Varieties
Cultivars of Arabica and their family trees — each with its own flavor tendency.
Ethiopian Heirloom
Thousands of wild and semi-wild types — the genetic root of it all.
Bourbon
Sweet, balanced, and the parent of half the cultivars you'll meet.
Typica
The original cultivated cultivar — clean, sweet, low-yielding.
Geisha
Jasmine, bergamot and tropical fruit — the trophy variety.
SL28
Kenya's drought-tough star — blackcurrant and structured acidity.
Caturra
A compact, bright, high-yielding mutation of Bourbon.
Catuaí
Hardy and productive — the dependable everyday cultivar.
Pacamara
Huge beans, huge flavour — bold, herbaceous, and unpredictable.
Pink Bourbon
Huila's pink-cherried darling — floral, juicy, quietly Ethiopian.
Sidra
Ecuador's enigma — Geisha-grade perfume with a fuller, silkier cup.
Castillo
Colombia's rust-proof workhorse — bred by Cenicafé, planted everywhere.
Catimor
The globe-trotting rust fighter behind much of Asia's arabica.
Chiroso
Urrao's elongated landrace — a washed Colombian that tastes Ethiopian.
Java
An Ethiopian selection that wandered — via Java and Cameroon to the Andes.
Marshell
A little-documented Peruvian rarity with a perfumed, sweet cup.
Arara
A sweet, productive Brazilian cross gaining ground in Minas Gerais.
Guará
A vigorous Brazilian selection prized for clean sweetness and natural processing.
SL34
Kenya's other Scott Labs selection — lush body, deep blackcurrant, thrives at altitude.
Ruiru 11
Kenya's compact, disease-resistant hybrid bred for reliable yields.
Batian
A newer Kenyan variety balancing disease resistance with cleaner cup quality.
Sudan Rume
A wild Sudanese landrace prized for complexity and used to breed modern hybrids.
Kenya
A Costa Rican selection prized for bright, structured acidity.
Ombligon
A rare Colombian variety named for the navel-like dimple on its cherry.
Variedad Colombia
Cenicafé's rust-resistant workhorse and the forerunner of Castillo.
Maragesha
A Maragogype–Geisha cross that pairs oversized beans with Geisha florals.
Ají
A prized Colombian rarity with an unusually floral, tropical cup.
Parainema
A rust-resistant Honduran selection that punches above its hybrid reputation.
Pacas
A compact natural mutation of Bourbon born in El Salvador.
Mundo Novo
Brazil's workhorse hybrid — sweet, full-bodied, dependable.
Sarchimor
Disease-resistant Villa Sarchi crossing built for tough conditions.
Caturrón
A giant-bean Caturra mutation from Colombia with a savory, unexpected profile.