S795 is India's most widely planted Arabica, a Kent x S288 cross that the Coffee Board describes as balanced, with subtle mocca notes.
S795 (Selection 795) is the most widely cultivated Arabica variety in India and also grown across Southeast Asia (notably Indonesia), released by the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) in the 1940s from a cross of S288 and Kent. S288 is a selection from a putative natural Arabica x Liberica hybrid. In Indonesia the same cultivar is known as Jember (and as Lini S). It is tall with high yield and very good cup quality potential, described by the Coffee Board of India as a balanced cup with subtle mocca notes. WCR global trials record high rust resistance, but in India, home to the world's largest concentration of coffee leaf rust races, it is considered susceptible.
Field notes
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S795 tests as highly rust-resistant in WCR's global multilocation trials, yet is considered susceptible in India itself, illustrating how rust resistance is race-specific rather than absolute.
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A summary of CCRI's selections says S795 was bred from S288 and Kent mainly to reduce S288's bean abnormalities, and that it resists rust races I and II but not race VIII.
Family tree
S795 is a cross of S288 and Kent.
In the cup, according to guides
- BalanceOften notedThe Coffee Board of India describes S.795 as a balanced cup with subtle flavour notes of mocca.
Sources · 9 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.
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