While they do look a lot like beans, coffee “beans” are actually the seed, or pit, of the fruit that grows on coffee trees Coffee trees grow small, bright red fruit called coffee cherries. Why is coffee called a bean? Even though the coffee beans are not technically beans, they are referred to as such … Read more
Why would anyone drink cat poop coffee? As the story goes, the first people to drink civet coffee were workers on the coffee plantation. They were not allowed to make their coffee from the beans processed on the plantation, so they would gather the beans from the droppings of wild civets Why is cat poop … Read more
A cup of kopi luwak, as it’s known, can sell for as much as $80 in the United States Found in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the civet has a long tail like a monkey, face markings like a raccoon, and stripes or spots on its body. How much does a cup of kopi luwak … Read more
All jamaica blue mountain coffee is grown from the arabica species of coffee Almost all is from the Arabica Typica subspecies of coffee. Many of these trees are descendants from the original trees Governor Lawes imported from Martinique, where coffee was first introduced into the Caribbean. What is so special about Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee? … Read more