The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Also keep in mind that North-American coffee professionals tend to favor bold, big coffees alive with the dry sensation called acidity. Neither boldness nor intense acidity are virtues of Caribbean coffees, which, like most grown in areas subject to coastal weather, are at best full, fragrant and balanced rather than decisive and authoritative. Some of our panelists (by their own admission) are unable to muster much genuine enthusiasm for gentler coastal coffees from origins like Hawaii and the Caribbean. If we were to mount a panel of European cuppers, who historically have been much more partial to soft-profile, balanced coffees than Americans, we might see different results.“

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Global Exchange : wunderle0698.html (#)

„Despite the potential value of shade coffee for bird populations, only Greenberg and coworkers (1997a) have quantified some aspects of resource use by birds in shade plantations. Therefore, the objective of this study is to describe where and how birds forage in shade coffee plantations to determine the food resources utilized by birds in shade coffee plantations in the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. These observations will allow us to evaluate the importance of the shade overstory relative to the coffee understory in attracting birds to coffee plantations.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   Obviously, our client didn’t share any of our reservations, as the coffee bar was stunning—contemporary with a true Caribbean feel. In the midst of the impoverishment, the coffeehouse boasted small, hand-crafted tin roofs covering the entire bar area, and the décor was a mix of soothing, pastel colors complementing indigenous artwork. What took us by surprise the most, however, was the ingenuity of our client to have cut a grand, arching opening in the wall between the coffee bar and his pizza business next door so people could easily walk from one business to the other.“

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The History Of Coffee - National Coffee Association (#)

„In 1723, a young naval officer, Gabriel de Clieu obtained a seedling from the King's plant. Despite an arduous voyage -- complete with horrendous weather, a saboteur who tried to destroy the seedling and a pirate attack -- he managed to transport it safely to Martinique.  Once planted, the seedling thrived and is credited with the spread of over 18 million coffee trees on the island of Martinique in the next 50 years.  It was also the stock from which coffee trees throughout the Caribbean, South and Central America originated. “

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Tea & Coffee 06/03 - Vietnamese Coffee and the Plight of the Montagnards (#)

„In the Caribbean, the indigenous population was quickly killed off or died of diseases introduced by Europeans, so African slaves were transported to work on the coffee and sugar plantations. By 1790, the French were growing half the world’s coffee on the island of San Domingo (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic), but a slave revolt the following year destroyed the plantations. In Brazil, the Portuguese imported African slaves to labor on the coffee plantations until 1888, when slavery was finally abolished.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„If so, it follows that this review is a snapshot of certain Caribbean coffees taken at a somewhat inopportune moment. Rather than perfectly coiffed before a dinner party, these coffees were snapped when their hair was messed up and their shirts half buttoned. In other words, this review came at a time too early for the best of this year's crop of Caribbean coffees and too late for last year's crop, which has faded over the year as green coffees tend to do.“

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Global Exchange : bingham0899.html (#)

„In countries where USAID was not involved, national coffee federations promoted the change, supporting the technification of 69 percent of Colombia's coffee and nearly 40 percent of Costa Rica's. In places including Mexico, Colombia, and parts of Central America and the Caribbean some 30 to 40 percent of all coffee land had been converted to modern reduced-shade systems by the early 1990s. Some countries, like El Salvador, missed the boat, their desultory attempts to convert slowed by war and revolution.“

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Café Forum | Caribbean Coffee Companies (#)

„  Cafés/Coffeehouses Aruba Oranjestad C@fe Internet Aruba Cybercafe on beautiful Aruba Island located in the Netherlands West Indies - Royal Plaza #204 L.G., Smith Blvd, (P.O Box 393) Oranjestad, Aruba - Tel: 297(8) 24500 - Email: info@cybercafe.aw - Url: www.cybercafe.aw Return to Menu Virgin Islands (US) St. Thomas Beans, Bytes & Websites The Island's COOLEST Cybercafe serving Kings' Caribbean Coffee, roasted in St. Croix, USVI. Island Roasted for Superior Taste!“

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Coffee around the World... - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Huehuetenango coffee, however, come from a few choice plantations in the northwest highlands of Huehuetenango, west of Antigua. Guatemalan coffee is characteristically balanced in acidity, with a great big body to which all other Caribbean coffees are compared, a clean spiciness and an uncluttered bouquet. The clean and uncluttered banquet that is the big cup Huehuetenango is that one Central American coffee that is a setpoint for all others.“

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CoffeeGeek - Espresso: Machines and Grinders, One Geek's gripes about Starbucks (#)

„I am a great fan of cafe culture and have been in my fair share of coffee houses and bars throughout Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and South America. As Dave says, there isn't a lot of consistency to be found and I think a lot has to do with the varying skills of the baristas that are manning the machines as well as the dreck that is supplied by most large scale commercial roasters. The owners are out to make a buck and one way is to keep the cost of supplies low.“

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Birds are crazy (#)

„In the regions most heavily used by migratorybirds--Mesoamerica, the Caribbean islands, and Colombia--coffee plantation"forests" cover 2.7 million hectares, or almost half of the permanent cropland.In southern Mexico, coffee plantations cover an area over half the size of all of themajor moist tropical forest reserves, providing critical woodland habitat in mid-elevationareas where virtually no large reserves are found.“

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Amazon.com: Music: Music from the Coffee Lands (#)

„This one has it all: from upbeat songs to slow, relaxing melodies; from reggae to spanish; from tracks with an intense rhythm of instruments to songs a capella. This CD features musicians from coffee-producing nations (the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Africa). The songs themselves are like the drink itself. They can be soothing to the senses or can grab your attention and "wake you up."“

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Tea & Coffee 10/01 - Protectionist Puerto Rico Struggles To Rebuild Coffee Sector (#)

„Ironically, in recent years, the Caribbean island - whose coffee in the late 19th century was the favorite of kings and popes - has begun importing coffee from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere just to meet local demand. Sanders explains, “These days, Puerto Rico cannot compete cost-wise with Costa Rica, Guatemala or Ethiopia,” he said. “Federal laws govern our island.“

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Song Bird (#)

„What does coffeehave to do with birds?  Plenty!  In the mid-elevations ofMexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia, most of the forestsstill standing are in traditional coffee plantations.  Theseprovide the last refuge for birds that have lost their habitat to thevast destruction of tropical forests.“

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CoffeeGeek - The Second Annual Puerto Rico Barista Championship 2004 (#)

„The barista championship is like the “Olympics of coffee”. We would like to invite you to witness what professional baristi do to improve the coffee and espresso in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The barista championship presents awareness of great espresso and recognizes the skills of talented baristi all in one place!“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Over the past 100 years, Royal Cup has grown from its small, hometown roots to become a major importer, roaster and distributor of premium coffees and teas. Serving customers in the food service, office and specialty coffee markets, Royal Cup now reaches markets throughout the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.“

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Organic Coffee by Default (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The changeover to sun grown coffee was massive, a conversion of nearly 40% of coffee growing land in Latin America and the Caribbean during the early Nineties. In the short term the benefits of intensification to small growers have been significant. However, little time passed before a down side began to emerge.“

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Café Forum | Ohio Coffee Companies (#)

„Never before sold outside the West Indies. We process, roast, and export this rare Caribbean coffee. We also offer Café Dominique, which is a dark roast coffee, made with a blend of the finest coffee beans grown on the Nature Island. Green and roasted beans available.“

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Global Exchange : Duncan Coffee to begin offering Fair Trade variety (#)

„Fair Trade Certified coffee is a partnership between consumers in North America and producers in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that guarantees small coffee farmers a fair price for their harvest, access to credit and direct access to American markets.“

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Tea & Coffee 09/04 - Dominican Republic Gets Serious About Quality Coffee Exports (#)

„Peltier said Dominican coffees are particularly sought after for espresso blends because of its mild, soft flavor. “The Japanese love Dominican coffee because it’s from the Caribbean and it’s something that goes well in their flavor profile,” she said.“

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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Cover story, The US coffee Market, Dr.S.Radhakrishnan April 2003, (#)

„Drinking coffee became patriotic and the consumption of tea un-American. It was also more convenient to import coffee from French and Dutch colonies in the Caribbean.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„The first diversification related ICO project developed as a regional project for the Caribbean region was approved by the International Coffee Council in September 2002.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Each year since 1968, the Cherry Hill plant has processed 10 million to 20 million of pounds of coffee for the United States, most of Canada and the Caribbean.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Can be exceptional: rich, complex, bouillon-like. More often a rather ordinary balanced, low-toned Caribbean coffee.“

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CoffeeGeek - Coffee: Home Roasting Talk, RK drum question (#)

„Posted December 24, 2004 link I wish I could bring my RK to the Caribbean. I roasted 5-4# batches last week @ 29 degrees. That took about two hours.“

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