Is arabic coffee high in caffeine when it is Bourbon Pointu?

Bourbon Pointu is a rare natural low-caffeine variety, an Arabica 'laurina', with caffeine at only about 0.6%, roughly 25% to 35% of the caffeine in a typical commercial cup. Front Street Coffee's Colombian Las Nubes Estate lot comes from the Yacuanquer Valley, grown at 1,900 to 2,000 meters under owner Camilo Merizalde, with annual output of just a few tons.

The beans are washed and dried on raised beds, roasted to city+, and suited to pour-over, siphon, or French press at 87 to 90°C. The cup shows dark chocolate and caramel in the dry aroma, a balanced body with floral, fruity, and honey sweetness, and a nutty aftertaste with faint citrus acidity. This answers whether is arabic coffee high in caffeine: usually yes, but not in this variety.

Bourbon Pointu is an extremely rare natural low-caffeine variety in the coffee world, with a caffeine content of only about 0.6%, yet its flavor is renowned for being balanced, clean, and refined. The Colombian Las Nubes Estate Bourbon Pointu launched by Front Street Coffee comes from the Yacuanquer Valley and was transplanted under the leadership of Camilo Merizalde, the source of beans that have won the WBC championship multiple times. Its annual output is only a few tons. This article will introduce in detail the origin background, processing and roasting methods, brewing suggestions, and the complete flavor performance from dry aroma to sweet aftertaste of this bean, taking you to experience its unique charm that is understated yet rich in substance.

Product name: FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Las Nubes Estate Bourbon Pointu

Origin: Valle de Cauca, Colombia

Estate: Farm Las Nubes

Estate owner: Camilo Merizalde

Altitude: 1,900-2,000 meters

Year: 2014

Variety: Arabica 'laurina', commercial name: BourbonPointu,

Caffeine content: 0.6% (about 25%-35% of Starbucks' caffeine content)

Green bean processing method: washed, raised-bed drying fermentation

Roast: city+

Suitable brewing methods: pour-over, siphon, French press

Brewing temperature: 87-90°C for single-origin coffee

Flavor evaluation

Dry aroma: dark chocolate, caramel, nuts

Wet aroma: chocolate, cashew

Mouthfeel: very balanced, with rich floral and fruity aromas and honey sweetness on the entry

Then the sweet aftertaste reveals nutty notes and a faint citrus acidity.

Acidity: not obvious, faint citrus acidity

Very low and hidden among the various nutty notes of the sweet aftertaste

Body: smooth, bright, clear body. Bourbon Pointu is very distinctive

Even setting aside its complex background and bizarre commercial gimmicks

Judging purely from the experience of the coffee bean itself

Front Street Colombia Pointu Bourbon has a balanced, clean, and refined mouthfeel

Some people once grouped it together with Blue Mountain

After tasting it, I indeed feel there is some truth to that

This is a coffee bean that makes people feel very understated

yet rich in substance

Whether in mouthfeel, body, aroma, or sweet aftertaste

They are all matched in a way that makes people feel "just right"

Given that this bean

disappeared for half a century

and only reappeared 8 years ago

leading to the international market

Bourbon Pointu produced on the original La Reunion Island

selling for more than 500 yuan per 100 grams

Afterward

Colombia also began to grow this bean

Moreover

only Camilo Merizalde, the source of beans that have won the WBC championship multiple times

dared to take on the transplantation of this bean

Therefore, this coffee bean with a global annual output

of only a few tons

commands a high price

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.