Articles about where and how coffee is grown, harvested, etc.
Have you found yourself shopping for coffee beans and a “Bird Friendly” seal on the packaging caught your curiosity? No, it doesn’t mean you can feed them to birds 🙂 It only certifies that the coffee you’re buying is shade-grown instead of being sun-grown. If this prompts you to ask even more questions, worry not….
A raw green coffee bean doesn’t smell or taste anything like what we know as roasted coffee: it smells fresh and grassy. It’s hard to imagine that green beans actually contain around 800 aromatic substances. Sounds like a lot? It is! Wine only has 500 identified aromas, much fewer than coffee. What is coffee roasting,…
Did you know that coffee beans acquire their characteristic flavor only after roasting? Before roasting, coffee beans are green and taste like grass. Only after reaching one of the four types of coffee roasts will they look, smell, and taste like the coffee beans you are used to. Before I explain the difference between coffee…
Overview Carmen Estate has been steadily producing high-quality coffee for over 50 years. Carlos Aguilera is the third generation owner of his family’s estate and mill that was established by Efrain and Carmen Franceschi in 1960. Carmen consistently places within the top 5 at specialty cupping competitions each year, earning them a 91 rating on…
Coffee is an indispensable beverage and millions of people drink it every single day. Yet, drinking delicious coffee does not end there. Like all consumer products, coffee cultivation and processing takes a toll on our planet. So when you’re choosing which coffee to drink, it’s important to choose one that does the least amount of…
Imagine the source of your cup of coffee. It travels all the way from the tropics to your favorite cup in sufficient quantities to keep you full of caffeine…all the time, if you want. That’s pretty amazing in itself, but Direct Coffee, which we’ll discuss in this article, is about making the trip from rainforest…
When it comes to a coffee region that can produce top premium gourmet coffee with consistency, coffee snobs will navigate you to Kenya. It’s a famous coffee region for a well-developed palate as the Kenyan coffee beans house a full spectrum of flavors and nuances. If you’re searching for the best Kenyan coffee, here are our…
Danakil Depression, Lake Tana, and Great Rift Valley are some of the breath-taking landmarks that you’ll find in Ethiopia. Rastafarians see the country as their birthplace. Some regard it as the sacred keeper of the Ark of Covenant and a piece of the True Cross, where Jesus was crucified in 33 A.D. But beyond these…
Are you familiar with “Brazilian coffee”? Have you experienced what Brazilian coffee tastes like? Is Brazilian coffee stronger than coffee from different regions? What makes Brazil the “king” of coffee exports? Let’s get to know more about Brazilian coffee that made Americans and other coffee-loving nations fall in love with it. We’ve tried to include…
Mexican Coffee is important for American consumers for a variety of reasons: Half a million farmers are currently producing delicious coffee, it’s a relatively close growing region, 60% of organic coffee comes from Mexico, and trade programs help control price volatility to protect vulnerable farmers and their communities. When I first visited Mexico I was…