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Agricafe Quality Descriptions
Full quality descriptions for Agricafe / Usicafe. See details..
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Altamira
Old coffee plantation in the Sonsonate Department of western El Salvador. Founded by Spanish immigrants in the mid 1800.s, this estate, since agrarian reforms, has been broken up into 5 smaller fincas, of which one is Finca Las Nubes.
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Altura
A Mexican coffee that has been grown at high elevations; a mountain-grown coffee. Somewhat extraneous, as almost all coffee is mountain-grown.
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Arabica
One of the two major species of coffee, the other being Robusta. Coffee Arabica, or Arabican coffee grows at higher elevations and contains half the caffeine of Robusta. It is considered the more premium variety; nearly all specialty coffee is Arabica. Varieties include Typica, Bourbon, Arusha, Caturra, Paca, Pacamara, Mundo Novo, Maragogipe.
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Arusha
An Arabica Coffee from the slopes of Mount Meru in Tanzania. Cultivars have since been transported to other growing regions, including Papua New Guinea where it appears in the Kinjibi Tribal Plantation and Village Gardens. See Arabica.
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Black bean
A defect that occurs when the growth of the coffee cherry is arrested either through lack of water, lack of nutrients, inadequate pruning, disease, or insect'attack. Black beans are only found in the lowest grades of coffee exported.
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Blind item
Refers to a coffee for which the country of origin of the beans or composition of the blend is unknown.
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Blue Mountain
See Jamaican Blue Mountain.
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Bourbon
The botanical name of one of the varieties of Coffea Arabica, so named after the island of Bourbon (now Reunion) where it was first discovered. Several premium coffees are from this varietal stock, which proliferates in much of Central and South America. Another Old Style original coffee, often noted for its chocolateyness and deep complexity. Like Typica, Bourbon grows best under a dense shade canopy. See Arabica.
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Brazilian and Other Arabicas
An ICO grouping of four countries whose production consists mainly of arabica coffee.
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Brazilian Natural Arabicas
One of the groups of Arabica coffee established under the Agreement. Countries in this group are: Brazil Ethiopia Paraguay
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Caturra
A hybrid of the Coffea Arabica species that is fast-maturing and more disease-resistant than other Arabica varieties. Its quality is often considered inferior to the traditional Arabica varieties. See Arabica.
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