Many Coffee Blends From Around The World
To understand what goes into the making of your special blend of coffee let’s talk about coffee from different parts of the world. Waking up in the morning to the aroma of a good cup of coffee is the most satisfying way to start your day. The blending and mixing to get the taste and aroma is an art. Starting with the coffee bean and ending on the trading floor, coffee is your wake up in the morning or the after dinner delight to top off your evening. We all enjoy that good cup of coffee.
Coffee beans are grown high in the mountains with two types, Arabica which contains less caffeine and is a better tasting coffee or Robusta which has slightly more caffeine and a less appealing taste. A good eighty percent of the coffee grown around the world is Arabica. The seed of the coffee shrub is what we call the bean, it is inside a red or purple fruit. Many growers around the world grow for an in country market only. Venezuela is one such country, although coffee was introduced in the seventeen hundreds by the Spanish missionaries the exporting of coffee has dwindled due to other markets that are more profitable. Grown near the Columbian border coffee in Venezuela is a ritual. Proper etiquette is observed and small cups are brewed and then drunk throughout the day. Special one cup pottery pots are often used for this purpose. Put the ground coffee in the bag and pour water through and allow to sit a minute and you have the perfect cup of coffee. Peru is another such country where although coffee is grown, it is sold mainly in country. The largest exporters of coffee today are Columbia and Brazil, the coffee plants are high in the mountains and the yield is great. We also have the birthplace of the coffee plant, Africa, mainly Ethiopia and Kenya. Indonesia has more than twenty varieties of Arabica coffee grown for export while Vietnam also grows a large amount of coffee. Crops that are grown near the Guatemala border in Mexico, have a high yield and will make it that country’s largest and most valuable product for export. The perfect altitude for the best growth and largest yield is eighteen to three thousand, six hundred feet and having a well defined rainy and dry season. Frequent rainfall will cause almost continuous flowering of the coffee plant. In the case of the Robusta type of bean they can survive in lower altitudes and tolerate warmer weather. Once the beans are picked and sorted they are sent off to the drying trays. These are placed outside in the shade where possible or taken to artificial drying areas that are set up with mechanical dryers to speed up the drying time. Drying and storing the coffee beans correctly will allow you to have up to a year before using them. Little know about the coffee plant is that while you are having that coffee at home the plants are contributing oxygen to help the air quality. They omit as much as fifty percent of what the rainforest produces in a similar square foot area and that goes a long way in helping the environment. Coffee import and export are big business in today’s world. Coffee is a major cash crop and to some countries their main economy. The United States is one of the main importers of coffee from around the world.
Who would have thought that when coffee houses were introduced in Yemen back in the early fifteenth century, that in today’s world it would become a major industry. With coffee shops in so many areas it has become a social event with the diversity on how you would like it served, strong, decaffeinated, special blend or just one of the specialty coffees. Millions of dollars are being spent around the world today which helps the economy. Enjoy coffee from different parts of the world and try grinding your own beans in the morning,that will be sure to give you personal satisfaction. The aroma and anticipation of that great cup to start your day will put you in the right mood. You could also purchase one of the many one cup coffee machines found on the internet or in specialty shops so that you can insert your morning choice, press a button and it is ready for you. Sampler packs of different blends of coffee are available on line at varying prices this would make an excellent gift for the upcoming season or something for yourself to taste and try. Information is always available on the internet regarding the many brands of coffees available to you. Sit back with that traditional morning cup of coffee with a loved one or a friend and enjoy.
