What are the varieties of Colombian coffee? how did bourbon beans wander to Colombia?

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Colombia is a typical northern hemisphere country, with 80% of its territory north of the equator. The coffee-growing areas of Colombia are mainly in the west. The Andes Mountains run through the west of Colombia, forming a lot of complex topography and forming different climates. In Colombia, coffee flavor differentiation is much greater than in its neighbor Brazil, which is largely flat and fertile. In Colombia, coffee flavors vary even in neighboring regions due to different terrains, landforms and climates.

Now, when you think of the most authentic South American coffee, you probably think of Colombia coffee. In China, with the popularity of fine coffee, more and more Chinese people like coffee from different countries and different origins, among which Colombia coffee is especially sought after by people who know coffee! Colombia coffee is one of the few single-origin coffees sold worldwide under its name.

coffee varieties

In addition to the common coffee varieties in the Americas, in addition to the common Cardura Bourbon Iron Pickup Parker Mara, Colombia also has its own, unique three disease-resistant varieties, namely Castillo, Tabi, Colombia varieties with the same name as the country. Of course, there are some rare and expensive varieties, such as rose summer, small grain mocha, Romelsultan, Eugenio.

Bourbon coffee takes its name from the island where it was grown. In 1715, France transplanted Yemen mocha round beans to Bourbon Island on the east coast of Africa (renamed Reunion after the French Revolution), so it was named Bourbon. Then in 1717, the French brought a batch of round bourbon seedlings from Yemen again, which became the predecessor of bourbon coffee.

In 1732, the British East India Company took bourbon coffee seedlings from Yemen and planted them on St. Helena Island. Between 1860 and 1870, the bourbon variety was first introduced in Brazil, gradually replacing the tipica, and then bourbon, and rapidly expanded north to other parts of South America and Central America.

After 1900, French missionaries introduced bourbon coffee from Popan Island to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and other places. Today, bourbon coffee has become a major force in the world's premium coffee.

Bourbon coffee tree characteristics: Bourbon coffee green top, broad leaves wavy, while the yield is 30% higher than iron pica coffee, beans are shorter, berry acid thick, cream and aroma obvious, acid flavor obvious, but the same problem is poor disease resistance.

Knowledge point: Arabica coffee is believed to originate from the Ethiopian plateau and is widely distributed in tropical regions. After repeated mutation and breeding, many varieties have been derived.

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