A rare variety found at Finca Los Bellotos in El Salvador, genetically close to Geisha and to Ethiopian Agaro material.
Bernardina was discovered on Finca Los Bellotos in El Salvador, where farm manager Ruperto Bernardino Merche noticed plants bearing different fruit. DNA testing reported that it shares about 70% of its genetics with Geisha, with the remainder closest to a rare variety from Agaro, Ethiopia.
It is reported to be less susceptible than Bourbon to coffee leaf rust, and early cupping notes were floral and tropical-fruited.
Grown in
- El Salvadororigin
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