About Fine Robusta

In the world of coffee, premium coffee has two basic designations: Specialty Coffee (for Arabica) and Fine Robusta (for Robusta coffee).

The concept of Fine Robusta is used to refer to types of Robusta coffee that score from 80 to 100 according to the standards and evaluation process of green coffee and roasted beans through cupping by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). To achieve this quality threshold, coffee must ensure proper cultivation, harvesting, processing, and storage methods.

Roasted Fine Robusta coffee at VCU is selected from the highest quality coffee beans, produced in a closed process, ensuring that each coffee bean contributes to a delicious, rich specialty coffee cup.

Product Information

• Classification: Roasted coffee beans
• Score: 81.25/100 (SCA)
• Processing method: Fermentation Natural
• Flavor: Chocolate, brown sugar, dried fruit, roasted nuts, clean, balanced, sweet aftertaste
• Weight: 500 grams/1 kg/5 kg/30 kg
• Packaging: jute bag
• Export port: Cat Lai Port, Ho Chi Minh City
• Origin: Vietnam

How is Fine Robusta Scored?

Green Coffee Bean Evaluation

Ensuring uniform bean quality with no defects affecting the coffee’s flavor. This criterion evaluates two groups of defects:

• Primary defects: these are serious defects commonly found in green Robusta coffee beans. Specifically: Full black (completely black beans), Foreign matter (foreign objects in the coffee sample), Fungus or Mold (moldy or fungal coffee), Severe insect damage (severely insect-damaged beans).
• Secondary defects: minor or partial bean defects such as Broken, Partial black, Partial insect damage.
• Another concept for evaluating green coffee bean defects is Full defect, referring to beans with 1-5 Primary defects or 3-10 Secondary defects.

Read more: Fine Robusta Green beans

Roasted Fine Robusta Bean Scoring (Cupping)

• Aftertaste: Brackish or Savory, with Savory aftertaste being rated higher.
• Body: Robusta is always highly rated for its thick body, so the form does not include a score for the body.
• Salt/Acid Ratio (scoring 1-6): CQI considers that Robusta contains more potassium, which creates a certain saltiness; thus, this criterion reflects reality. Fine Ro usually has a higher acidity than saltiness. The lower the perceived saltiness, the higher the Salt score. The total score for Salt/Acid Ratio is 10.
• Bitter/Sweet Ratio (scoring 1-6): The total score does not exceed 10, with higher scores given for less bitterness.
• Mouthfeel: evaluated based on the level of Rough (unpleasant roughness) and Smooth (smoothness).
• Uniform cups and Clean cups: 10 points if all 5 cupping cups have the same flavor.

Cupping Results:

• 70-80 points: Premium Robusta.
• 80-90 points: Fine Robusta.
• 90 points and above: Very Fine Robusta.

Roasted Fine Robusta is not just about flavor; it’s also the story of its development journey from natural conditions, soil, farming methods, rigorous harvesting and processing, preservation, and roasting.

Why Choose Roasted Fine Robusta Vietnam from VCU JSC?

Since late 2022, VCU has gradually brought Vietnamese coffee to the world, reaching demanding markets such as Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. Initially, it was just Robusta and Arabica Clean products. But seeing the growing global preference for specialty coffee (Fine), VCU JSC has adapted to keep up with the new coffee era.

With existing experience, modern facilities, ISO and FDA standard roasting workshops, and a dedicated team, VCU has produced Fine Robusta scoring over 80 points by SCA and CQI.

At VCU, we have two industrial roasters with a capacity of 60 kg/batch, a highly experienced R&D team, and continuously upgraded roasting techniques to produce the highest quality specialty coffee.

Roasted Fine Robusta is currently one of VCU’s prides. We believe that with the highest efforts and a spirit of continuous learning, Fine Robusta Vietnam – VCU will become more well-known and present in more countries, contributing to enhancing the reputation of Vietnamese coffee in the international agricultural market!

Located in the Gia Lai raw material area, VCU has readily available and quality Robusta, Arabica, and Excelsa coffee varieties.

If you are interested in Roasted Fine Robusta Vietnam coffee, please contact VCU for consultation and pricing!

Contact Information

VCU Joint Stock Company (VCU JSC)
Address:
– Roasting Facility: Group 6, Chu Prong Town, Chu Prong District, Gia Lai Province
– Green Bean Facility: Iave Commune, Chu Prong District, Gia Lai Province

– Hotline: +84 866 895 379

– Email: info@vietnamcoffeeunited.com