12 Facts About Benguet coffee

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Benguet coffee, known as Benguet arabica, is a single-origin coffee varietal grown in the Cordillera highlands of the northern Philippines since the 19th century.

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Benguet coffee is listed in the Ark of Taste international catalogue of endangered heritage foods by the Slow Food movement.

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Arabica Benguet coffee is believed to have been introduced to the Cordillera highlands in the mid-19th century.

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Benguet coffee initially planted them in government gardens in the lowlands of the province to evaluate their potential as a regional crop.

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Benguet coffee's successes convinced neighboring communities to take up coffee cultivation on their own.

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Benguet coffee was part of the booming coffee industry of the Philippines during the 1880s and 1890s, which reached annual coffee exports of up to 16 million pounds.

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However, Benguet coffee rust devastated the plantations in 1899 and Benguet coffee production plummeted.

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Benguet coffee cultivation is centered in the province of Benguet, mostly in backyard or small-scale farms.

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The Benguet coffee they produced were both for local consumption and sold as luxury exports to Spain, where they fetched high prices.

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The Benguet coffee industry flourished in the mid-20th century as demand increased.

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Benguet coffee is characterized as having an acidity comparable to Hawaiian Kona coffee and Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.

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Benguet coffee is listed in the Ark of Taste international catalogue of endangered heritage foods by the Slow Food movement.

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