7 Coffee Beans for Latte: What Roasters Say
Correction first, because the old version of this page made a health claim that was false. It described a decaf coffee as having “a rich, smooth flavor and no caffeine.” …
US Coffee Growing: Hawaii Output and the Kona Label Rules
The United States “produces less than 1% of all coffee consumed domestically, with farmers in Hawaii and Puerto Rico growing coffee in America” — that is the National Coffee Association’s …
Central American Coffee: Who Grows What, and How
Honduras is Central America’s largest coffee producer, and not narrowly: the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts 6.03 million 60-kg bags for 2026/27, against 3.26 million for Guatemala, 2.44 million for …
Brazil Coffee: Regions, Processing and the Two-Year Cycle
Brazil is forecast to harvest a record 71.9 million 60-kg bags in 2026/27 — 47.5 million arabica and 24.4 million robusta — out of a world crop of 189.7 million. …
South American Coffee: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Four South American countries account for just under half the world’s coffee. On the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecast for 2026/27, Brazil produces 71.9 million 60-kg bags, Colombia 13.4 million, …
Coffee Beans From India: Robusta, Shade and Monsooning
India is a robusta country that is known abroad for its arabica. The Coffee Board of India’s own post-blossom estimate for 2026-27 is 404,000 tonnes, of which 284,000 tonnes — …
Coffee From Asia: Why the Crop Is Mostly Robusta
Asia grows a little under 30 per cent of the world’s coffee, and almost all of it is Coffea canephora — robusta. Across the six Asian producers the USDA breaks …
Sumatra Coffee: What Giling Basah Wet Hulling Does
Sumatran coffee tastes the way it does because of when the parchment comes off. In the wet-hulling method Indonesians call giling basah, the parchment layer is removed while the bean …
Make Coffee With Whole Beans Without Grinding
Safety correction first, because an earlier version of this page gave a recipe we are not willing to leave standing. Its “Infusion Method” told readers to “Pour hot water (not …
Difference Between Coffee and Latte, Explained
A latte is espresso with steamed milk poured into it and a thin cap of foam on top. “Coffee”, in this comparison, means the drink with no milk in it …
Is Coffee Bad for a Sore Throat? What the Evidence Says
No — there is no good evidence that coffee is bad for a sore throat. The temperature you drink it at is a real question; the coffee is not. Standard …
Coffee After Wisdom Teeth Removal: When Is It Safe?
Correction first, because this page previously cited a source that does not say what it was quoted as saying. An earlier version stated: “The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial …
What Is a Long Black Coffee? Espresso Into Water
A long black is hot water in the cup first, then a double shot of espresso poured in on top of it. That order is the entire drink. An americano …
Best Temperature for French Press Coffee: 194-205F
Brew French press coffee with water between 90 and 96 °C. In Fahrenheit that is 194 to 205 °F, which is where the familiar “195–205 °F” figure comes from. Two authorities land on …
How to Reheat Coffee Safely: 5 Methods Compared
Before anything else: if you microwave coffee, stir it before you heat it and again halfway through — not after. Coffee can be heated past its boiling point in a …
Coffee Roast Levels: Light, Medium, Dark, and Caffeine
Coffee roasts fall into three colour bands — light, medium and dark — and no standards body defines where one ends and the next begins. The question almost everyone arrives …
Liberica Coffee Beans: Barako, Origin and Why It Is Rare
Liberica is Coffea liberica, a coffee species in its own right, indigenous to upper West Africa and grown today almost entirely in lowland Southeast Asia — above all in the …
Excelsa Coffee: Coffea dewevrei, Origins and Flavor
Excelsa is native to Central Africa, not Southeast Asia, and its correct scientific name is Coffea dewevrei. Its wild range runs across the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, the Democratic …
Robusta Coffee Beans: Coffea canephora, Explained
Robusta coffee is Coffea canephora, and “robusta” is a trade name for a group of varieties inside that species — not the species itself. World Flora Online gives the accepted …
Arabica Coffee Beans: Varieties, Flavor and Origins
Coffea arabica is the species behind most of the coffee people drink and nearly all of the coffee sold as specialty. The International Coffee Organization reports that Arabicas made up …
