Sumatra Coffee, including the famous Mandheling coffee

April 16, 2009

Coffee is a significantly important part of culture in Sumatra, and the region is famous for producing some of the most unique and complex coffees anywhere in the world. They tend not to be sold by region, as in other countries, because the difference between coffee beans grown in various parts of Sumatra

Read the full article →

Chinese Coffee From the Yunnan Region

April 12, 2009

Everyone knows that China is famous for its tea, and its tea-drinking culture, but coffee? Believe it or not, Chinese coffee production is on the increase, and the world’s biggest coffee giants are getting inon the act – Starbucks have produced their very own brand of Chinese coffee.

Read the full article →

Indian Coffee and The famous Monsoon Coffee

April 11, 2009

Monsooned coffee has a story to tell. The “Monsooning” of coffee first happened quite by accident in the deep of sailing ships - a shipload of coffee bound for Europe acquired a mellow yet unique taste en route, with the coffee beans ’swelling’ due to the moisture in the air. A new kind of coffee was born - Monsoon Coffee.

Read the full article →

Coffee Of The World: The Americas

April 8, 2009

Coffee produced in South America, the Caribbean, and Hawaii are generally described as being very well balanced in terms of flavour blends.

Read the full article →

Coffee of the World: Africa and the Middle East

April 7, 2009

Coffee from Africa and the Middle East is, of course, the “original” coffee, in that Africa/Arabia was the first coffee-growing region. Coffee from Africa and the Middle East has always remained both popular and distinctive, and yet there is no single distictly African/Arabic flavour

Read the full article →

Coffee of the World:Asia And Indonesia

April 6, 2009

Indonesian and Asian coffees are mostly coffea canephora, with only around 25% coming from the coffea Arabica plant. Asia-Pacific’s tropical and subtropical climate is obviously an ideal one for creating perfect coffee-growing conditions

Read the full article →

From Plantation To Pantry: Your Coffee’s journey

April 2, 2009

That cup of coffee that you’re enjoying right now started out its life as a handful of seeds, many, many years ago.

Read the full article →

Types of Coffee

March 30, 2009

There’s something really rewarding about pouring a delicious cup of coffee that you’ve made yourself, from scratch. You’ve roasted those fresh, raw green beans to perfection, ground them, and used them to brew a rich, decadent blend of flavours. But what do you do now?

Read the full article →

The Stages Of Coffee Preperation

March 26, 2009

If you’re a real coffee fan, chances are you’ve taken matters into your own hands – that is to say, you purchase those lovely fresh green beans from a supplier, and do the rest yourself, not relying on large commercial companies to do the roasting, grinding or brewing for you.

Read the full article →

How Long Does Your Coffee Stay Fresh

March 24, 2009

A rule of thumb when it comes to fresh coffee is to remember that coffee’s shelf life decreases significantly the closer it comes to being in liquid drinking form.

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →