Caturra
Arabica variety
A natural mutation of Bourbon with a more compact size, common in Colombia and Central America.
On Unpacking Coffee, Caturra appears in 21 coffees from 17 roasters . Those coffees most often come from Colombia . They are usually washed — 14 of the 20 with a recorded process. Tasters also noted black tea , toffee , caramel and dark chocolate in the same cuppings.
Based on 33 cuppings logged here, most recently August 5, 2026.
Descriptors tasters reached for across 33 cuppings of this variety.
20 of the 21 coffees record a process.
What does Caturra taste like?
A natural mutation of Bourbon with a more compact size, common in Colombia and Central America. On Unpacking Coffee, Caturra appears in 21 coffees from 17 roasters. Those coffees most often come from Colombia. They are usually washed — 14 of the 20 with a recorded process. Tasters also noted black tea, toffee, caramel and dark chocolate in the same cuppings.
Which coffees are grown from Caturra?
21 coffees are grown from Caturra, including San Antonio La Paz by Water Avenue Coffee, Colombia Young Producers by Branch Street Coffee Roasters and Olgar Ortega by ilse.
Where is Caturra grown?
Those coffees most often come from Colombia.
What flavors does Caturra show?
Tasters also noted black tea, toffee, caramel and dark chocolate in the same cuppings.
| Process | Washed |
| Varieties | Caturra, Bourbon, Castillo San Ramon |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Region | Sierra de Las Minas |
| Elevation | 1200-1400m |
| Process | Co-fermented and experimental (Strawberries, red wine yeast, fruit glucose, CO2) |
| Species | Arabica |
| Varieties | Caturra, Castillo |
| Country | Colombia |
| Elevation | 1700m |
| Source | Columbia Young Producers Development Lot - Antioquia, Quindío And Huila |
Olgar Ortega
by ilse
| Process | Washed |
| Varieties | Caturra |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | San Agustín |
| Elevation | 1750m |
| Harvest | August 2025 |
| Source | Villa Maria |
| Process | Washed |
| Varieties | Bourbon, Caturra, Typica Mejorado, Sachimor |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Region | Loja |
| Source | Puyango |