Top 10 Bourbon Specialty Coffees

Top 10 coffees · 2026 · Ranked by expert rating

Bourbon is one of the two foundational Arabica cultivars, alongside Typica — descended from plants French colonists carried to Bourbon Island in the 18th century. Lower-yielding than modern hybrids but prized for cup quality, it anchors specialty coffee across Rwanda, Burundi, and Latin America. These are the highest-rated pure Bourbon coffees in our catalog of 38 rated beans, drawn from 16 different roasters — no blends, single-varietal lots only.