Specialty Coffee Beans
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Costa Rica Coffee Guide: Tarrazú and Beyond
Explore Costa Rica’s premier coffee regions like Tarrazú, known for bright, clean beans grown at high altitudes with volcanic soil.
What Is Kopi Luwak Coffee and Why Is It Famous?
Kopi Luwak, also known as civet coffee, originates in Indonesia and is famed for its unique fermentation process in the civet’s digestive tract.
What Makes Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee So Special?
Learn why Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is rare, expensive, and famed for its perfect balance — and how to spot the real thing.
Shanghai’s Planned Coffee Exchange Worries Yunnan Growers
Yunnan’s coffee industry fears losing pricing power and market control if a foreign-led coffee exchange opens in Shanghai, sidelining the planned Kunming hub.
Panama Geisha Coffee: What Makes It So Special?
Discover why Panama Geisha, especially from Boquete, became the benchmark for floral, high-acid specialty coffee after its BOP win in 2004.
What Makes Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Coffee So Unique?
Explore why Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee is famous for its floral, citrusy brightness and silky body—with brewing tips and bean recommendations.
What Does Yirgacheffe Coffee Taste Like?
Discover the signature floral, citrus, and tea-like flavors of Yirgacheffe coffee, Ethiopia’s high-altitude specialty origin with unique processing styles.
How to Grow Specialty-Grade Arabica Coffee in Smallholder Farms
Key specs for planting high-quality small-seed Arabica coffee: altitude, spacing, soil pH, climate needs, and nursery steps for healthy trees.
Hawaii’s Coffee: The Only US-Grown Beans
Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee. Learn why Kona coffee thrives there—and where else it’s grown across the islands.
Mambo Blend: Mandheling and Brazilian Coffee Mix
A 50/50 Mandheling and Brazilian blend offering bold body, rich crema, and a sweet aftertaste. Best enjoyed as black espresso.
What Is Java Medium Coffee Bean? Facts & Photos
Java medium coffee refers to Typica-grown beans from Indonesia’s Java Island. Learn origin facts, flavor traits, and see bean images.
What Is Yunnan Small Coffee Bean? A Visual Guide
Explore the origins, processing, and visual traits of Yunnan’s small coffee beans, including rare Typica and washed Yunnan Arabica, with images.
What Is Java Coffee? Meet Yunnan’s Small Arabica Beans
Java coffee refers to beans from Indonesia—but here’s how Yunnan’s small Arabica, also called 'Java-style' beans, compare in flavor and history.
Colombian Coffee Beans: What Makes Them Special?
Explore Colombia’s key coffee regions, processing styles, and flavor profiles, with insights into top-growing areas like Huila and standout farms like Finca La Línea.
What Is Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee?
Learn what makes Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee so special, from its limited production to its balanced flavor profile and strict certification.
What Makes Yunnan Arabica Coffee Unique?
Yunnan’s small-seed Arabica coffee, grown for over a century, is known for its mild acidity, nutty-chocolate tones, and compact fruit size. Learn its origins and traits.
How Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Becomes Specialty Coffee
Learn how Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee earns its elite status through strict growing, processing, and certification standards.
Starbucks Turns to China for Arabica Beans Amid Shortages
Starbucks imported over 13,000 bags of Chinese-grown Arabica beans in the first nine months of 2023—five times more than all of 2022—as Brazil’s crop struggles.
Arabica Coffee Futures Hit One-Month High
Arabica coffee futures rose above $2 per pound for the first time in a month, driven by technical buying and short-covering. Here's what caused the spike.
Coffee Bean Varieties: Key Arabica, Robusta & Liberica Types
Learn which coffee bean varieties exist, including 82 types in one specialty farm’s collection—Arabica, Robusta, Liberica, and wild species.