The Brew Blog

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.

Pacas is El Salvador's most-planted coffee cultivar — a natural Bourbon dwarf mutation and the parent variety of Pacamara. Here's what it tastes like and why it matters.

Batian is Kenya's newest high-quality disease-resistant cultivar — how it improves on Ruiru 11 and where it fits in the Kenyan coffee landscape.