Maracaturra: Colombia's Giant-Bean Variety With a Surprisingly Elegant Cup
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Maracaturra: Colombia's Giant-Bean Variety With a Surprisingly Elegant Cup
Maracaturra — Maragogipe × Caturra — produces Colombia's most visually striking beans. At high altitude in Huila, chocolate sweetness and clean citric structure.
At a Glance
What Is Maracaturra?
Maracaturra crosses Maragogipe — arabica's largest-bean mutation, found in Bahia, Brazil in the late 19th century — with Caturra. The result has oversized beans and a cup that inherits Maragogipe's chocolate sweetness with Caturra's cleaner acidity. At Las Flores, Jhoan Vergara grows Maracaturra alongside his Ethiopian-heritage varieties at 1,750 masl in Huila, where volcanic soils and slow maturation develop exceptional sweetness in the large beans.
Tasting Profile
Brew Guide
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1:15–1:16
93–96°C · Chocolate and citrus
Espresso
1:2.5–1:3
Sweet, full-bodied daily espresso
Rest
7–18 days
Washed — opens cleanly
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Colombia's giant-bean variety. Sweet, chocolatey, distinctive. Shipped fresh worldwide.
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