Coffee in India began when an Indian saint, Baba Budan, smuggled coffee seeds out of Yemen and planted them in South-Central India. Since then, India has become renowned for its quality and strict standards to only export the best beans. All Indian coffee is shade-grown, under natural forest trees like Teak, Rosewood, Silver Oak and Jackfruit....
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You may be surprised to hear - Honey Process coffees are all sweet, and no honey is used in the process at all! The process gets its name because the sticky (honey-like) outer layer of the fruit is left behind for the drying process. Depending on how long the beans are left to age (and how much light they are exposed to), determines the color classification....
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This week we're visiting Hacienda La Minita located in the gorgeous backdrop of the Tarrazu region in Central Costa Rica! It's the peak of harvest season, so we'll be cupping the new crop that will hit our warehouse later this Spring!...
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Dutch traders brought coffee to Southeast Asia in the 17th century, including - you guessed it - the Indonesian island of Java. When these delicious beans started circulating all over the world, the word "Java" became synonymous with coffee....
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