Catura/Catuara Coffee Bean Flavor Profile: How to Best Enjoy Catura Coffee Beans?

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Understanding Coffee Varieties: Arabica and Robusta

Generally speaking, Arabica is mainly used for single-origin or specialty coffee, while Robusta is used to make instant coffee. Although Arabica can be defined as premium coffee and Robusta as secondary, it doesn't necessarily have to be classified this way. It's more appropriate to distinguish them based on your preferred taste. From a flavor perspective, the United States and Japan more commonly drink light coffee brewed from Arabica, while Europe prefers espresso made by mixing Arabica and Robusta.

Arabica: Premium Coffee Beans with First-Class Flavor and Aroma

Arabica is a representative variety originating from Ethiopia and is also produced in South Africa, African countries, and Asian nations, accounting for 70%-75% of the world's coffee production. Arabica has weaker resistance to pests and diseases, so highland areas are more suitable for cultivation, especially Arabica coffee beans produced above 1500 meters have the best quality.

Such carefully produced high-quality beans, with balanced flavor, texture, and aroma, can be certified as premium coffee beans, mainly used for single-origin coffee or specialty coffee. The three famous coffee beans—Hawaiian Kona, Jamaican Blue Mountain, and Yemen Mocha—belong to the Arabica variety. Arabica green beans have a dark, narrow appearance and are praised as the highest quality highland Arabica varieties, characterized by rich flavors including sweetness, acidity, and aroma.

Caturra: An Arabica Variety

Caturra is a coffee variety belonging to the Arabica species.

About Caturra

It is a single-gene mutation of Bourbon discovered in Brazil in the 1950s. Both its production capacity and disease resistance are better than Bourbon. The plant is shorter, making it convenient to harvest. Unfortunately, it encounters the same problem as Bourbon—it bears fruit one year and rests the next. Its flavor is comparable to Bourbon beans or slightly inferior.

However, its adaptability is stronger. It can be planted at high density and doesn't require shade trees. It can thrive even when directly exposed to intense sunlight, which is why it also has the name "Sun Coffee."

Caturra is suitable for low altitudes of 700 meters up to high altitudes of 1700 meters, but the higher the altitude, the better the flavor, and the relative bean production decreases. There is also a yellow Caturra variant in Central and South America, but its reputation is not as good as Yellow Bourbon.

FrontStreet Coffee offers several types of coffee containing the Caturra variety.

FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Recommendations:

V60/90°C/1:15 ratio/Brewing time: two minutes

Coffee Varieties from a Biological Perspective

From a biological classification perspective, coffee varieties can be divided into Arabica, Robusta, and Liberica. The main varieties consumed worldwide are Arabica and Robusta, while Liberica is often overlooked due to limited production or inferior quality.

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