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Most of the popular coffees come from a species of coffee tree called Arabica. This is a popular species due to its wide and sometimes complex flavor profile. The majority of our coffee is Arabica.There is one other species that is grown in large quantities, it is called Robusta. The Robusta species is popular because it can grow at lower altitudes and tolerate higher temperatures. The only catch is that it does not have the best flavor that coffee beans can offer. It is much more eart …

Many of us drink coffee and if you’re on this page I’m positive you drink that "black gold" every morning. Although it can be a part of your daily routine, you may not know the story behind that cup you are holding.All coffee starts off growing as fruit on a plant. This fruit can vary in color from green to red, yellow, or orange in color. There are several layers on each fruit, the skin, pulp, parchment, silverskin, and seed. Each plant usually only has one harvest season with an occasi …

Ethiopia is largely believed to be the “birthplace” of coffee. The leading story tells of a goat herder named Kaldi, who noticed his goats got energetic after eating the berries. When he relayed the story to others, they made a tea with the berries and enjoyed the effects of caffeine that coffee is so famous for now. While this story may or may not be true, genetic studies do point that coffee is from this region. The coffee we enjoy today has been spread across the globe (grown in regions near …