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Tabi
Coffea arabica (Cenicafé hybrid)
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Key facts
- Meaning
- Good in Guambiano Indigenous language
- Released
- 2002 by Cenicafé
- Parent varieties
- Typica, Bourbon, Timor Hybrid
- Disease resistance
- High; rust-resistant
- Flavor profile
- Sweet, complex; distinguished cup
- Aroma
- Fruity, sweet
- Cup potential
- High
- Beans we stock
- 8 Tabi coffees
Tabi — meaning 'good' in the Guambiano Indigenous language — was released by Cenicafé in 2002 as a tall, rust-resistant line bred from Typica, Bourbon, and the Timor Hybrid. Unlike the compact Castillo, its taller stature and quality-leaning parentage aim to combine disease resistance with a more distinguished cup, and it appears increasingly on specialty Colombian menus.
At a glance
- Scientific name: Coffea arabica (Cenicafé hybrid)
- Parent varieties: Typica, Bourbon, Timor Hybrid
- Identified: 2002
- Flavor: Sweet, complex; among the better-cupping resistant varieties.
- Aroma: Fruity, sweet.
- Disease resistance: High (rust)
- Cup potential: High
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