Travel with your taste buds for this coffee tour of the globe! One of the best parts about travelling is experiencing the local cuisine. While your mind might conjure a vision of savoury delights and sweet treats, we’re here to explore the coffee! Did you know that coffee beans develop unique characteristics depending on where […]
Category Archives: Africa
A few months ago we introduced our Javita Instant Coffee line and this week we are proud to officially launch a number of new gourmet coffees! Make sure to try these coffees out on your next order with us. Ethiopia Longberry Harrar – Available in Regular and Decaf These Ethiopian coffee beans have been unavailable […]
Thanks to environmental advocate groups promoting Fair Trade and Organic coffees as well as the internet’s accelerated dispersion of information, many customers are looking for “Bird Friendly Coffee”. But what exactly does this mean? Bird Friendly, Shade Grown Coffee Bird friendly coffee refers to coffee beans that are grown in shaded areas where the forest […]
Have you ever been confused with all the ‘Mocha Java’ products available on the market? In North America, we generally think of Mocha Java as a sweet combination of coffee and chocolate whether it be in a hot cup of coffee, a dessert or an icy drink. The term Mocha-Java has a much different meaning […]
For centuries people have been enjoying the fine flavors of African coffee beans. There are several Arabica coffee beans grown in Africa to become acquainted with if you are new to the coffee world. Ethiopian Coffee Beans Considered the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia is still a leader in gourmet coffee production, famous for its Ethiopian […]
Yirgacheffe vs. Sidamo Ethiopia is famous for their coffee and rightfully so. The African country is credited with discovering the coffee bean back in the 9th century and ever since the world’s population has been fixed on the caffeinated beverage. Although coffee is grown and produced in a number of countries in the Coffee Belt […]
Peaberry coffee beans are a particular type of coffee bean that develop as a single seed inside the coffee cherry compared to regular coffee beans that develop two seeds. Normally, the two seeds press up against each other as they grow creating a flat side to the finished bean. Peaberry coffee beans mature into round […]
Have you heard of the coffee belt before? It’s the region that spans the equator and wraps around our planet, roughly enclosed by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This region is ideal for growing and cultivating coffee beans. Unique features include: Soil Climate Temperature Altitudes Countries Famous for their Coffee There […]
The East African country of Tanzania is just three degrees south of the Equator. Situated right along the world’s coffee belt, this country has become famous for a very particular type of coffee bean – the Peaberry. The country is surrounded by Zambia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya as well as situated along the slopes […]
The country of Yemen is located in Asia and lies just south of Saudi Arabia. The country is surrounding on the west by the Red Sea and from the south by the Gulf of Aden. Because of the country’s close proximity to Africa, and in particular Ethiopia and Somalia, the coffee grown in Yemen is […]
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