A dwarf, bushy Bourbon mutant with very small seeds and low caffeine, rare and hard to grow.
Mokka is a dwarf mutant of Bourbon, documented well before the 1930s. The plant is very bushy, more like a hedge than a tree at roughly 1.2 to 1.8 metres, and produces very small seeds, sometimes likened to split peas. Like Laurina, it is reported to carry about half the caffeine of most arabica cultivars.
Do not confuse it with Maui Mokka, which is a different plant: the Hawaiian cultivar is a hybrid of the Mokka mutant with Typica and grows as a tall tree.
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Maui Mokka is reported to be a Mokka x Typica hybrid, not the original dwarf Mokka mutant.
Family tree
Mokka is a mutation of Bourbon.
In the cup, according to guides
- BodyMoreCoffee Review describes Mokka as heavy-bodied and very chocolaty.
Sources · 2 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Demystifying Mokka · Coffee Review
- The Coffee Roaster's Complete Guide to Coffee Varieties and Cultivars · Daily Coffee News