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COFFEE SPECIES

Out of ~130 wild Coffea species, only a handful reach our cups. Each has a personality — a shape, an altitude, and a place.

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Arabica

Coffea arabica · ~60% of world production

8-bit pixel art of a green Arabica coffee bean — elongated oval with curved center crease
Visual clue · elongated oval, curved S-shaped crease, blue-green tint

Born in the highlands of Ethiopia. Grown 1,200–2,200m. Self-pollinating tetraploid. Lower caffeine (~1.5%), higher sugars and acids — the species of specialty.

CRAFT NOTE

Specialty Arabica is hand-picked cherry by cherry. A picker may select only the ripest 30% on a branch, returning weeks later for the rest.