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The most famous Arabica Coffee varieties

The most famous Arabica coffee varieties (Source: world coffee research organization) BourbonBourbon was created on the Island of Bourbon,in the Indian Ocean off the East Coast of Africa, in the 18th century. It is the other of the two main varieties of Arabica along with Typica. The variety arrived into Brazil late 19th century and quickly spread around South and Middle America. Bourbon isn’t an extremely productive variety but produces an excellent cup of coffee. Multiple variations have been developed...

Varieties of Coffee

One may think the only varieties of coffee around the world are just Arabica and Robusta, but certainly not! However, Coffea Arabica, known as Arabica coffee and Coffea canephora, known as Robusta coffee are the two main species of coffee that are cultivated today. Arabica accounts for 75-80 percent while Robusta accounts for about 20 percent and differs from Arabica coffees in terms of taste. Robusta is more productive and less susceptible to plant diseases such as leaf rust...