Tweet Imagine a coffee blend that is rich in flavor yet has an essence of fruit after each sip.  That is what you will find with Ethiopia’s Harrar coffee beans, a special plant grown in the Harrar region of the small country. The distinct coffee is part of the arabica family, which takes longer to [...]

Tweet Producers of coffee need to take notice of a growing demand for Fair Trade organic beans.  In 2009 alone the market sales were at 1.4 billion dollars, which blows away the standard coffee competition. This is evidenced in the last four years where organic coffee demand has increased by 21 percent on average, compared [...]

Tweet If you have ever tasted instant or freeze dried coffee, chances are it has been made from the Robusta coffee bean, which is primarily found in South Africa.  Southeast Asia is also a top producer of the easy to grow plant, with Vietnam being the second exporter in the world next to Brazil, which [...]

Tweet   Until 1554 to 1555 coffeehouses did not exist nor did coffee for that matter.  In the city of Constantinople a man by the name of Hakam from Aleppo and a woman by the name of Sems from Damascus came to the city and started the craze, so it is said, of Turkish Coffee.  [...]

Tweet  Soils enriched by volcanic ash making them slightly acidic, rich in organic matter provide the ideal growing conditions for Costa Rican Coffee.  Coffee plants thrive in the climate and soil of Costa Rica, the root systems can easily spread and the humidity is retained facilitating oxygenation. Seventy percent of the country’s coffee is produced in [...]

Tweet January 26, 2010 – This limited release blend comes from Eastern Africa grown by specially trained farmers, trained by Peet’s coffee buyers.  It will be available in stores from February 15 through March 31 in its initial introduction to the market.   Peet’s Uzuri African Blend will then become a part of their regular offering [...]