Coffee: History, Origins, Brewing, Cupping, and Buying

Coffee: History, Origins, Brewing, Cupping, and Buying ()

  „Despite the appeal of such a legend, recent botanical evidence indicates that Coffea arabica originated on the plateaus of central Ethiopia and some how must have been brought to Yemen where it was cultivated since the 6th century.  Upon introduction of the first coffee houses in Cairo and Mecca coffee became a passion rather than just a stimulant.“

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India Coffee- Indian Coffee, monthly magazine-Planter's World India Coffee- Indian Coffee, monthly magazine-Planter's World

  „Waweru, 1977. Defining optimum conditions and techniques for successful top working by cleft grafting in coffea arabica. Kenya Coffee, 42:207-218.“

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Supermarket Coffee vs. Specialty Store Coffee Supermarket Coffee vs. Specialty Store Coffee

  „The other bean that makes up the small difference (about 8%) in this country's coffee consumption is called Coffea Arabica. It is the variety sold as whole beans in all specialty coffee stores and is the bean of choice for coffee connoisseurs as well as beginning coffee lovers.“

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Tips on Coffee - Coffee Producing Countries Tips on Coffee - Coffee Producing Countries

  „Mexico is the largest source of U.S. coffee imports.Notable Beans: Altura, Liquidambar MS, Pluma Coixtepec Ethiopia (3.8 million bags) The natural home of the arabica tree and the setting for most of coffee’s origin legends, Ethiopia is Africa’s top arabica exporter and leads the continent in domestic consumption. About 12 million Ethiopians make their living from coffee, whose name is said to be a derivation of “Kaffa,” the name of an Ethiopian province. Notable Beans: Harrar, Sidamo, Yirgacheffe India (3.8 million bags) According to legend, India is the birthplace of coffee cultivation east of Arabia. Today coffee production is under the strict control of the Indian Coffee Board, which some say reduces economic incentive and thereby lowers quality.“

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

  „Robusta produces about 30% of the world's coffee. It is a lower-growing, higher-bearing tree that produces full-bodied but bland coffee of inferior cup quality and higher caffeine content than Coffea arabica. It is used as a basis for blends of instant coffee, and for less expensive blends of preground commercial coffee. It is not a factor in the specialty coffee trade except as a body-enhancing component in some Italian-style espresso blends.“

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

  „Caturra.  A relatively recently selected botanical variety of the Coffea arabica species that generally matures more quickly, produces more coffee, and is more disease resistant than older, traditional arabica varieties. Many experts contend that the caturra and modern hybrid varieties of Coffea arabica produce coffee that is inferior in cup quality and distinction to the coffee produced by the traditional "old arabica" varieties like bourbon and typica. “

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