Top 10 Most Premium Specialty Coffee Beans in the World - How Many Have You Tried?

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation · Top 10 Premium Coffee Beans Worldwide

Panama Geisha

In 2004, Geisha first revealed its extraordinary aromatic qualities. Its citrus floral notes and deep caramel aroma dominated major cupping competitions, multiplying its value and sparking a Geisha cultivation craze in Central and South America. Furthermore, it opened up new flavor territories for Central and South American coffee.

Bourbon Pointu

The unique lychee flavor and citrus aroma of Bourbon Pointu have captivated literary figures and politicians throughout history. It is currently the rarest variety with the lowest caffeine content and highest value. Globally, Japanese people have a particular fondness for this romantic and aromatic semi-decaffeinated coffee.

Colombia Geisha

In Colombia's Cauca Valley, the "green-tipped slender" Geisha, introduced from Panama, has finally unleashed its fragrance and claimed the top spot as Coffee of the Year. Colombia Geisha's flavor profile features berry, honey, and spicy notes as its main tones, distinguishing it from Panama and giving coffee enthusiasts more choices.

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Small Bean Sun-Dried

The Old World is renowned for its traditional sun-dried flavors. The Yirgacheffe and Sidamo regions' unique small bean varieties are best suited for sun-drying processing. The myriad fruit flavors and floral notes, with hints of turmeric and cinnamon aromas, create an intoxicating experience with tremendous amplitude.

India Civet Cat Mandheling

Indian civet cat coffee is controversial yet aromatic. If you purchase counterfeit or inferior products, the harsh mixed flavors can be overwhelming. However, once you taste authentic civet cat Mandheling coffee, with its sweet and sour fruit notes, hazelnut aroma, and rich body, you're guaranteed to love it for life.

Guatemala Injerto Pacamara

The mighty Pacamara, since 2005, has continuously dominated the "Cup of Excellence" competitions, severely impacting the Bourbon varieties. Pacamara's assertive acidity, reminiscent of green apples, becomes particularly charming when balanced with biscuit sweetness and creamy flavors. Those who dislike acidity should approach with caution, but acid lovers must try it.

Kenya SL28, SL34 Double Washed Fermented Beans

Kenyan coffee has a relatively full body with strawberry as the main aromatic tone, complemented by berry acidity and charming brown sugar notes, creating an attractive regional character. This is related to Kenya's national treasure varieties SL28 and SL34, as well as their unique double washed fermentation method.

Ethiopia Harrar Washed Beans

The coffee hub of Harrar has exclusively favored sun-dried flavors for thousands of years. Recently, unable to compete with Yirgacheffe's sun-dried market presence, it broke its century-old sun-dried tradition by introducing washed Harrar to compete with washed Yirgacheffe. Its fruit notes are deep and remarkably similar to passion fruit, with clarity and transparency far superior to Harrar sun-dried. However, washed Harrar beans are rare commodities and not easy to purchase.

Indonesia Ateng and Tim Tim

Coffee experts' debates about varieties become completely confused when it comes to Indonesia. What the Western world recognizes as hybrid varieties with mixed flavors—CATIMOR and TIMOR HYBRID—transform into peculiar and hard-to-pronounce Ateng and Tim Tim in Indonesia. However, cupping results show they outperform traditional Typica. These unrefined mixed-flavor varieties, in Indonesia's mixed-cultivation melting pot, have naturally backcrossed with Arabica, cleansing themselves of impurities. Combined with Indonesia's unique wet-hulling processing method, this significantly enhances the flavor profiles of both mixed-flavor varieties, building Mandheling's regional character of full body, gentle acidity, herbal notes, and bitter aromas.

Hawaii Kona Mystery Typica

Besides Guatemala Typica, the Kona region also features mysterious and ancient Brazil Typica adding aromatic support, creating the captivating Kona legend. The full-bodied flavor profile of Kona has completely erased the stereotype of island coffees lacking aroma and richness.

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