Top 10 countries of origin of coffee beans in the world-boutique coffee

If growing coffee beans is an Olympic sport, it is definitely an arduous marathon. It is said to be a marathon not only because African countries have long been dominant in the project. If you want to become a big coffee producer, you must have strong economic strength, complete infrastructure and a lot of government investment. At the same time, you must also ensure that your land and natural conditions are unique, the growers are wholehearted, and the purchasers are honest and trustworthy. Only in this way can your beans be recognized by the world.

So which countries grow the best quality coffee beans? To find out, Thrillist interviewed 11 of the most authoritative coffee industry insiders in the United States and came up with the final results based on their views. Considering the many factors that affect the quality of coffee, it is not easy to choose the best country of origin of coffee. In the course of the interview, each judge said that the decision process was extremely difficult. One of the bakers worried that his choice would hurt the hearts of some coffee growers.

Of course, personal taste preferences, educational background and life experience will affect the choice of the best place of origin. But as people in the coffee industry, each of them will try their best to ensure the objectivity and authenticity of the answer. If you question the authority of this result, please read the following article carefully and believe that you will come up with your own answer after reading it. All right, cut the crap and let's announce the results quickly.

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Score

In the course of the interview, we asked each judge to select their three best countries of origin of coffee beans and score them one by one, with 3 points for the first place, 2 points for the second place and 1 point for the third place. We will choose the best country of origin of coffee in the world according to the score. At the same time, we will ask each judge to evaluate the remaining nine countries.

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Final ranking

1. Ethiopia: 25 points

2. Kenya: 12 points

3. Colombia: 10 points

4. Guatemala: 7 points

5. Costa Rica: 3 points

5. Honduras: 3 points (tied)

7. Indonesia: 2 points

8. Rwanda: 1 point

8. Panama: 1 point (tied)

8. United States: 1 point (tied)

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Brief introduction of the judges and their idea of the best country of origin of coffee beans--

1. Timothy Hill

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Ethiopia

Kenya

The remaining countries have the same score.

As the coffee buyer and quality control manager of Counter ·Culture ·Coffee ·, Timothy Hill is committed to promoting CCC certification in Africa.

Second, Sarah Allen (Sarah Allen)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Ethiopia

Colombia

Panama

Sarah Allen has more than 20 years of experience as a professional editor. She is currently editor-in-chief of Barista Magazine magazine.

Lorenzo Perkins (Lorenzo Perkins)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Ethiopia

Colombia

Guatemala

Lorenzo Perkins is the chief trainer of Cuv é e Coffee and vice president of the American Barista Association (Barista ·Guild ·of ·America).

David Buchley (David ·Bueherer)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Guatemala

Indonesia

Ethiopia

David Buchley has 14 years of experience in the coffee industry. Today, he is a manager of Blacksmith and Greenway Coffee Company, a member of the non-profit charity OKRA and the food director of TEDxHouston.

5. Connie Blume Hardt (Connie Blumhardt)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

United States (Hawaii)

Connie Blume Hardt is the founder and publisher of Roast Magazine magazine. Connie has 20 years of experience as a magazine publisher. Ten years ago, Connie entered the coffee industry and visited a number of coffee origin countries. According to her personal experience and taste preferences, Connie finally decided to choose the above three countries.

Bill Walsh (Bill Walsh)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Ethiopia

Guatemala

Kenya

Bill Walsh is editor in chief of Pure Coffee Blog. The blog aims to help people find and taste the best coffee and tea in the world. At present, Bill is visiting the most worthwhile coffee shops around the United States for his next article.

7. Cheryl Jingen (Cheryl ·Kingan)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Honduras

Kenya

Guatemala

Cheryl Jingen has been working at Cafe Grumpy since 2006. She used to be a barista before joining the company's baking team in 2009. Cheryl began to take over coffee procurement in 2013.

8. Ryan Knapp (Ryan ·Knapp)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Ethiopia

Colombia

Kenya

Ryan Knapp was the founder and then general manager of Madcap Coffee. Ryan has visited the countries of origin of coffee around the world. He tastes thousands of kinds of coffee every year in order to find the highest quality coffee.

9. Josh Heidman (Josh ·Hydeman)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Kenya

Ethiopia

Colombia

Josh Hedman is the chief baker of Portland Heart Roasters. He usually tests in laboratory cups or visits coffee plantations around the world.

Brian W. Jones (Brain W. Jones)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Kenya

Ethiopia

Colombia

Brian, from Sweden, is a designer and writer. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the boutique coffee website "Dear Coffee, I Love You". He recently wrote an article entitled "value Design in the Coffee Gap Market", which has been well received. Brian is also one of the founders of Supersonic Coffee Co. in California.

Geoff Waters (Geoff Watts)

Ranking of the best countries of origin of coffee:

Ethiopia

Colombia

Rwanda

Geoff is the deputy director of Intellingentsia Cafe. His new idea of Fairtrade is well known. With his help, more and more roasting companies are able to work directly with coffee growers around the world.

No. 10: United States (Hawaii)-1 point

Total output in 2013: 52919 bales

"Hawaii is the only coffee producing area in the United States. The quality of Hawaiian coffee is excellent. Because of its superior location, ordinary coffee consumers in the United States do not have to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to get a glimpse of the coffee plantation. "

Connie Blume Hardt, publisher of Roast Magazine magazine

Name 9: Panama-1 points

Total output in 2013: 100,000 packets

Panama's famous Geisha coffee impressed everyone. Although Rosa Coffee originated in Ethiopia, it was able to carry forward in Panama. Countless baristas choose Panamanian coffee when participating in the World barista Competition (WBC) and the World Coffee Brewing Competition (World ·Brewers ·Cup) held in Rimini, Italy in June. Although Panama has a relatively short history of coffee cultivation, with Rosa Coffee winning the annual national coffee competition, its tea-like taste and floral aroma immediately swept the world. "

Sarah Allen, editor-in-chief of Barista Magazine magazine

Name 8: Rwanda-1 points

Total output in 2013: 246,000 packets

"this is entirely my personal choice. I have never seen a place where the quality of coffee has improved so quickly. It took them only eight years to win the Cup of Excellence Grand Prix from having no idea what boutique coffee is. The rate of transformation of the coffee growing industry in Rwanda is unprecedented. As coffee buyers, we have witnessed the development of the coffee growing industry in the whole country. I worked there as a volunteer for many years and trained and trained the first batch of local coffee tasters, many of whom have now become world-class coffee masters. They are crucial to the development of Rwanda's boutique coffee industry. In addition, I am fascinated by a special local sauce. The sauce, known locally as' Pili-Pili', is made from Scotch hat red chili peppers. Rwanda is the only country in the world with a community of wild highland gorillas. There is nothing more interesting than having a good time with the wild gorilla family in the primeval forest. "

-- Geoff Waters, Deputy Director of Intelligentsia Cafe

Name 7: Indonesia-2 points

Total output in 2013: 1170 million packets

"although the Indonesian government's practice has long made it difficult to make a breakthrough in the quality of local coffee, some growers living in Java and Bali who focus on improving the quality of their products are through their own efforts, constantly improving the overall level of local coffee cultivation and production technology. By bringing together many independent coffee plantations and providing incentives to growers who produce high-quality coffee, the Klasik ·Beans ·and ·Java ·Sunda ·Coffee growers' Alliance is constantly raising the level of local social and agricultural development. "

-- David Buchley, from Greenway Coffee Company

No. 6: Honduras-3 points

Total output in 2013: 4.2 million packets

"the quality of Honduran coffee is outstanding in Central America. The coffee bought from the Santa B á rbara plantation makes us realize that in addition to Africa, the quality of Central American coffee can be so superior. The two coffee plantations we have worked with for two years are located on both sides of the mountains, both of which grow mainly Catua í and Pacas coffee, but their taste is completely untouched. Coffee grown by Caesar Fernandez (C é sar ·Fernandez) from the El Cielito plantation has the perfect flavor of raisins, as well as aromas of apricot and raspberry, while the coffee grown by Mariano Meias (Mariano ·Mej í a) from the San Luis Plane plantation has the flavor of green tea, red currant and hazelnut. "

Cheryl Jingen, Cafe ·Grumpy ·Coffee buyer

Fifth name: Costa Rica-3 points

Total output in 2013: 1.4 million packets

"I love everything in Costa Rica and I love the people there. Costa Rica is a beautiful country. It has the best coffee in the world! "

Connie Blume Hardt, publisher of Roast Magazine magazine

4th name: Guatemala-7 points

Total output in 2013: 3.1 million packets

"among the many countries of origin of Central American coffee, the quality of Guatemala coffee is the most outstanding, and its sweet, balanced and supple taste is unforgettable for life. I was surprised that such a small country could produce such rich and high-quality coffee. You can always have surprises in Guatemala. "

Bill Walsh, editor-in-chief of Pure Coffee Blog

3rd name: Colombia-10 points

Total output in 2013: 1100 million packets

"what I like most about Colombia is its rich microclimate, which makes the local coffee taste very unique. Because Colombia is located near the equator, many plantations have a bumper harvest twice a year. You know, in other parts of the world, coffee can only be picked once a year. This allows consumers to enjoy fresh Colombian coffee throughout the year. There are many small coffee plantations that grow, pick, treat and dry coffee beans alone, rather than through a unified processing plant. This allows the taste of the micro-batch coffee produced here to reflect the grower's craftsmanship, treatment methods, as well as the local natural landscape features. "

-- Ryan Knapp, General Manager of Madcap Coffee

"Colombian coffee can show the aroma of fresh fruit as long as it is roasted properly. In addition, you can find coffee with various flavors in Colombia. But what I value most is the ripe, juicy fruit flavor of Colombian coffee. "

Josh Hedman, Chief Baker of Heart Roasters

2nd name: Kenya-12 points

Total output in 2013: 750,000 bales

As early as a century ago, scientists and researchers traveled thousands of miles to central Kenya in search of the highest quality coffee varieties. To this day, high-quality coffee such as SL28 has been a symbol of Kenyan coffee. "

-- Timothy Hill, coffee buyer and quality control manager of Counter ·Culture ·Coffee ·

"Kenyan coffee is one of the finest coffee I have ever had. If you ask me to count the ten most delicious cups of coffee I've ever had, I think most of them are from Kenya. Kenyan coffee has a unique taste, and it's hard to find comparable coffee in other countries. Most Kenyan coffee has sweet flavors of red berries and blackcurrants. The taste is well balanced and the taste is bright and unforgettable. If I had to choose to drink coffee from only one country, I would definitely choose Kenya. "

Brian Jones, editor-in-chief of the website Dear Coffee, I Love You

First name: Ethiopia-25 points

Total output in 2013: 6.6 million bales

"the taste of sweet fruit, coupled with the delicate smell of flowers. It's hard to find another coffee that tastes better than Yirgacheffe or Sidama coffee. This is the hometown of Arabica coffee. Arabica coffee has been growing here for thousands of years. Every time I taste Ethiopian coffee, I can't help but sigh that this is the real taste of coffee. None of the other varieties can replicate the delicate taste of Ethiopian coffee because growers cannot replicate the unique climatic conditions there. Ethiopia also has the largest variety of coffee in the world, and many of them still need to be discovered and tasted for their unforgettable and distinctive taste characteristics. "

-- Lorenzo Perkins, Chief trainer Cuv é e Coffee

Ethiopia produces high-quality coffee all the year round for its unique reasons:

This is where coffee was born. This means that coffee growers here will never encounter the problems encountered by Central American growers. Because for them, coffee is a local specialty rather than an imported product. For example, thousands of coffee plantations have been devastated by coffee embroidered leaf disease in Central America over the past few years. However, because coffee is accustomed to Ethiopian soil and climate, the probability of disease outbreak in Ethiopian coffee is extremely low. Coffee is widely grown throughout Ethiopia. There are still thousands of local coffee varieties undiscovered. Ethiopian boutique coffee is famous for its syrup-heavy taste. This is because the local people use the traditional sun drying method, so that the peel and pulp can be preserved in the drying process. This gives the coffee a strong aroma of fruit and flowers.