The cultivars

Varieties

Cultivars of Arabica and their family trees — each with its own flavor tendency.

Variety2 origins

Ethiopian Heirloom

Thousands of wild and semi-wild types — the genetic root of it all.

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Variety13 origins

Bourbon

Sweet, balanced, and the parent of half the cultivars you'll meet.

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Variety13 origins

Typica

The original cultivated cultivar — clean, sweet, low-yielding.

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Variety12 origins

Geisha

Jasmine, bergamot and tropical fruit — the trophy variety.

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Variety4 origins

SL28

Kenya's drought-tough star — blackcurrant and structured acidity.

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Variety11 origins

Caturra

A compact, bright, high-yielding mutation of Bourbon.

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Variety7 origins

Catuaí

Hardy and productive — the dependable everyday cultivar.

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Variety3 origins

Pacamara

Huge beans, huge flavour — bold, herbaceous, and unpredictable.

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Variety1 origin

Pink Bourbon

Huila's pink-cherried darling — floral, juicy, quietly Ethiopian.

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Variety2 origins

Sidra

Ecuador's enigma — Geisha-grade perfume with a fuller, silkier cup.

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Variety1 origin

Castillo

Colombia's rust-proof workhorse — bred by Cenicafé, planted everywhere.

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Variety1 origin

Catimor

The globe-trotting rust fighter behind much of Asia's arabica.

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Variety1 origin

Chiroso

Urrao's elongated landrace — a washed Colombian that tastes Ethiopian.

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Variety1 origin

Java

An Ethiopian selection that wandered — via Java and Cameroon to the Andes.

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Variety1 origin

Marshell

A little-documented Peruvian rarity with a perfumed, sweet cup.

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Variety0 origins

Arara

A sweet, productive Brazilian cross gaining ground in Minas Gerais.

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Variety0 origins

Guará

A vigorous Brazilian selection prized for clean sweetness and natural processing.

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Variety2 origins

SL34

Kenya's other Scott Labs selection — lush body, deep blackcurrant, thrives at altitude.

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Variety0 origins

Ruiru 11

Kenya's compact, disease-resistant hybrid bred for reliable yields.

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Variety0 origins

Batian

A newer Kenyan variety balancing disease resistance with cleaner cup quality.

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Variety0 origins

Sudan Rume

A wild Sudanese landrace prized for complexity and used to breed modern hybrids.

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Variety1 origin

Kenya

A Costa Rican selection prized for bright, structured acidity.

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Variety0 origins

Ombligon

A rare Colombian variety named for the navel-like dimple on its cherry.

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Variety0 origins

Variedad Colombia

Cenicafé's rust-resistant workhorse and the forerunner of Castillo.

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Variety0 origins

Maragesha

A Maragogype–Geisha cross that pairs oversized beans with Geisha florals.

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Variety0 origins

Ají

A prized Colombian rarity with an unusually floral, tropical cup.

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Variety0 origins

Parainema

A rust-resistant Honduran selection that punches above its hybrid reputation.

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Variety0 origins

Pacas

A compact natural mutation of Bourbon born in El Salvador.

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Variety0 origins

Mundo Novo

Brazil's workhorse hybrid — sweet, full-bodied, dependable.

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Variety0 origins

Sarchimor

Disease-resistant Villa Sarchi crossing built for tough conditions.

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Variety0 origins

Caturrón

A giant-bean Caturra mutation from Colombia with a savory, unexpected profile.

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