Beans (Hawaii)
2. Organic Medium Roast Coffee By LifeBoost Coffee
3. Blue Mountain Coffee From Jamaica
4. Volcanica Coffee Kenyan AA Coffee Beans
5. Peaberry Beans From Tanzania
6. Sumatra Mandheling Beans From Indonesia
7. Indonesian Sulawesi Toraja Coffee Beans
8. Central American Geisha Coffee Beans
9. Yirgacheffe Beans From Ethiopia
10. Death Wish Coffee Beans
What do these 10 best coffees have in common?
What do these 10 best coffees have in common?
They use arabica coffee...
Arabica coffee comes from the beans of a Coffea arabica plant, which originated in Ethiopia. Arabica is the world's most popular coffee type, equating to over 60% of cups drank.
There are 3 basic kinds of coffee beans:
- Arabica
- Robusta
- Columbian
even though all three come from the same plant.
Columbian Arabica beans are only grown in the tropical climates of South America and involve a little more processing than the other two varieties. Columbian plants do not grow as tall as the other varieties and the beans are washed after processing.
Robusta arabica plants can survive at lower altitudes, typically have more beans per plant, are not affected by climate changes, and possess a lot more caffeine.
Arabica plants grow taller and have longer branches and different leaves.
Processing is what changes the taste of the coffee beans. Wet processing involves washing the bean and removing the fruit from around the beans before they are dried.
Dry processing involves drying the bean and fruit and then removing the fruit from around the bean.
While dry processing can result in a stronger coffee flavor with more caffeine, wet processing can result in the coffee taste being a little more acidy.
