When it comes to coffee, the word variety is only meaningful when the blends produced around the world are all considered. There are so many different blends that variety may even seem like an understatement. Actually, the best way to describe the many blends would be to say it is a buffet of flavor. Each producing country has their own unique twists on coffee that lend a distinct flavor to them. One taste and a coffee expert knows exactly where the brew is from. Learning about coffee blends from around the world is one good way to become an expert on this favorite drink.
Places to go and Taste Test
Colombian coffee is well known throughout the world. One blend from this country is the La Esperanza. These beans are grown at around 6,000 feet and have a high-toned flavor with an aroma that is a blend of cherry and milk chocolate. The taste is something of magnificence. There is also the Supremo which is a complex brew that has hints of vanilla and semi-sweet chocolate, but the flavor fades quickly so it is best enjoyed freshly brewed and hot. Hawaii has the Kona. It can be a medium or dark roast and a light acid taste. However, the espresso here is the leading favorite with its dark and strong flavor. Africa has a blend, Tanzanian Peaberry, that is grown on the southern slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The peaberry bean is a single oval in shape with no flat side. It is a high acid and light body blend. Ethiopia brings a citrusy blend that combines the taste of ginger, orange peel and lemon to create a tart, chocolate flavor. This blend is specific to the Yirgacheffe region. India with a three month long stint of wet winds produces puffy yellow beans that have a pungent brew with undertones of apricot and also the Jumboors blend that has interesting sweet raisins tones. Indonesia has a light roasted blend that is sweet and flowery in taste. The coffee flower is retained to give the brew a hint of cherry taste. In the north are the darker blends with spicy and tropical flavors with hints of cedar and grapefruit. In Vietnam there is the Robusta that is made with a wash, dry and polish process that produces a woody taste. The last place to try out would be Jamaica. The same peaberry beans of Africa can be found here, but the taste is completely different. It is full bodied and has a sweet acid taste with flowery characteristics and is strong brewed.
With all these different places to try out the rainbow of coffee varieties, it is no surprise so many people could not live without their cup of coffee , whatever the case may be, every day.
Wine aficionados may have their grapes and their vineyards to visit, but if you are a coffee fan, there is an equally wide world out there for you to explore. Different coffee beans create very different kinds of coffee, much like different grapes create different kinds of wine. You could travel the world tasting coffee and never have the same cup twice.
Around the World in Several Cups of Coffee
If you are a bona fide coffee fanatic, grab your passport and head out for a tour of the best coffee beans in the world. This coffee is so great you won't even get that "too much caffeine" buzz.
Columbian coffee is world renowned, and for very good reason. Consider the La Esperanza bean from the region of Tolima, for starters. This coffee bean grows at an elevation of around 6,000 feet, and this growing environment can be tasted in your cup. Rich and bold tasting, with the essence of chocolate, cherries, and even tobacco, this coffee is a taste sensation that does not require half and half to be enjoyed.
Columbia is the world's second highest producer of coffee and they have more to offer than the heady heights of La Esperanza. Columbian Supremo coffee, one of the most popular kinds of coffee in the world, is like dessert in a steaming cup. The tones of chocolate and vanilla that are in this coffee make it fan favorite with the sweet tooth crowd.
Head across to Hawaii, where you will find world famous Kona coffee in two kinds of roasts - medium and dark. The dark Kona has a very light level of acidity, but the medium has it in spades. Although tougher to find, the Kona espresso roast is a treat if you can get it, with its barely there acid taste and rich chocolates undertones.
Hope on a plane to Africa to add some Tanzanian Peaberry to your palate. This coffee grows on the south side of the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Peaberries coffee beans have a very distinct shape; unlike most beans which are round, Peaberries are oval in shape. The consequence of this unique growing environment and different bean shape is that the coffee is light and slightly more acidic than Kona and Columbian varieties.
For another light cup of coffee, head further east to Indonesia - Sumatra to be exact. In the Lake Toba region of Sumatra, you will find coffee beans that are so light and floral that they are almost like a cup of tea. These beans are meaningful for people who like a subtle, light tasting cup of coffee.
These coffee hot spots are only a few of the great places all over the world to get a good cup of joe. A visit to a coffee specialist retailer will let you taste even more of what the world has to offer.
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