A large number of people in our world love the drink coffee. Many people cannot live a day without drinking a cup or two of aromatic coffee. Some people know how to invigorate themselves with the help of a drink, some like the taste, and some are simply addicted. You can’t argue with everyone, because everyone has their own taste. But it’s worth remembering that coffee has its pros and cons, and in general, you shouldn’t overdo it with any drink or food, even healthy ones. Therefore, it is better to observe the measure.
How much do you know about this drink? Our useful website will tell you everything. Let's consider what kind of Bushido brand coffee is, what types there are, what characteristics, reviews from fans.
History of the Japanese brand of good coffee Bushido and countries of origin
Bushido in Japanese means – Samurai Code of Honor
The brand has not only a rich original taste, but also an interesting history. Most consumers, when they see a jar with hieroglyphs, remain confident that the product is made in Japan. Actually this is not true.
The name "Bushido" is translated from Japanese as "Samurai Code of Honor". The brand and idea belong to Japan. In the 1990s, the enterprising Japanese created a flavor that could be prepared quickly, without cooking, but which had the smell of a natural strong drink. The product was liked by consumers.
The partner of the Japanese brand is a company from Switzerland
In the 2000s, manufacturers decided to look for partners in Europe so that the product could enter the global market. As a result of these searches, Switzerland became the main partner of the Bushido brand. Today, it is in this country that the central production of this product has been established. The Japanese considered that the climatic conditions of Switzerland and the approach to production were ideal conditions for producing ideal coffee.
The highlight of the brand is the attractive and unusual packaging design, which was worked on by German specialists. It was they who developed a unique design with hieroglyphs of the land of the rising sun. Thanks to this, most consumers are confident that they are drinking a real Japanese drink.
Today the customer in Russia is. According to her order, the product is manufactured not only in Switzerland, but also in Italy.
Types of Bushido supplied to the Russian market
At the beginning of the century, Russians could only buy Bushido instant coffee. It is of high quality, gives a refined aroma and pleasant taste. The manufacturer managed to preserve the properties of natural coffee in the drink.
In recent decades, consumption of natural coffee has increased, while sales of instant coffee have fallen. In this regard, manufacturers began to work on technology for preparing raw materials for natural Bushido. 6 years ago it appeared in Russian stores as an assortment. At the same time, instant coffee has not disappeared from the shelves due to its demand among customers.
Varieties of instant Bushido
South American, Asian and Kenyan grains are used to make instant Bushido. They are fried using low temperature technology. At the same time, essential oils are almost completely preserved. Aromatic substances are not used to make instant coffee. Therefore, the drink has a unique natural taste and aftertaste. The quality of the coffee is checked by experts.
Here is a list of types of instant Bushido offered to Russian customers:
The most unique variety is Katana Gold. It is made from coffee beans obtained from Kilimanjaro plantations. The uniqueness of the drink lies in the addition of gold microparticles to the raw material. Thanks to this, the drink has a rejuvenating effect on humans. The result is strong coffee with a strong degree of roasting of the beans. It has a pleasant taste and smell even after dissolving with water in a cup.
Variety Katana Gold
According to the description, the Black Katana variety is made from grains obtained on South and Central Asian plantations. The raw materials are subjected to intense frying, so the drink becomes strong. The coffee smell persists when diluted with water, but gives a slight bitter aftertaste. The taste is fruity sour, but leaves the feeling of drinking natural coffee brewed in a Turk.
Black Katana
- The Red Katana variety is coffee crystals obtained by freezing beans. The raw materials are obtained from African plantations. The description of Bushido coffee says that the drink has a rich taste and a persistent coffee aftertaste. Crystals are sold in glass containers in various weights. This variety is especially popular because it has a pleasant coffee smell before and after preparing the drink. There are also disposable sachets on sale.
- Coffee Light Katana. Raw materials for it are also obtained from Kilimanjaro plantations. The drink has a soft, pleasant taste with a fruity tint. This is achieved through special technologies for roasting raw materials. This type of Bushido can be drunk without adding cream and granulated sugar due to the exquisite taste and smell of the drink.
Coffee Light Katana
- Drink Bushido Original. Raw materials are obtained on South American plantations. The methods of processing the grains are such that the result is a drink with a unique taste and exquisite aroma.
- Brand Bushido Kodo. Grains for raw materials are collected in Africa and South America. Drying of coffee is carried out in high mountain areas. Processing and sorting is done manually. The Kodo drink has a pleasant aroma and deep taste.
Types of Bushido coffee differ in the quality of raw materials for its production. Bushido coffee can be purchased on the official website without trade markups.
Types of Ground Bushido
Bushido ground coffee is represented on the Russian market in two varieties - Original and Specialty. There is also a variant of Bushido Kodo. The beans for grinding are Arabica and Robusta. The resulting drinks have a deep taste and persistent coffee aroma. The Original drink is less strong. It smells delicious of chocolate, is a little bitter and gives a candy aftertaste. Ground grains are placed in vacuum foil packaging to preserve the high quality of the product for a long time.
Grain option
This type of drink is also represented on the Russian market in Original and Specialty varieties. Only high-quality grains are taken for sale and sorted several times. The finished raw materials for the drink are vacuum packed. In such packaging, Bushido retains excellent quality for a long time. All varieties of Bushido are quite expensive, which is offset by the excellent taste and pleasant aroma of the drink.
Raw materials for coffee and description of production
Bushido coffee is valued for its high taste. To achieve this, the company’s specialists use Arabica beans grown on the best plantations:
- Central Asian;
- South Asian;
- Africa;
- Kilimanjaro;
- South America.
100% Arabica beans from Africa and South America are used for production.
The collected grains are dried, the best are selected and sent to the central factory, which is located in Switzerland. It is produced here according to ancient traditions and descriptions: raw materials are fried by hand in wood-burning ovens over low heat, and then cooled in the mountain alpine air.
Another factory producing Bushido brand products is located in Italy, in an environmentally friendly, agricultural part of the country.
The brand is also produced in Italy
During the production process of the drink, the following parameters are adhered to:
- duration of roasting beans – 25 minutes;
- roasting temperature – up to 220 degrees;
- The duration of natural cooling of grains is 10 days.
Both countries in which Bushido products are produced follow all measures to guarantee the environmental friendliness and quality of coffee.
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Brand uniqueness
Despite the symbolic Japanese name, Bushido brand products are manufactured in distant Switzerland. A unique grain processing technique and initial production were developed by Japanese craftsmen. For the first time, the company presented dissolved coffee under the Bushido brand.
Its production was designed for domestic consumers. At home, the product gained enormous popularity. Positive reviews about the impeccable taste of Bushido instant coffee forced the company's owners to expand the range and entrust the production of natural coffee to Swiss partners.
This country was not chosen by chance. Firstly, the Swiss climate is ideal for natural cooling of roasted beans with alpine mountain air, and secondly, local specialists are famous for their professionalism and thoroughness.
A special role is played by a professional master, who must carefully monitor the roasting process, adjusting the temperature at low levels so that the grains are roasted evenly. The mountain alpine cool helps preserve the drink's aromatic esters and a sufficient degree of moisture.
Lines of instant, ground and grain products and how much they cost
The company sells ground, instant and bean coffee.
Today, the Bushido brand produces several types of products. If initially only instant products were produced in Japan, now the range has been expanded to include grain and ground products.
Bushido Katana Gold 24
With the addition of edible gold
This is the most expensive type of instant coffee in the Bushido product line. A 100 g jar costs about 1800 rubles.
The peculiarity of the product is that 24 carat edible gold has been added to the coffee granules. Thanks to this, it not only has a rich taste, but also has a rejuvenating effect on the body: the combination of coffee and gold is a source of antioxidants.
The finished drink has a rich taste due to the intense roasting of the beans.
Bushido Katana
The classic strong taste of a quality product, which is distinguished by its tartness and bitter aftertaste - this is all about Bushido Katana. This is the first variety of the product to be produced in Japan in the 1990s.
With fruity taste and sourness
The cost of a can (100 g) is about 600 rubles. Made from noble Arabica beans that were collected from plantations in South and Central America and roasted over hot coals.
The finished drink has the taste of a drink brewed in a cezve according to a classic recipe, leaving a light fruity aftertaste with sourness.
Bushido Red Katana
This is the original representative of the line of instant coffee from Bushido. Granules are obtained by freezing grains collected on African plantations. The cost of a can is about 700 rubles.
With wine aroma
The prepared drink has a rich taste and original wine aroma. After drinking there is a long aftertaste. Consumers note that Bushido Red Katana coffee tastes almost no different from espresso made from ground coffee in a coffee machine.
Light Katana
has a mild fruity taste
- coffee with the mildest taste of the entire line of granulated products of this brand. It can be drunk without adding sugar or cream due to its soft, velvety taste. The cost of a can (100 g) is about 550 rubles.
This type will appeal to those who like subtle fruity notes in a prepared drink of minimal strength.
Bushido Kodo
This type of Kodo coffee from TM Bushido will appeal to fans of the “ground in instant” blend, which has recently been produced by many manufacturers.
A richly flavored blend of ground and instant coffee
Cost (100 g jar) – about 700 rubles. A distinctive feature is the presence of ground grain particles in sublimated granules. Thanks to this, the finished drink has a rich aroma and taste that resembles a natural product brewed in a Turk.
Bushido Delicato
With a fruity flavor and jasmine aroma.
This type can be found in the form of ground coffee for brewing in a cezve and as beans. Delicato coffee has a medium roast. Roasting is done on orange wood. The finished drink has a floral aroma with a hint of jasmine and a dense taste with fruity notes.
Original taste of Bushido Forte
With a taste of forest berries and oak smoke.
The grains for this product are roasted over oak wood, the degree of roasting is medium. 100% premium Arabica beans are used for production. The taste is dense, pronounced, with notes of wild berries, citrus and smoke from oak branches.
Bushido Intenso
You can feel the caramel and hazelnuts.
Premium Arabica coffee beans are roasted on olive wood. The finished drink has a rich, rich taste with pronounced notes of caramel and a hint of hazelnut.
In grains
In the production of Bushido coffee beans, only elite Arabica varieties are used. Natural products stand out for their excellent roasting quality, taste and aroma characteristics. Roasting of raw materials takes place in small batches, using dry heat, which preserves the original aroma, taste and beneficial properties. The most common types are Original and Specialty.
Separately, the Italian enterprise produces the Wood Roasted Coffee line - for which coffee beans are roasted in special wood-burning ovens. Firewood from oak, orange and olive trees is used, each allowing you to create its own unique aroma. Coffee made from freshly ground beans amazes with its deep, rich taste and persistent aroma. Let's consider all types and descriptions of the product in this brand of beans.
Bushido Original (Bushido original)
High-quality selected Arabica beans are grown on South American plantations. Ripe berries are picked by hand and carefully sorted. Coffee made from these beans has a rich, deep taste and aroma, as well as a pleasant and long aftertaste. Consumer reviews show that the taste characteristics of this type are beyond praise.
Grand Cru
This species can be purchased both in grains and in ground form. It is made from a mixture of different varieties of high-mountain Arabica. The excellent blend of the finished drink makes it stand out with its amazing taste and magnificent aroma. Lovers of good coffee appreciate Grand Cru as an interesting and bright drink with characteristic light notes of caramel and chocolate. In the grain version, Grand Cru is made only from the Arabica variety, and a little Robusta is added to the ground, which gives strength to the drink.
Bushido Specialty
This is an exclusive blend that includes Arabica beans from only one harvest. They are medium roasted by hand. Packaged in a beautifully designed jar. Specialty ground is made from the same raw materials, with a medium grind. Consumers noted a very balanced taste, which harmoniously combines pleasant sourness and light bitterness. All characteristics fully correspond to premium coffee.
Wood Roasted Coffee - wood roasting
I would like to especially highlight a separate line of the brand with an unusual wood-fired roasting. The production of this type is located in Italy, and it is produced both in grain and ground versions. A special, unique category includes three varieties:
Forte is a blend of Arabica beans collected on plantations in Kenya and Tanzania. They are roasted over oak wood.
Delicato is a blend of Arabica beans grown in Colombia and Ethiopia. The drink is quite strong, with an original taste typical of Ethiopian coffee. Roasting over wood from orange trees adds pleasant citrus notes.
Intenso is a blend of Kenyan and Colombian Arabica beans that are hand-roasted over olive wood. The taste has a slight nutty hue. It is produced both in grains and in a ground version.
Unlike instant coffee, packaged in glass jars, Bushido coffee in this series is packaged in soft packs. The weight of each of them is 250 grams, and the inscriptions are made in two languages: Russian and English. The price of Wood series coffee is quite acceptable for the average buyer - a 250 gram package costs from 430 to 550 rubles.
What do customers think, reviews?
Judging by reviews of Bushido coffee, the product is considered the most original and delicious product of its kind. Many coffee lovers noted that after trying this drink once, they could not return to their usual budget brands. They emphasized the richness, richness of taste and aroma. Many people are confused by the price, but consumers are willing to pay for a quality product.
Connoisseurs note the high cost and original tastes of the product
There are also consumers who have not noticed the difference between Bushido coffee and other types of this product. They believe that the high cost is associated with a “loud” brand and say that it is much better and cheaper to purchase ground or bean coffee, which has higher taste and aroma characteristics.
What's behind the packaging?
The original description of Bushido coffee described it as instant. It quickly won the sympathy of consumers due to the similarity of taste to the drink, which was made from ground grains. And it didn’t take much time to cook.
Later the company began producing coffee beans and ground coffee. To satisfy the diverse tastes of consumers, Japanese specialists have developed a range of products, including premium varieties. The line depends on the place of Arabica production.
- Arabica from Costa Rica has a wonderful soft aroma, rich flavor and contains a hint of nuts.
- Arabica from Colombia has a long-lasting fruity note.
- The most exclusive coffee varieties are obtained from Kenyan Arabica beans. They have a bright sourness.
- The familiar light aroma of coffee from Ethiopia, which is considered its homeland, is familiar to everyone. Wine notes in its taste are accompanied by a spicy aftertaste.
Counterfeits of Bushido coffee
In order not to waste money on counterfeit products, it is recommended to purchase original Bushido coffee at trusted outlets that specialize in selling various types of coffee and tea.
They check for counterfeit using several parameters.
Basic parameters that will help distinguish an original product from a counterfeit one:
- packaging material. All types of instant coffee are packaged in glass jars, so the product in a plastic container is counterfeit;
- logo. Packages with original Bushido products contain a corporate logo - a coffee bean in a 3D projection, embossed on a glass jar;
- price. The minimum cost of a can of coffee in 50 g is 300 rubles, in 100 g - 550-600, depending on the type;
- barcode and date of manufacture. They match on the original can.
Bushido coffee is a premium quality product that will be an excellent gift for loved ones or a reason to pamper yourself, no matter how much it costs. Original products will reveal all the richness of coffee beans.
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How it is produced
The coffee producer Bushido is located on Swiss territory. The product is produced at the Haco Ltd plant, which produces coffee products. During production, coffee beans are uniformly roasted by hand.
Hot grains are cooled naturally with the help of one of the country's natural resources - the purest alpine air. Raw materials are supplied in different grades from different regions and countries. The soluble product is prepared using pure mountain water.
The use of high-quality Swiss technology for coffee production allows us to produce a delicious aromatic drink
Noteworthy facts
The first shop with coffee, which was then called “African potion,” appeared in Tokyo in 1881, was stylized as Parisian coffee shops, but did not take advantage of the success among local residents and soon, having gone bankrupt, closed.
According to Euromonitor, the country is now one of the top three largest importers of coffee, after the United States and the European Union, and ranks seventh in the top 10 global retail markets.
Since 1995, popular coffee chains appeared in the Land of the Rising Sun - Starbucks, Doutor, Veloce, BECK's, and only after which the number of fans of the custard drink began to grow.
Known for their partial attitude to a healthy lifestyle, for centuries following a diet in which every calorie is taken into account and every carbohydrate is in place, the inhabitants of the land of the rising sun do not recognize decaffeinated coffee. That’s why Decaffeinato drink cannot be found in the country.
The Land of the Rising Sun has an official holiday - Coffee Day, which is celebrated on October 1st. And there is even a tradition of taking a bath with coffee on this day; famous bath complexes offer this service to clients.
Range
Initially, the Japanese brand Bushido produced only instant coffee, which consumers appreciated for its similarity to a natural drink and quick preparation.
In 2012, the company decided to produce premium ground and grain varieties, which consequently affected the price. Moreover, Japanese specialists have developed a line of products to satisfy the needs of any gourmet.
The popularity of Bushido is absolutely justified, because this brand was able to make even the instant drink upscale. In 2007, he was able to receive a gold medal at a Moscow exhibition in the innovative product category, and reviews of coffee from consumers themselves were entirely positive.
Wood Roasted Coffee
Mixtures in this category are prepared exclusively in Italy. The fuel for wood stoves is oak, olive and orange wood.
During roasting, grains go through several stages:
- homogenization, or imparting homogeneity to the substances found in the seeds, at a temperature of 60-100°C;
- drying at 100-150°C;
- the Maillard reaction to induce interactions between amino acids and sugar at 150-200°C;
- ripening, which imparts flavor and aroma characteristics at 200-220°C;
- cooling to 20°C.
The secret to the unique taste of coffee is an exceptional combination of roasting phases. Buyers are offered 3 types of products:
- Bushido Delicato with fruity flavor notes and jasmine aroma. Raw materials from Colombia and Ethiopia are prepared using orange wood.
- Bushido Forte from Tanzania and Kenya on oak logs with flavors of berries, smoke and citrus. The mixture contains only Arabica.
- Bushido Intenso on olive wood. The consumer will smell caramel and hazelnut. His harvest grows in Colombian and Kenyan fields.
All varieties are roasted over medium heat and produced in ground and grain varieties.
Each type of coffee, as well as the wood used, has its own individual roasting schedule.
