Robusta tastes so strong that some people even describe it as "oil barrel".

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Coffee farmers have always preferred Arabica coffee beans (arabica), which are mild in flavor and relatively expensive, while robusta coffee beans (robusta), which are mostly used to make instant coffee or blended coffee, are less favored.

Andrew Hetzel, a consultant in the boutique coffee industry, said Robusta smelled so strong that some even described it as "rubber tires", "oil barrels" or "children's tears".

As a result, Arabica beans now account for 65% of global coffee production. However, this trend is now changing! Global demand for robusta beans is rising, especially in Asia, prompting Latin American countries to start mass production of the relatively cheap beans.

At present, both Guadilama and Nicaragua are expanding the production areas of Robota beans. Costa Rica also lifted the ban on growing robusta beans in February. Even Colombia, which has always looked down on this kind of coffee beans in the past, has begun to break with tradition and start experimental planting.

Colombia used to be reluctant to produce robusta beans, mainly for fear of tarnishing the country's reputation for only high-quality coffee beans.

Robusta Robusta species, with round and rough shape, small particles, bright and strong flavor, bitter taste but not sour taste, but not very good flavor, most of them are used to make instant coffee, mixed coffee, canned coffee and other industrial coffee. High-quality Arabica Arabica coffee requires complex manual picking, selection and other processes. The most expensive and best coffee beans in the world are Arabica Arabica coffee. Illy coffee beans taste lighter, emphasizing 100% Arabica beans and relatively shallow roasting, while choosing milder and lighter acidity beans, illy has a mild taste and a good aftertaste.

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