Variety
Laurina
Also called Bourbon Pointu
A naturally low-caffeine Bourbon mutation from Réunion with pointed beans.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Bourbon mutation, Réunion, 1800s
- Stature
- Dwarf, Christmas-tree shape
- Yield
- Low
- Caffeine
- About half of typical Arabica
- Leaf rust
- Susceptible
- Quality
- Excellent
Where it grows
- Réunion
- New Caledonia
About
Laurina has around 0.6% caffeine against roughly 1.2% for typical Arabica. Revived on Réunion in the 2000s, it is one of the rarest coffees sold.