“Chiroso” is the name given to a unique varietyA botanical variety is a rank in the taxonomic hierarchy below the rank of species and subspecies and above the rank of form (form / variety / subspecies... of coffee rediscovered in ColombiaColombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with "Good" Coffee. This is half-true.... in the early 2000’s, and is still mostly limited to the country. Originally thought to be a regression of BourbonA coffee cultivar; a cross between Typica and Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil: Mundo Novo is a commercial coffee cultivar; a natural hybrid between "Sumatra" and Red Bourbon,..., a recent scientific journal linked the Chiroso cultivarCultivar is a term used interchangeably with Varietal in the coffee trade to indicate plant material, although there are distinctions.: The naming of a cultivar should conform to... to Ethiopian landraces.
There are two types of Chiroso cultivars, the original being “Bourbon Chiroso”, which is much taller than the other type, referred to locally as “CaturraCatimor is a broad group of cultivars derived from a Hibrido de Timor (HdT) and Caturra cross, highly productive, sometimes with inferior cup flavor. The main issue is... Chiroso”. Anecdotal evidence points to the latter being a regression of the former, as small percentages of the seeds propagated from Bourbon Chiroso yield the shorter type. Chiroso can be quite aromatic when compared to Bourbon or Caturra
Caturra is an Arabica cultivar discovered as a natural mutant of Bourbon in Brazil in the first decade of the 20th century, but wasn't studied until 1937. It..., floral
Floral notes in coffee exemplify the connection between taste and smell. Describing the taste of a specific flower is near impossible...we always default to “it tastes like it..., bright, and tea-likeA term used to describe coffees with light, tannic, slighly astringent mouthfeel and tea aromatics. We find it in some Rwandan flavor profiles, among others..
