What is Arabica Coffee?
Arabica coffee was first discovered growing naturally in the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Today, it is grown in many regions of the tropics such as Indonesia, Africa and Latin America, and it is exported worldwide gaining around 70% of the coffee bean market.
Arabica coffee grows in mountainous regions between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn at high altitude and relatively cool climate. It requires rich soil, moisture, evenly distributed rainfall, shade and sunlight. Arabica coffee plants are very susceptible to diseases, pests and weather conditions, thus they are very hard to tend. They have a low yield per plant and takes longer time to reach maturity. They are different types of Arabica coffee beans called cultivars but the most prominent are Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Catimor, Mundo Novo and Blue Mountain.
Arabica Coffee comes from a specific plant called “Coffee Arabica”. The grand majority of coffee used for human consumption worldwide comes from the Arabica plant and the Canephora plant, better known as Robusta. There are major differences between these two specifics plants, such as growing conditions, altitude, price, caffeine concentration and most importantly taste and quality.
What does Arabica Taste Like?
Arabica beans have a wider variety of tastes and flavor that goes from sweet and mild to tangy and sharp. They are naturally aromatic with divers acidity range (depending on its origin) and subtle taste. On a cup of Arabica coffee you can find chocolaty, nutty, fruity, floral and earthy notes. It is a symphony of flavors. For this reason, coffee aficionados and specialty coffee roasters prefer Arabica coffee.
Coffee connoisseurs agreed that Arabica has a superior taste and quality. It outshines Robusta, so when presented the choice always go for Arabica you would taste the difference in the cup. Cubico Coffee offers only the best and highest quality coffee, we guaranteed 100% Arabica Coffee beans.