Table of coffee origins - The Caribbeans
Country/Region | Denomination | Notes |
Cuba | ||
Cuba (general) | Low acidity with a heavy body | |
Santa Clara | ||
Pinar Del Rio | ||
Vuelta Abaja | ||
Oriente | ||
Sierra Maestra | ||
Sierra del Escambray | ||
Sierra del Rosario | ||
Haiti | ||
Haiti (general) | Rich, fairly acid, relatively full-bodied, mildly-sweet flavor, sometimes spicy. The naturals are extensively used for french roasts. | |
St. Marc | ||
Gonaive | ||
Cap Haitien | ||
Jacmel | ||
Les Cayes | ||
Jeremie | ||
Haitian Bleu | Rich, opulent and sweetly low-toned. Can be inconsistent as it is from all around Haiti. | |
Dominican Republic | ||
Dominican Republic (general) | High grown are of a good body, fair flavour. The lower ones are strong, approaching a Rio from Brazil in flavour. Classic Caribbean taste, overall well balanced, relatively clean and low to mid acidity | |
Mocha | ||
Santiago | Santiago | |
Puerto Plata | Puerto Plata | |
Bani | Soft, mellow cup, much like Haitian coffee. | |
Barahona | Barahona | Heavier and more acidic than Bani, closer to Puerto Rico and Jamaica coffees. |
Cibao | ||
Ocoa | ||
Neyba | Neyba | |
Valdesia | ||
Jamaica | ||
Jamaica (general) | High grown are full bodied, mellow in the cup. The lower ones are a fairly good, bright roast | |
Blue Mountains | ||
Settlers’ | ||
Puerto Rico | ||
Puerto Rico (general) | Strong or heavy bodied, similar to a Caracas but smoother | |
Sierra Luquillo | ||
Yauco | ||
Ciales | ||
Cayey | ||
Utuado | ||
Lares | ||
Moca | ||
Adjuntas | ||
Las Larias | ||
Maricao | ||
San Sebastian | ||
Mayaguez | ||
Ponce | ||
Alto Grande | ||
Guadeloupe | ||
Guadeloupe (general) | Excellent quality, often sold as from Martinique | |
Bonifieur | ||
Habitant | ||
Curacao | ||
Curacao (general) | Light roast, cinnamon flavour |
Source: All About Coffee, The World Atlas of Coffee plus our own researches.