Whole coffee usually refers to coffee beans that have not been ground for use in a coffee maker. These beans come from the coffee bush and there are many different types of whole coffee available. The coffee bush is a plant with over 90 species, each producing its own unique coffee bean. These coffee beans [...]

The Island of Hawaii is renowned for producing one of the most expensive and rare coffees in the world. This coffee known as Kona is grown on only about 800 small coffee farms in Hawaii. There are only about two million pounds distributed every year, which makes it more expensive and hard to come by [...]

Green coffee beans are coffee beans that have not been roasted. These are the product that is left after the coffee tree’s fruit has been harvested and processed to remove the thick outer pulp that hides the prized coffee bean inside. The green coloration turns many different shades of brown and even black during the [...]

Everything has a beginning and tracing something back to its beginnings is the best way to determine what the traits are that make it what it is. The same is true of coffee. To find out what makes that one certain coffee the most flavorful or the smoothest, one must go back all the way [...]

The coffee plant produces the bean that makes coffee and is one of the most well known and popular drinks in the world. The bean of the coffee plant is actually the seed but is called a bean because of how closely it looks like other beans, such as the pinto bean. Caffeine, the trait [...]

Many people think that all coffee beans come from the same type of coffee plant; they don’t realize that there are many different varieties of coffee plant, each with their own particular taste. There are at least ten different varieties of coffee plants; however, the two most popular are the Coffea  Arabica and the Canephora [...]

I Once upon a time in America there was drip or instant, milk or sugar. Folger’s was the name of the game. Then, from Australian Skybury to Kenyan Peaberry, from Kona to Barcelona, the world exploded with options. Today there’s enough variety in choices of blend, country and style to boggle the greatest coffee aficionado. [...]

Ever wonder why one bean makes it to your local specialty shop and another doesn’t? Long before you sip a delicious cup of dark ambrosia, coffee graders make hot and tiring journeys, face insects and hostile governments and endure weeks of frustration and danger to bring you that favorite brew. Ok, maybe it’s not quite [...]

To achieve a good roast you have to start with beans that have been skillfully selected and dried. Some bean processors use a wash to remove the fleshy fruit from the bean and to separate different kinds of beans. Density differences in the bean will cause some to float higher, making for easier removal or [...]

This is your last chance to buy Peet’s Burundi—a berry perfumed and caramel textured East African coffee redolent of Kenya’s berry perfume, but with the bold, caramel texture enjoyed in Burundi. Tucked in between Rwanda and Tanzania, Burundi sits in the heart of that grouping of East African jewels which consistently provides interesting African flavors: [...]