Types of Coffee
April 22, 2010 by admin
Filed under Types of Coffee
All coffee varieties can be classified into one of two broad types. These varieties are known as â??Coffee Robustaâ?? and â??Coffee Arabicaâ??. Arabica varieties of coffee are generally considered to be more flavourful. Well-known Arabica coffees include, but are not limited to:
Colombian Milds â?? these varieties include coffees from Colombia, Kenya, and Tanzania, and are known as washed Arabica
Costa Rican Tarrazu â?? this variety is found in the highlands outside of San José
Ethiopian Harrar â?? the variety comes from the region of Harar, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe â?? this variety comes from the Yirgachefe district in the Gedeo Zone of the Ethiopia.
Guatemala Huehuetenango â?? this variety is grown at over 5000 feet in the northern region, one of the most remote growing regions in Guatemala
Hawaiian Kona â?? this variety is grown on the slopes of Hualalai in the Kona District on the Big Island of Hawaii
Jamaican Blue Mountain â?? this variety come from the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica
Java â?? this variety comes from the island of Java, in Indonesia
Kenyan â?? this variety is known to have a bright, "acidic" flavour
Mocha â?? this variety is Yemeni coffee that was originally traded through the port of Mocha
Sumatra Mandheling and Sumatra Lintong â?? these varieties come from North Sumatra, Indonesia
Sulawesi Toraja Kalossi â?? this variety is grown at high altitudes on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia
Tanzania Peaberry â?? this variety is grown on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
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Most of us spend a fair portion of our time in office drinking coffee. Cameroon Taylor is one of those few lucky ones who gets to drink coffee for work. He has been a coffee enthusiast for as long as he can remember and after having a sip of most of the major types of coffee from around the world, he started to write about the first love of his life; coffee. The love affair continues…