Microregion guide
Okapa
오카파
A smallholder coffee-growing district in Eastern Highlands.
Place and growing environment
HOAC cooperative coffee grows at 1,500–2,040 metres.
Recorded flavors
- 01Dark fruit
- 02Sweet
Processing
Washed
Grown varieties
Bourbon · Typica
Bourbon
A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.
- Lineage
- Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
- Growing conditions
- Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
- Traits
- Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Lot details
- Variety · process
- Bourbon · TypicaWashed
- Tasting notes
- Dark fruit · Sweet
Sources
- Purosa A FTO(opens in a new tab)
Wilson Coffee Roasting · Accessed
- Eastern Highlands Tabua AX Washed(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed