Varieties
Learn about different coffee varieties, from Arabica to Robusta and their diverse world.
32 varieties
Geisha
Geisha is one of the most prized varieties in specialty coffee, renowned for its distinctive floral aroma and tea-like clarity.
Read →Bourbon
Bourbon is one of the oldest and most important Arabica varieties, celebrated for its sweet, balanced flavor profile.
Read →Typica
Typica is one of the oldest Arabica cultivars, prized for its clean, pure flavor expression.
Read →Caturra
Caturra is a natural Bourbon mutation known for its compact size and high yield, a cornerstone of Central American specialty coffee.
Read →Catuai
Catuai is a hybrid cultivar combining high yield with resilience to harsh weather, widely grown across Latin America.
Read →SL28
SL28 is the soul of Kenyan coffee, famous for its intensely vivid blackcurrant acidity and broad flavor complexity.
Read →Pacamara
Pacamara is known for its oversized bean and bold flavor contrasts, the most iconic specialty variety from El Salvador.
Read →Robusta
Robusta is prized for its resilience and high caffeine content, delivering rich body and classic nutty-cocoa flavors.
Read →Maragogype
Maragogype is a natural Typica mutation famous for its exceptionally large beans and leaves, with delicate and light flavors.
Read →Colombia Cultivar
The Colombia cultivar was developed to combat leaf rust, combining Caturra's high yield with Timor Hybrid's disease resistance.
Read →Sidra
Sidra is a rising star in specialty competitions, combining Geisha-like floral notes with Red Bourbon's sweetness.
Read →Laurina
Laurina, or Pointed Bourbon, is a rare variety prized for its naturally low caffeine content and elegant, delicate flavor.
Read →Kurume
Kurume is one of Ethiopia's most revered heirloom selections, known for its delicate flavors and intense citrus character.
Read →Villa Sarchi
Villa Sarchi is a natural Bourbon mutation from Costa Rica, prized for its elegant acidity, floral notes, and wind resistance.
Read →Catimor
Catimor is a hybrid combining Arabica flavors with Robusta disease resistance, a key outcome of global rust-resistance programs.
Read →SL34
SL34 is another key Kenyan selection, prized for its outstanding body and dark fruit flavors, often paired with SL28 as Kenya's specialty twin pillars.
Read →Mundo Novo
Mundo Novo is a natural Typica-Bourbon hybrid known for exceptional yield and consistent quality, the backbone of Brazil's coffee industry.
Read →Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain is a legendary variety from Jamaica's Blue Mountains, world-famous for its perfect balance and silky mouthfeel.
Read →Ruiru 11
Ruiru 11 was developed in Kenya to combat Coffee Berry Disease (CBD), known for high yield and strong resilience.
Read →Batian
Batian is Kenya's newest disease-resistant variety, with flavor quality far surpassing Ruiru 11, seen as the future of Kenyan specialty coffee.
Read →Nyeri
Nyeri refers to the high-quality coffee grown in Kenya's Nyeri County, renowned for extreme acidity and complexity rather than a single cultivar.
Read →Heirloom
Heirloom is a collective term for Ethiopia's thousands of unclassified wild coffee varieties, housing the world's richest flavor gene pool.
Read →Pacas
Pacas is a natural Bourbon mutation from El Salvador, known for its compact size, wind resistance, and clean sweet flavor.
Read →Castillo
Castillo is the evolution of Colombia cultivar, significantly improving specialty flavor quality while maintaining high disease resistance — now Colombia's most widely planted variety.
Read →Mokka
Mokka is an extremely rare micro-variety, prized for its tiny beans, intense chocolatey profile, and silky-smooth mouthfeel.
Read →Java
Originating from Ethiopia and selected in Java, Indonesia, this variety is now a hallmark of Central American specialty coffee, mirroring Geisha’s elegance.
Read →Sudan Rume
Sudan Rume is a legendary landrace used in breeding, famous for its stunning ginger flower, spice, and elegant fruit notes. A rare competition-grade variety.
Read →Kent
The first rust-resistant Arabica selection from India, Kent is a natural mutation of Typica, known for its solid sweetness and warm spicy undertones.
Read →S795
S795 is one of Asia’s most significant specialty Arabica varieties, developed in India. It is celebrated for its robust disease resistance, exceptional sweetness, and distinctive maple and mocha notes.
Read →Gori Gesha
Gori Gesha is a wild landrace selection from the Gori Gesha forest in Ethiopia, preserving the primal genetic diversity and complex purple floral notes of the Geisha lineage.
Read →Maracaturra
Maracaturra is a Maragogype × Caturra hybrid combining elephant-bean size with Caturra's lively acidity — one of Nicaragua's signature specialty varieties.
Read →Parainema
Parainema, developed by Honduras's IHCAFE, is one of the few Arabica varieties with broad-spectrum resistance to leaf rust, Coffee Berry Disease, and nematodes — while still delivering excellent cup quality.
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