Brazilian bourbon beans are robusta or arabica? Coffee bean varieties

Global coffee bean tree species are mainly divided into: Arabica and Canephora, of which Arabica coffee beans account for more than 100 coffee varieties of 70%-80%coffee. The more common coffee is Arabica Arabica, with outstanding personality and unique flavor, which is the main force of boutique coffee, mainly used in coffee shop management and high-end coffee market supply. Robusta Robusta, with rough flavor and high caffeine content, is not a boutique coffee. It is often used in instant coffee processing and Italian coffee mixed beans.

Ethiopian Typica and Yemeni Bourbon are the oldest coffee varieties known so far. Many Arabica variants have been derived after they were transplanted from the country of origin to Central and South America and Asia. The small seed coffee cultivated in Yunnan, China is one of the Typica variants, and there are Bourbon variants in other regions.

Iron pickup "Typica" iron pickup, the name sounds majestic, but in fact it is not so strong. It has weak physique, poor disease resistance, easy to catch rust leaf disease and less fruit yield. It is one of the oldest native varieties in Ethiopia, and many Arabica are derived from iron pickups!

The parietal leaf of the iron pickup is bronzed, and the bean grain is large, pointed, oval or thin. Everyone is familiar with the well-known Mantenin, Blue Mountain, Elephant Bean, Kona, Yunnan Dou …... Wait. They are all derived from iron pickups.

Country: Brazil

Grade: SC14/SC16

Producing area: South Minas

Baking degree: medium baking

Treatment: peel and sunburn

Variety: bourbon, Kaduai

Altitude: 1000-1200 m

Flavor: fried melon seeds, mellow and full, dark chocolate, Huigan aftertaste.

Brazil's flat terrain, coffee farms mostly around 600-1000 meters above sea level, flat and monotonous landform, lack of micro-climate, and accustomed to the use of shade-free tree planting, resulting in the development of Brazil's unique soft bean flavor-low sour taste, high nutty flavor, chocolate sweet and mellow, but slightly woody and earthy, flower and orange flavor is not obvious. However, the Serrado platform and South Minas in the west of Minas are mostly above 1100 meters above sea level, with rich landforms, obvious dry and wet seasons, large temperature difference between day and night, and rich micro-climate, which are suitable for cultivating elegant bourbon and yellow bourbon. Naturally become the main producing area of Brazilian boutique coffee. In addition, Morgiana in the northeast of Sao Paulo province is also dominated by shaded bourbon, which is ranked alongside Serrado and South Minas as the three major boutique producing areas in Brazil.