[adsense] Asia's growing taste for coffee, specifically Robusta coffee, is changing the coffee market as we know it. They're large preference for Robusta coffee is ensuring that it's at least catching up to Arabica in price. Arabica has long traded at premium prices over Robusta coffee, which is often used in soluble and instant coffees with its higher caffeine … [Read more...]
The Coffees of St.Helena: Not Forgotten
[adsense] The island of St.Helena isn't just where Napoleon was exiled nearly 200 years ago, it's also where some of the world's most exclusive coffee comes from. St.Helena is a tiny island in the South Atlantic Ocean, just above the Tropic of Capricorn, between Africa and America. While production is low, demand is certainly high for this coffee. In fact, if Napoleon … [Read more...]
Colombian Coffee
[adsense] Colombian coffee is one of the most well known coffee types in the world and is a favorite in many households, so much so that the United States, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan are it's largest importers. This Arabica coffee boasts a distinctive full and heavy body, intense aroma, and a very bold acidity. This makes it a valuable addition to many coffee … [Read more...]
Kenyan Coffee
[adsense] While Kenya is not the largest producer of coffee in the world, it certainly produces some of the best coffee. Kenya embraced the arrival of coffee in 1893 when it was introduced by French Catholic priests. The high plateaus in Kenya offered perfect location for the coffee to be grown, and provided a great new crop for small cooperatives to grown and thrive on. In … [Read more...]
Java: Not Just Slang for Coffee
[adsense] The term "java" has long been used as a slang term for coffee, but did you know that java is actually a name for a particular coffee grown on the island of Java? Java is a type of coffee that is in a category all its own, as it is very sweet, dark in color, and very strong. The island of Java originally had coffee introduced as a crop in the 17th century by the … [Read more...]