The Brew Blog

Rwanda's oldest coffee variety delivers exceptional cup quality at altitude: clean, citric acidity and stone fruit from Great Lakes highland farms.

Acaiá is Brazil's large-bean IAC cultivar developed from Mundo Novo — underrated internationally, but producing excellent specialty-grade coffee at altitude.

Obatã is Brazil's high-altitude IAC cultivar — better cup quality than Catuai above 1,200m, with disease resistance and Bourbon-family flavor character.

Starmaya is the first F1 hybrid coffee with an open-pollination trait, farmers can produce their own certified seed. How it works and what it tastes like.

Centroamericano is CATIE's F1 hybrid cultivar for Honduras and Costa Rica — disease resistance, strong yields, and specialty cup quality in one breeding program.

Marsellesa is one of Central America's first commercial F1 hybrid coffee cultivars — high yield, disease resistance, and specialty-grade cup quality explained.