How many varieties of coffee beans are there? what is the variety of Castillo coffee beans and what flavor is it?

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Castillo, or castillo variety, or castillo cultivar, is a coffee variety developed in 2005 by the Colombian Coffee Research Institute to enhance plant disease resistance. It is currently the main cultivated variety in Colombia.

It is said that the gene is mixed with Robusta, that is, the caffeine content is twice as high as Araka and grows below 1000 above sea level, which is disliked.

The type of coffee actually affects the taste of coffee. Like the bourbon species, it is famous for its sweetness, while Gesha Rose Summer is famous for its fruity and tea-like qualities.

But the flavor of coffee is not only related to the variety, but also related to the growth conditions, processing and so on. Of course, the uniqueness of high-quality coffee varieties is indispensable to make coffee a popular drink all over the world.

Another reason for concern about varieties is that Arabica coffee has worryingly low genetic diversity. This means that it is more vulnerable to disease and climate change-and may even theoretically become extinct in the future. At present, it is very important to create or discover more genetic diversity.

According to the World Coffee Research Association (WCR), there are many different kinds of coffee-more than 100, but the main three are Arabica, Robusta and Liberia. In the cafe, you can't see any beans except Arabica. Robusta is not used because of its excitement and bitterness, and Liberika is usually only available in the Philippines.

Castillo is another laboratory-bred bean that can be said to be more successful than Katimer. To trace its origin, Castillo is made of mutant and mixed varieties of Katimo coffee after a long period of cultivation and artificial intervention. Cenicafe, the National Coffee Research Center of Colombia, has long been committed to finding beans with high disease resistance and adaptability. Although the taste of Castillo coffee is slightly poor, the quality of Castillo coffee is improving as more and more farmers grow this variety of coffee in Colombia and the technology of planting and raw bean processing is improving.

Variety: Castillo (discovered by Columbia Coffee Experimental Center in 2005)

Treatment: natural sun (special sun? A treatment based on the sun, with artificial control, which only started last year)

Origin: Ciretta, Colombia

Flavor description: Cherry hazelnut black tea (the combination of fruit and tea, that is sour and mellow, which means ┓ ('∀ `) ┏)

Grade: Super level