Yellow Bourbon

Variety of Arabica coffee · Coffea arabica

Yellow-fruited Bourbon variant from Brazil with a soft, sweet and round cup.

Also known as: Bourbon Amarelo

🇧🇷 Brazil 1930

Taste & characteristics

mildsweetaromatic

Ripens to yellow rather than red cherries; often slightly higher perceived sweetness, less acidity.

Growth like Red Bourbon, bushy and upright. Widely grown in Brazil.

Medium yield. Yellow ripening makes visual harvest control harder (no clear red signal).

Rust-susceptible like Bourbon. Popular among Brazilian specialty producers.

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