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    All About Coffee Beans

    Jump right into the Top 10 Best Coffees in the World, or browse for yourself below.

    Want to know more about the best single origin coffees from around the world? Drill down further into:

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    • African Region
    • Pacific region
    • Americas region
    • Guides
    • Varietals
    • Coffee cupping
    • Coffee terms and history
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    African Region

    African coffees tend to be earthy and bright/citrusy.

    • Arabian and African Coffees
      • Angolan Coffee Beans
      • Benin Coffee Beans
      • Burundi Coffee Beans
      • Cameroon Coffee
      • Central African Republic Coffee
      • Congolese Coffee Beans
      • Ethiopian Coffee Beans
      • Equatorial Guinea Coffee Beans
      • Gabon Coffee
      • Ghana Coffee
      • Ivory Coast Coffee - Cote D'Ivoire Coffee
      • Kenyan Coffee Beans
      • Liberian Coffee - Coffees of Liberia
      • Madagascar Coffee Beans
      • Malawai Coffee Beans
      • Nigerian Coffee Beans
      • Rwandan Coffee Beans
      • Sierra Leone Coffee Beans
      • Tanzanian Coffee Beans
      • Togo Coffee Beans
      • Ugandan Coffee Beans
      • Zaire Coffee Beans
      • Yemen Coffee Beans
      • Zambian Coffee Beans
      • Zimbabwe Coffee Beans

    Pacific region

    Asian/Indonesian coffees tend to be more on the spicy/floral side.

    • Asian, Indonesian, and Pacific Coffees
      • Australian Coffee Beans
      • Bali Coffee Beans
      • Borneo Coffee Beans
      • Cambodian Coffee - Coffees of Cambodia
      • Chinese Coffee Beans
      • Civet Coffee Beans
      • Hawaii Coffee Beans
      • Indian Coffee Beans
      • Indonesian Coffee Beans
      • Kopi Luwak
      • Laos Coffee - Laotian Coffee Beans
      • Malaysian Coffee - Coffees of Malaysia
      • Mocha Java Coffee Beans
      • Myanmar Coffee - Burma Coffee Beans
      • Nepal Coffee - Nepalese Coffee Beans
      • New Caledonia Coffee - Coffees of Caledonia
      • Papua New Guinea Coffee
      • Philippines Coffee Beans
      • Sri Lanka Coffee Beans
      • Thai Coffee - Thailand Coffee
      • Timor Coffee Beans
      • Turkish Coffee Beans
      • Vanuatu Coffee Beans
      • Vietnamese Coffee Beans

    Americas region

    In general, North American coffees tend to be on the milder and sweeter side.

    • Coffees of the Americas
      • Belize Coffee Beans
      • Bolivian Coffee Beans
      • Brazilian Coffee Beans
      • Cuban Coffee Beans - Coffees of Cuba
      • Colombian Coffee Beans
      • Costa Rican Coffee Beans
      • Jamaican Coffee Beans
      • Dominican Republic Coffee Beans
      • Ecuadorian Coffee Beans
      • El Salvador Coffee Beans
      • Paraguay Coffee Beans
      • Puerto Rican Coffee
      • Guatemalan Coffee Beans
      • Haiti Coffee Beans
      • Honduras Coffee Beans
      • Mexican Coffee Beans
      • Nicaraguan Coffee Beans
      • Panamanian Coffee Beans
      • Peruvian Coffee Beans
      • Trinidad and Tobago Coffee Beans
      • Venezuela Coffee Beans

    Guides

    Learn about the harvesting and processing of green coffee as well as the grading and roasting and the grinding and packaging of coffee.

    All coffee and espresso that you buy, whether in the supermarket or at specialty retailers and roasters, is comprised of single origin coffees. Companies roast, blend, refine and balance a trademark flavour and call it a blend with the aim of creating consistency in flavor for their customers and drive repeat sales - once you find that one special coffee you love, it's hard to go elsewhere.

    It's worth diving into the world of single origin coffees to really nail down which flavours you like so that you have the flexibility to move between different coffee brands, and single origins are usually at a lower price point. These characteristics are all enhanced (or muted) by different roasts and brewing methods.

    Finally we provide you with comprehensive information about storing coffee, brewing coffee, espresso drink recipes, and the information about the esteemed coffee beverage.

    Also described in the All About Coffee section is the many varietals of coffee plants, the intricacies of the coffee cherry, and the finer qualities of the best coffee beans. From Soil to Sip, Bean to Brew.

    Varietals

    You've heard of the differences between Arabica and Robusta beans, but did you know that Arabica has a number of sub-varietals? The three most well known as Bourbon, Typica and Heirloom, but even these have more classifications and varieties. The most specific categories are often named after the location they were discovered, but farmers are known to merge two different strains to create a cultivar - a coffee bred by humans for specific qualities.

    Coffee cupping

    Then we provide a full description of coffee flavors - including the body, aroma, acidity, bitterness, sweetness, and aftertaste.

    Lastly we provide tips on coffee cupping - how the professionals taste coffee and evaluate it, and then we add in some great coffee quotes and even a coffee quiz.

    Coffee terms and history

    Also check out the most comprehensive Coffee Terms ever written, and also the World's Best History of Coffee.

    Did you know: There's no such thing as an "espresso bean" - espressos are just regular coffee beans that are typically roasted dark. Roasters will frequently blend in robusta beans for additional flavor and caffeine.

    Thank You! for visiting Espresso Coffee Guide and Reading All About Coffee!

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    1. laura

      May 27, 2012 at 6:34 pm

      the nicaraguan coffee it is very importan in the dialy life all the people.

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    2. nuttin renaat

      January 21, 2012 at 11:45 am

      Time ago ,one friend give me a packket of Burundi coffee.It was a quality product of OCIBU in Bujumbura . The question is ...Can I buy this Burundi coffee (pure arabica) in my country Belgium ? So yes...is it possible to know where - can you tell me that? ...Thank you very much . Renaat .

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