Much ado nowadays pairing gourmet coffees with matching desserts, or chocolate varieties. We’ve discovered something new for you to pair. Why not pair a premium coffee with the unique and individual personality of someone you care about. People are all so different. For a fun change of gift-giving pace, for Someone Special find the perfect [...]
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Coffee as an Herbal Medicine
September 1st, 2010
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PLANT NAME: Coffea arabica SIMILARLY USED SPECIES: C. liberica, C. excelsa, C. robusta, C. canephora, C. maclaudii, C. stenophylla COMMON NAMES: KOPE [Hawai'i]; Coffee, Java, Joe [USA] Kope [Hawai'i] Qahwah, Caova, Cova [Middle East] Cabi [Panama]; Cafe [Spanish] NOMENCLATURE: The name Coffee is thought to come from Caffa, an Abyssinian province. Some Arabic names for [...]
Bed and Breakfast on the Kona Coffee Belt
August 31st, 2010
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While most people don’t associate coffee farms with Hawaii, it is the only state in the Union that has the climate and soil where coffee plants can flourish. Rich, slightly acidic volcanic soil, sunny mornings with cloudy afternoons and over 60 inches of rain during the summer months provide the perfect environment to grow primo [...]
A Lesson in Tea and Coffee
July 23rd, 2010
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Tea and coffee are both drinks which inspire passion. More than just simple beverages, tea and coffee are part of a cultural phenomenon filled with social meaning and ritual. They both have fairly long, extensive histories—here’s a short look at them. As old time legends have it, the origins of coffee can be traced to [...]
Types of Coffee
July 3rd, 2010
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All coffee varieties can be classified into one of two broad types. These varieties are known as ‘Coffee Robusta’ and ‘Coffee Arabica’. Arabica varieties of coffee are generally considered to be more flavourful. Well-known Arabica coffees include, but are not limited to: Colombian Milds — these varieties include coffees from Colombia, Kenya, and Tanzania, and [...]
What Is A Coffee Bean
June 28th, 2010
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Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, with or without cream and sugar, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds are almost always called the coffee bean. Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in adults today. The coffee bean, itself, contains chemicals which are mind-altering (in a [...]
Coffee Pod Makes a No Mess Perfect Cup
May 27th, 2010
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Coffee pods look like round tea bags which contain the right amount of pre-packaged coffee beans, encapsulated in a paper pod. Designed for usage with single-serving coffee-makers, it allows the savoring of the flavor of your first cup. Pod brewing grows quickly due to the many top brands of coffee manufacturers that ensure a no-mess [...]
The Coffee Bean
April 24th, 2010
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Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, with or without cream and sugar, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds are almost always called the coffee bean. Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in adults today. The coffee bean, itself, contains chemicals which are mind-altering (in a [...]
Finding the Finest Gourmet Coffee Beans
April 18th, 2010
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Gourmet coffee beans are almost exclusively high-quality mild varieties of the coffee bean Arabica. Arabica coffees are known for their full body flavors and low acidity. However, the term gourmet coffee has also come to embrace coffees that are enhanced with flavorings during the roasting process. Where you get your gourmet coffee beans depends a [...]
Indonesian Civet Coffee
April 12th, 2010
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If we talk about coffee we should know that the origin of coffee is from Ethiopia, East of Africa. The people in Arab Peninsula at early time they knew coffee from the Ethiopian drink a coffee as a medicine. Nowadays many people drink coffee with many reasons. Every country has they own tradition. If we [...]
