Bourbon Rosado is a genetic mix between Red and Yellow Bourbon. This varietal is highly sought after due to its genetic rarity and the difficulty of growing and harvesting. Its fruit has a large amount of glucose, which produces a silkier body and cup.

WHAT IS THE BOURBON VARIETY?

WCR describes the Bourbon variety as a tall, medium yielding plant with green tipped leaves that has the potential to produce good quality coffee at high altitudes. It is a natural mutation of the Arabica plant, which has grown wild in Ethiopia for many centuries. Due to transport and migration, Typica was cultivated for the first time in Yemen.

In the 18th century, the Dutch brought Tipica to Southeast Asia, while the French brought Tipica to Île Bourbon (present-day Réunion Island), an island off the coast of Madagascar. In the 19th century, French missionaries began introducing Bourbon throughout Africa and the Americas.

While we admits that Bourbon has played an important role in coffee history, it may not be part of its future. “As new varieties are developed that offer farmers fewer dilemmas between tasting quality and agronomic traits of interest (yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, etc.), it will become less frequent.”

This does not necessarily mean that Bourbon will become obsolete, as it says that those who can focus on this coffee as a specialty product and have access to specialty coffee markets will continue to grow it. This will have certain consequences for those who wish to prod