The Brew Blog
PRO COFFEE TIPS, FUN FACTS, & MORE
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Java Coffee Variety: The Ethiopian Landrace That Traveled Through Indonesia to Become Central America's Best-Kept Specialty Secret
Java coffee variety is an Ethiopian landrace (not Indonesian) with a two-century journey from Ethiopia to Cameroon to Panama, producing excellent cup quality at altitude.
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Kent Coffee: India's First Disease-Resistant Arabica and the Parent of a Nation's Most Planted Variety
Kent is a heritage Indian Arabica from Mysore selected in the 1920s — the parent of S795, India's most planted variety, with Bourbon-family genetics and a Baba Budan lineage.
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Coffea Eugenioides: Arabica's Ancestor and the Specialty World's Most Unusual Coffee
Coffea Eugenioides, one of Arabica's two parent species, is naturally low in caffeine, intensely sweet, and central to the 2021 World Barista Championship.
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Jackson Coffee: The Great Lakes Bourbon Variety With an Indian Origin Story
Jackson coffee traces from Mysore, India to Rwanda's washing stations — a Bourbon variety producing complex, sweet Great Lakes specialty lots.
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Mibirizi: Rwanda's Oldest Coffee Variety and Its Exceptional Cup Potential
Rwanda's oldest coffee variety delivers exceptional cup quality at altitude: clean, citric acidity and stone fruit from Great Lakes highland farms.
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Acaiá: Brazil's Large-Bean IAC Cultivar
Acaiá is Brazil's large-bean IAC cultivar developed from Mundo Novo — underrated internationally, but producing excellent specialty-grade coffee at altitude.
