1 Lbs 100% Kona Estate special
Yellow Caturra Coffee 
 
Small-batch, artisan roasted; Never blended.
WHOLE BEAN, Roasted Fresh!
 
Yellow Caturra is a coffee variety — specifically, a natural mutation of the Caturra cultivar (which itself is a mutation of Bourbon). Here are the essentials:
 
🌱 Origin & Genetics
• Caturra was first discovered in Brazil in the early 20th century as a natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon.
• Yellow Caturra is a mutation that produces yellow cherries instead of the usual red.
• It maintains the dwarf/compact tree structure, which makes it easier to harvest and often allows for denser planting.
 
🌍 Growing Conditions
• Grows best between 1,200–1,800 meters above sea level.
• Found in Latin America, especially Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica.
• Shorter stature means easier management but also greater vulnerability to pests and disease (notably coffee leaf rust).
 
☕ Cup Profile
• Tends to produce bright, clean cups with citrus, floral, and sweet fruit notes.
• Yellow-fruited cultivars are often said to have a lighter, more delicate sweetness compared to their red counterparts.
• Processing (washed, honey, natural) and terroir heavily influence flavor — e.g., Colombian Yellow Caturra can be syrupy and citrusy, while Brazilian Yellow Caturra often leans toward nutty, chocolatey notes.
 
🔑 Why It Matters
• Specialty coffee farms value Yellow Caturra because it’s distinctive and can fetch higher prices when grown under the right conditions.
• However, it’s more labor- and care-intensive due to its disease susceptibility, so it’s often grown in smaller lots rather than as a farm’s main crop.
 
 
We are in South Kona on Big Island, in Hawai'i.
One of the first roasters ever in Kona in the early 1970s -- a decade in advance of the then-brewing Third Wave of coffee roasting in the U.S. which began in the 1980s, and bgan a focus toward the craft and flavor maximizing of roasted coffee.A permaculture farm, we value how much flavor is affected from the growing and farming alone. We have many plants intercropped with each other - an entire symbiotic ecosystem in paradise!