* Coffee Beans - Varieties Of Coffee : Arabica and Robusta
* Types Of Coffee Drinks - Coffee Varieties
* Proper Coffee Storage - Coffee Storage Method
* Capresso 121.01 Ultima Semi-Automatic Coffee and Espresso/ Cappuccino Machine
* Coffees of the world

Coffee varieties refers to the diverse forms derived through selective breeding or natural selection of coffee plants. In essence they represent subspecies of the several coffee species.
Coffee beans from different places may have distinctive characteristics such as flavor (flavor criteria includes terms such as "citrus-like" or "earthy"), caffeine content, body or mouthfeel, and acidity. These reflect the local environment where the coffee plants are grown, their method of process, and the genetic subspecies. In this sense, coffee can be considered similar to wine which also demonstrates clear regional variation.

Contents

* 1 Variety, varietal, cultivar
* 2 Arabica varieties
* 3 Robusta varieties
* 4 Other varieties
o 4.1 Production
* 5 References

Variety, varietal, cultivar

All three terms have been used to refer to the various forms of coffee grown around the world. The botanical term cultivar is normally and correctly used for selections and forms of cultivated plants, but the term most commonly used in the coffee industry is variety. In addition, the term varietal is sometimes applied.

Arabica varieties

Coffee from the species Coffea arabica are considered to have richer flavor than Coffea robusta. C. arabica has many different varieties, each with unique characteristics. Some well-known arabica coffees include:

* Colombian - Coffee was first introduced to the country of Colombia in the early 1800s. Today Maragogype, Caturra, Typica and Bourbon cultivars are grown. When Colombian coffee is freshly roasted it has a bright acidity, is heavy in body and is intensely aromatic. Colombia accounts for about 12% of the coffee market (by value) in the world, second only to Brazil.[1]

* Colombian Milds - Includes coffees from Colombia, Kenya, and Tanzania, all of which are washed arabicas.

* Unroasted coffee beans of the Coffea arabica variety, from Brazil

* Costa Rican Tarrazu - from the San Marcos de Tarrazu valley in the highlands outside of San José.

* Ethiopian Harrar - from the region of Harar, Ethiopia. Known for its complex, fruity flavor that resembles a dry red wine.

* Ethiopian Sidamo from the Sidamo (now Oromia) region of Ethiopia as well. All three are trademarked names with the rights owned by Ethiopia.

* Ethiopian Yirgacheffe - from the Yirgachefe district in the Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region of Ethiopia. All three Ethiopian varieties are trademarked names with the rights owned by Ethiopia. [2]

* Guatemala Huehuetenango - Grown at over 5000 feet in the northern region, one of the most remote growing regions in Guatemala

* Hawaiian Kona - grown on the slopes of Hualalai in the Kona District on the Big Island of Hawaii. Coffee was first introduced to the Islands by Chief Boki, the Governor of Oahu, in 1825.

* Jamaican Blue Mountain - From the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica. Due to its popularity, it fetches a high price in the market.

* Java - from the island of Java, in Indonesia. This coffee was once so widely traded that "java" became a slang term for coffee.

* Kenyan - Known among coffee enthusiasts to have a bright, "acidic" flavor.

* Mexico - Produces hard bean coffee.

* Mocha - Yemeni[citation needed] coffee traded through the once major port of Mocha. Not to be confused with the preparation style (coffee with cocoa).

* Panama - Geisha variety, grown in the highlands of Boquete in Chiriqui Province, highly sought after by bidders in auctions, achieving high prices.

* Santos - from Brazil's famous coffee pass through, is a low acidic light bodied brew. [1]

* Sumatra Mandheling and Sumatra Lintong - Mandheling is named after the similarly spelt Mandailing people located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The name is the result of a misunderstanding by the first foreign purchaser of the variety, and no coffee is actually produced in the "Mandailing region". Lintong on the other hand, is named after the Lintong district, also located in North Sumatra.

* Sulawesi Toraja Kalossi - Grown at high altitudes on the island of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) in the middle of the Malay archipelago in Indonesia. Kalossi is the small town in central Sulawesi which serves as the collection point for the coffee and Toraja is the mountainous area in which the coffee is grown. Celebes exhibits a rich, full body, well-balanced acidity (slightly more than Sumatra) and is multi-dimensional in character. It has dark chocolate and ripe fruit undertones. It is an excellent coffee for darker roasting. Because of its semi-dry processing, it may roast a bit unevenly.

* Tanzania Peaberry - grown on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. "Peaberry" means that the beans come one to a cherry (coffee fruit) instead of the usual two. Peaberries are naturally occurring and account for approximately 10% of any crop.

* Uganda- Although it mostly produces Robusta coffee, there is a quality Arabica bean grown there known as Bugishu.[citation needed]

Robusta varieties

Whilst not separate varieties of bean, unusual and very expensive robustas are the Indonesian Kopi Luwak and the Philippine Kape Alamid. The beans are collected from the droppings of the Common Palm Civet, whose digestive processes give it a distinctive flavor.

Unroasted coffee beans of the Robusta variety(Coffea Canephora)

Other varieties

Although not as popular as Arabica or Robusta, other varieties of coffee also exist. these include Kape Barako or Kape Baraco, (English: Barako coffee), a Liberica.[3] variety grown in the Philippines, particularly in the provinces of Batangas and Cavite.

Production

Brazil is world leader in production of green coffee followed by Vietnam and Colombia.

Source Wikipedia

International Coffee Trade Statistics

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations: Economic and Social department: The statistical division
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

International Coffee Organization
ICO Daily Indicator Prices

Mocha, Yemen

Mocha (Arabic: ????? [al-Mukha]) is a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Until it was eclipsed in the 19th century by Aden and Hodeida, Mocha was the principal port for Yemen's capital Sana'a.

Mocha is famous for being the major marketplace for coffee from the 15th century until the 17th century. Even after other sources of coffee were found, Mocha (also called Sanani (meaning from Sana'a) or Mocha Sanani) beans continued to be prized for their relatively chocolaty flavor-and remain so even today. From this coffee the English language gained the word mocha, for such combinations of chocolate and coffee flavors as cafe mocha.[citation needed]

According to the Jesuit and traveler Jeronimo Lobo, who sailed the Red Sea in 1625, Mocha was "formerly of limited reputation and trade" but since "the Turkish assumption of power throughout Arabia, it has become the major city of the territory under Turkish domination, even though it is not the Pasha's place of residence, which is two days' journey inland in the city of Sana'a."[1] Lobo adds that its importance as a port was also due to the Ottoman law that required all ships entering the Red Sea to put in at Mocha and pay duty on their cargoes.

Passing through Mocha in 1752, Remedius Prutky found that it boasted a "lodging-house of the Prophet Mahomet, so-called, which was like a huge tenement block laid out in many hundred separate cells where accommodation was rented to all strangers without discrimination of race or religion." He also found a number of European ships in the harbor: three French, four English, two Dutch, and one Portuguese.[2]

At present, Mocha is no longer utilized as a major trade route and the current local economy is largely based upon fishing and small amounts of tourism. The village of Mocha was officially relocated 3 kilometers west along the Red Sea shore to accommodate the building and demolition of several coastal highways.

* Mocha is also the name of a variety of coffee bean grown in the Lesser Sunda island of East Timor, part of the Indonesian archipelago and an ex-Portuguese colony. ---

Coffeebeaninfo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A cup of coffee
Type Hot or Cold Beverage
Manufacturer Varied
Country of origin Ethiopia
Introduced (around) 800 AD
Color Dark Brown / Light Brown

Coffee is a widely-consumed stimulant beverage prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the coffee plant. Coffee was first consumed in the 9th century, when it was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.[1] From there, it spread to Egypt and Yemen, and by the 15th century had reached Azerbaijan, Persia, Turkey, and northern Africa. From the Muslim world, coffee spread to Italy, then to the rest of Europe, Indonesia and the Americas.[2] Today, coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide.[3]

Coffee berries, which contain the coffee bean, are produced by several species of small evergreen bush of the genus Coffea. The two most commonly grown species are Coffea canephora (also known as Coffea robusta) and Coffea arabica. These are cultivated in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Once ripe, coffee berries are picked, processed, and dried. The seeds are then roasted, undergoing several physical and chemical changes. They are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. They are then ground and brewed to create coffee. Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways.

Coffee has played an important role in many societies throughout modern history. In Africa and Yemen, it was used in religious ceremonies. As a result, the Ethiopian Church banned its consumption until the reign of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia.[4] It was banned in Ottoman Turkey in the 17th century for political reasons[citation needed], and was associated with rebellious political activities in Europe.

Coffee is an important export commodity. In 2004, coffee was the top agricultural export for 12 countries,[5] and in 2005, it was the world's seventh largest legal agricultural export by value.[6]

Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and its impact on the environment. Many studies have examined the relationship between coffee consumption and certain medical conditions; whether the effects of coffee are positive or negative is still disputed.[7]

List of coffee beverages
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Main article: Coffee
See also: Coffee varieties

This article is about types of notable coffee beverages. Contents

* 1 Coffee with milk
* 2 Cafe mocha
* 3 Cappuccino
* 4 Frappuccino
* 5 Mochasippi
* 6 Cortado
* 7 Macchiato
* 8 Affogato
* 9 Liqueur coffee
* 10 Cafe Americano
* 11 Flat white
* 12 Galão
* 13 Greek frappé coffee
* 14 Indian filter coffee
* 15 Yuanyang
* 16 Ca phe sua da
* 17 Iced coffee
* 18 Instant coffee
* 19 See also
* 20 References

Coffee with milk

See also: Latte Art
* Café au lait (French coffee drink)
* Café con leche (Spanish coffee drink)
* Caffè e latte (Italian coffee drink)
* Coffee milk that is a drink similar to chocolate milk; however, instead of chocolate syrup, coffee syrup is used. It is the official state drink of Rhode Island in the United States of America.

Cafe mocha

A café mocha is a variant of a cafe latte. Like a latte it is typically one third espresso and two thirds steamed milk, but a portion of chocolate is added, typically in the form of a chocolate syrup, although other vending systems use instant chocolate powder. Mochas can contain dark or milk chocolate.

A term moccaccino is used in some regions of Europe and the Middle East to describe Café Latte with cocoa or chocolate. In the U.S. it usually refers to a cappuccino made with chocolate.

Cappuccino
Cappuccino is a coffee-based drink prepared with espresso, hot milk, and steamed milk foam. A cappuccino differs from a caffè latte in that it is prepared with much less steamed or textured milk than the caffè latte with the total of espresso and milk/foam making up between approximately 150 ml and 180 ml (5 and 6 fluid ounces). A cappuccino is traditionally served in a porcelain cup, which has far better heat retention characteristics than glass or paper. The foam on top of the cappuccino acts as an insulator and helps retain the heat of the liquid, allowing it to stay hotter longer.

Frappuccino
Frappuccino is the name and registered trademark of a Starbucks blended ice beverage and a bottled coffee beverage.

Mochasippi
Mochasippi is a drink prepared by baristas in Community Coffee houses located in the Southern United States, commonly known as CC's. It is similar to the Mocha Frappuccino of Starbucks coffee houses. Unlike a Frappuccino, a Mochasippi contains actual shots of espresso rather than a powdered instant coffee.

Cortado
A cortado is an espresso (also known as "Pingo" or "Garoto") "cut" (from the Spanish and Portuguese cortar) with a small amount of warm milk to reduce the acidity. The ratio of milk to coffe is between 1:1 - 1:2, and the milk is added after the espresso. The steamed milk hasn't much foam, but many baristas make some micro foam to make latte art. It is popular in Spain and Portugal, as well as throughout Latin America, where it is drunk in the afternoon. In Cuba, it is known as a cortadito, and in Catalan it's called a tallat. It's usually served in a special glass, often with a metal ring base and a metal wire handle. There are several variations, including cortado condensada (espresso with condensed milk) and leche y leche (with condensed milk and cream on top).

Macchiato
Macchiato is an Italian word, meaning "marked" or "stained". It is frequently used to refer to two separate coffee drinks.
* Caffè macchiato (also known as Espresso macchiato or Short macchiato)
* Latte macchiato (also known as long macchiato)

Affogato
An affogato (Italian for "drowned") is a coffee-based beverage or dessert. "Affogato style", which refers to the act of topping a drink or dessert with espresso, may also incorporate caramel sauce or chocolate sauce.

Liqueur coffee
A liqueur coffee, as its name suggests, is a coffee brew with a 25 ml shot of liqueur. This brew is usually served in a clear, clean, pre-heated, liqueur coffee glass with the coffee and cream separated for good visual and taste effect. The liqueur of choice is added first with a teaspoon of raw cane sugar mixed in. The glass in then filled to within an inch of the top with good, strong, fresh filter coffee. Fresh, chilled, additive free, slightly whipped cream is then poured carefully over the back of a cold teaspoon, so that it floats on top of the coffee and liqueur mixture. The sugar is required in the coffee mixture to help the cream float.

* Irish Coffee (Whisky)
* Brandy Coffee (Brandy)
* English Coffee (Gin)
* Calypso Coffee (Tia Maria or Kahlua and Rum)
* Jamaican Coffee (Tia Maria & Rum)
* Shin Shin Coffee (Rum)
* Baileys Irish Cream Coffee
* Monk's Coffee (Benedictine)
* Seville Coffee (Cointreau)
* Witch's Coffee (Strega)
* Russian Coffee (Vodka)
* Australian Coffee (Cask Wine/Goon)
* Corfu Coffee (Koum Quat liquor)
* Caffè corretto (that is an Italian beverage, consists of a shot of espresso "corrected" with a shot of liquor, usually grappa, brandy or sambuca.)
* Coffee liqueurs (ex. The Evil Monk, Kahlúa, Kamora)

Cafe Americano
Café Américano or simply Americano (the name is also spelled with varying capitalization and use of diacritics: e.g. Café Americano, Cafe Americano, etc.) is a style of coffee prepared by adding espresso to hot water, giving a similar strength but different flavor from regular drip coffee. The strength of an Americano varies with the number of shots of espresso added.
* Long black
* Lungo
* Red eye

Flat white
A flat white is a coffee beverage served in Australia and New Zealand, prepared with espresso and milk. The drink is generally made with an ? espresso and ? steamed milk. The volumised milk is prepared by folding the top layer into the lower layers. A flat white is the same as a properly made North American Caffe Latte, but differs from a Starbucks style latte in the preparation of the milk. Australian lattes and flat whites are usually served in 215-240 ml cups, making them stronger than some lattes in other countries.

Galão
Galão is a hot drink from Portugal made of espresso and foamed milk.

Greek frappé coffee
Greek frappé (Café frappé) (Greek: f?ap??) is a foam-covered iced coffee drink made from spray-dried instant coffee. It is very popular in Greece especially during summer, but has now spread on to other countries. In French, when describing a drink, the word frappé means shaken and/or chilled; however, in popular Greek culture, the word frappé is predominantly taken to refer to the shaking associated with the preparation of a café frappé.

Indian filter coffee
South Indian Coffee, also known as Madras Filter Coffee or Kaapi (Tamil phonetic rendering of "coffee') is a sweet milky coffee made from dark roasted coffee beans (70%-80%) and chicory (20%-30%), especially popular in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The most commonly used coffee beans are Peaberry (preferred), Arabica, Malabar and Robusta grown in the hills of Kerala (Malabar region), Karnataka (Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru) and Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris District,Yercaud and Kodaikanal).

Yuanyang
Yuanyang, sometimes also called Ying Yong, is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. It was originally served at dai pai dongs (open air food vendors) and cha chaan tengs (cafe), but is now available in various types of restaurants. It can be served hot or cold. The name yuanyang, which refers to mandarin ducks, is a symbol of conjugal love in Chinese culture, as the birds usually appear in pairs and the male and female look very different. This same connotation of "pair" of two unlike items is used to name this drink.

Ca phe sua da
Cà phê s?a dá or cafe sua da (Vietnamese: Cà phê s?a dá) is a unique Vietnamese coffee recipe. Literally, ca phe sua da means "iced milk coffee". Ca phe sua da can be made simply by mixing black coffee with about a quarter to a half as much sweetened condensed milk and then pouring it over ice. A substitute made by many Vietnamese immigrants in the Southern U.S., particularly in Louisiana is a dark French roast, often with chicory; otherwise an imported Vietnamese-grown and roasted coffee is used when it is available. The coffee is traditionally brewed with a small metal Vietnamese drip filter into a cup containing the condensed milk. The condensed milk and coffee are stirred together and then poured over the ice. Ca phe sua nong (Vietnamese: 'cà phê s?a nóng') - literally, "hot milk coffee" - is made by excluding the ice.

Iced coffee
Iced coffee is a cold variant of the normally hot beverage coffee.
* Farmer's Union Iced Coffee
* Toddy coffee

Instant coffee
Instant coffee is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans. Through various manufacturing processes the coffee is dehydrated into the form of powder or granules. These can be rehydrated with hot water to provide a drink similar (though not identical) to conventional coffee. At least one brand of instant coffee is also available in concentrated liquid form.

* Chock full o'Nuts
* Farmer's Union Iced Coffee
* Japanese canned coffee
* Kenco
* Moccona
* Mr. Brown Coffee
* Nescafé

See also

* Cafeteria
* Caffè Nero
* Caffe Vita
* Coffee Republic
* Coffee syrup
* Coffeehouse
* Costa Coffee
* Douwe Egberts
* Drip coffee
* Espresso
* Gloria Jean's Coffees
* List of coffeehouse chains
* Starbucks
* Tim Hortons

Liquid coffee extract
* Liquid Coffee Inc.

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