Are you ready to embark on a delicious journey into the world of coffee roasting? Imagine waking up to the enticing aroma of freshly roasted beans, ready to be brewed into the perfect cup of coffee. Roasting your own coffee… Read More »Roast Your Own Coffee Beans
Specialty coffee is not just any cup of coffee. It’s a way of experiencing coffee like never before. With this coffee, you get a unique and complex taste profile that reflects the region, soil, and climate in which the beans… Read More »Why Specialty Coffee?
During this chat we discussed coffee farming techniques for specialty coffee and the methods for keeping a coffee farm sustainable. Jonas is an expert agronomist from Brazil with many years helping coffee farmers in his region Jaguariúna and other regions… Read More »Coffee Farming Techniques with Agronomist Jonas from Brazil
I got the chance to chat with Elmer coffee farmer from Finca Perseverancia in Honduras. We had a live video call directly from his coffee farm in Danli. We spoke about many topics surrounding coffee farming techniques, harvest times in… Read More »Interview with Elmer Coffee Farmer in Honduras
Caturra varietal coffee is a cultivar of Arabica identified as a natural mutation of Bourbon. Its name is derived from a Guarani word that means “small.” It is also known as “Nanico”. The cultivar has been responsible for significant changes and… Read More »Caturra Varietal Coffee
Catuai is a coffee seed varietal that appeared in Brazil during 1972, which resulted from a mixture of Mundo Novo and Yellow Caturra seeds. The latter having other variants. It is a small plant and makes the coffee trees are… Read More »Catuai Coffee Varietal Origins
Catimor coffee plant is a varietal that was created through the crossing between Caturra and Timor in 1959 in Costa Rica. The objective of this variation was to obtain an element that was resistant to many diseases and that could… Read More »Catimor Coffee Varietal Brief Facts
Among the infinities of coffee, the Typica coffee plant varietal is quite well known since it is the basis by which different varieties of coffee have been generated. It has within its production some large and elongated grains that ripen… Read More »Typica Coffee Varietal Facts
About Bourbon coffee variety Bourbon coffee plant variety has its origins in the 17th century when the Sultan of the lands of Yemen gave the King of France some coffee trees that came from Bourbon Island. Thus, giving its name… Read More »Bourbon Coffee Variety in Brief
Regarding coffee varieties, the Villa Sarchí coffee variety stands out for being a natural genetic variation from the Bourbon coffee varietal type. It is quite small in size and is characterized by medium-sized leaves, a fairly robust and strong root system, with… Read More »Villa Sarchí Coffee Variety
Arabica vs Robusta. Robusta taste is more bitter than Arabica due to its high concentrations of caffeine. Arabica contains about 60% more lipids and almost twice the concentration of sugars than Robusta. Green beans of Robusta are about half the… Read More »Arabica vs Robusta Coffee Beans Varieties
CoffeeKen is passionate about the brewing, roasting and culture of coffee. Cocotu is very happy to have CoffeeKen try the Bolivian coffee and write a review. Please visit CoffeeKen’s website using to learn more about coffee brewing methods, roasting, cafes… Read More »CoffeeKen Your Site for Coffee Reviews
Honey processed coffee leaves more of the flesh surrounding the coffee bean (mucilage). The resulting coffee is then referred as to Honey. This process boosts body and sweetness in a cup. Learn more about Latin America coffee. This process has… Read More »Honey Processed Coffee Contains no Honey