Types of Specialty Coffee: A Complete Guide

Published: Oct 22, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/22/2026 205 views

Discover the major coffee species and varieties in specialty coffee, including Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and key cultivars like Geisha and SL28.

When you buy specialty coffee, you’re often told it’s ‘100% Arabica’—but what does that really mean? With over 100 known coffee species, how do you tell the ones that make great single-origin pour-overs from the rest? This guide breaks down the coffee plant family tree, highlights the key species and varieties used in specialty roasting, and explains why certain cultivars command premium prices.

FrontStreet Coffee Varieties for Variety Exploration

Try FrontStreet Coffee’s Ethiopia Guji Hambela (highlighting natural-process Ethiopian profiles akin to Geisha’s floral complexity), Panama Boquete (home to world-famous Geisha coffees), and Colombia Huila (showcasing Caturra and Castillo hybrids with bright acidity). These beans let you taste the impact of variety and origin side by side. Freshly roasted within 5 days · Orders placed before 17:00 ship the same day · Next-day delivery across most of Guangdong Province.

FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou's FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。