https://coffee-11t.pages.dev/tags/brazil/Recent content in Brazil on Coffee & MeHugoenSat, 17 Oct 2026 15:37:00 -0700https://coffee-11t.pages.dev/coffee-origins/brazil/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:37:00 -0700https://coffee-11t.pages.dev/coffee-origins/brazil/<h2 id="why-brazil-matters">Why Brazil Matters</h2> <p>Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world by a wide margin. In USDA estimates for 2024/25 it grew about 64.7 million 60 kg bags, more than twice the output of Vietnam in second place and roughly a third or more of all the world&rsquo;s coffee. If you have drunk an espresso blend, there is a good chance Brazil was in it.</p> <p>Brazilian coffee is often described as &ldquo;comfortable&rdquo;: nutty, chocolatey, low in acidity, with a smooth, round body. That makes it a great starting point if you find many specialty coffees too sour. And at the top end, Brazilian farms produce sweet, complex lots that win international competitions.</p>https://coffee-11t.pages.dev/coffee-varieties/bourbon/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:35:00 -0700https://coffee-11t.pages.dev/coffee-varieties/bourbon/<h2 id="not-the-whiskey">Not the Whiskey</h2> <p><strong>Bourbon</strong> coffee has nothing to do with Kentucky. It is named after Bourbon Island, the old name of <strong>La Réunion</strong>, a French island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. It is one of the two great family lines of Arabica, along with <a href="https://coffee-11t.pages.dev/coffee-varieties/typica/">Typica</a> , and many of the varieties you will meet on bags today are its children or grandchildren.</p> <p>If you like coffee that tastes sweet, round and a little like caramel or red fruit, there is a good chance you like Bourbon.</p>