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Caturra Coffee Bean

Caturra is a single-gene mutation of Bourbon discovered in Brazil in the 1950s. Its yield capacity and disease resistance are superior to Bourbon's, and the plant is shorter, which makes harvesting convenient. Unfortunately it shares Bourbon's curse - bearing fruit one year and resting the next. Its flavor, however, is comparable to Bourbon beans.

Its adaptability is stronger, too. It can be planted at high density, does not require shade trees, and thrives even under direct, intense sunlight - which is why it also answers to the name "Sun Coffee."

Caturra is suitable anywhere from low altitudes of 700 meters up to high altitudes of 1700 meters, but the higher the altitude, the better the flavor, while bean yield drops accordingly.

FrontStreet Coffee's Caturra Coffee

The Caturra coffee sold by FrontStreet Coffee comes from the Cauca Valley in Colombia, at an altitude of 1750 meters. The soil there contains trace amounts of volcanic ash, and the average annual temperature is around 20°C - an environment extremely well suited to coffee. Coffee from this region is not astringent; it has a refreshing, bright taste and a sweet aftertaste, and is recognized in world evaluations as one of the finest producing regions.

Product Name: FrontStreet Coffee Cauca Valley Colombia Caturra Coffee

Processing Method: Washed process

Roast Level: Medium roast

Flavor Description: Once the beans are ground, chocolate and nut aromas greet your nose. On entry there is a cream-like smoothness, then a slight acidity that turns into a sweetness with a chestnut aroma. The balance between sweet and sour is just right, making it very easy to drink - and a fine choice for first-timers easing into coffees with a touch of acidity.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If Caturra's gentle nuttiness suits you, Brazil is the next region to explore, because Brazilian coffee is built on exactly that kind of balance: moderate acidity, pleasant sweetness and bitterness, and a solid body that takes beautifully to a medium roast, with toasted-nut aromas rising from the grinder. It works equally well as a single origin or in blends.

FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Cerrado Red Bourbon is a classic place to start - a thoroughly Brazilian single origin that, at medium roast, shows cream and peanut, toasted bread, caramel and hazelnut over a rounded, non-acidic cup with the faintest bitter note. It brews happily as pour-over, and is equally at home in a moka pot, as espresso SOE, in a siphon or a French press.

For something rarer, try the FrontStreet Brazil Queen Farm Yellow Bourbon from the Mogiana region, where fertile red volcanic soil feeds the fruit. Yellow Bourbon, a mutation of Red Bourbon, tastes cleaner and fruitier, and through pour-over, moka pot or a home espresso machine it reveals a sugarcane sweetness that few other origins can offer, alongside fruit and chocolate notes.