the most primitive subspecies of bourbon variety (Sub-Variety). The leaves and plants of the coffee tree are smaller than the average, and the coffee is also said to be the parent of the mocha species and is now the root of the Latin American coffee tree. According to very low caffeine, generally speaking, there is about 1.2% caffeine in Arabica, 2.2% in Robsta and only 0.6% in Laurina due to low yield.

The Nicaraguan Mieri family has a history of more than 100 years since it began to grow coffee in 1908. In the past 15 years, the family's investment in coffee equipment, processing technology and personnel training has led to the great growth of the family's micro-batch coffee beans, and these changes also come from the efforts of the whole family and the tireless input of each member. Under the leadership of the Mieridi family, the manor in the family has also won many C.O.E awards.

The Miyeri family has nine estates, eight of which are located in San Jose, Limoncillo, Escondida, Milagros, Placeres, Los Altos, Mama Mina, Suspiro and one in Cerro Azul, Honduras.

LOS FAVORITOS bidding, starting in 2013. It is the bidding activity of the manor under the Mierish family period. in that year, the best lots with different treatment methods and different varieties were selected for bidding. Lemon Tree Manor is one of the most famous estates. Matagalpa, a boutique bean producing region in northern Nicaragua. In 2008, La Gloria won the second place in the COE competition with the new variety of the manor, JAVANICA, and was 18.55 per pound higher than the first champion manor of that year.