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Brazil Coffee
As the world's major coffee
producer for more than a century, Brazil holds the record because one third of
its landscape is suitable for coffee cultivation. The country produces excellent
specialty coffees from the Bahia and Minas Gerais regions.
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Colombia Coffee
As the second
largest exporter, Colombia produces coffee with superb flavor and many
Andean farmers still harvest the beans by hand. The light, slightly sweet coffee
comes in "supremo" (large beans) or "excelso" (smaller). The
finest beans come from Popayan, Narino and Bucaramanga.
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Costa Rica Coffee
Renowned for its taste, Costa
Rica produces the best beans from Central America. The coffee is well-balanced
with high acidity and an excellent aroma. The country's foremost growing regions
are Tres Rios, Orosi, Naranjo and Tarrazu.
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Ethiopia Coffee
The coffee tree originated in Ethiopia, where beans are
still harvested from the wild trees of mountain plateaus. Harrar is the best
known varietal and can be either rough and heavily flavored or slightly sweet.
The best beans come from Yrgacheffe and have a distinctive aroma and rich
balance.
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Guatemala Coffee
Coming from small farms, this
well-balanced, mild, richly fragrant and slightly smoky coffee is popular in
Europe where it is used in espresso blends.
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Hawaii Coffee
The mountains and warm weather of
Hawaii are ideal for coffee plantations. The most reknown Hawaiian coffee, Kona,
is famous world wide for its distinctive beans. The shadier Mauna Loa produces
rich and aromatic brews with sweet, medium-bodied flavor. Look for the names of
specific estates rather than the generic "Kona" blend.
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Indonesia Coffee
The Indonesian islands -
Sumatra, Java and Celebes - and neighboring New Guinea, have grown fine coffees
for hundreds of years. The Ankola and Mandheling coffees of Sumatra which are
rich, smooth, and full-flavored are their best known beans.
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Jamaica Coffee
Look for Jamaica's premium Blue
Mountain beans if you want the best coffee. Only a few hundred barrels of these
beans are produced each year causing the price of the beans to be very
expensive. The coffee is superb, rich and full-bodied, balanced and aromatic.
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Kenya Coffee
The finest coffee beans from Mt.
Kenya are graded "AAs". They grow under banana trees at an altitude
of 17,000 feet. Kenyan coffee, most of which is exported to the United States,
is smooth with a deep flavor and a distinctive winy aftertaste.
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Yemen CoffeeMocha, with its chocolate
aftertaste, has a rich and delicate sweetness. It is smooth, acidic and has a
distinctive aroma. The trees are grown on rocky hillsides and cultivated using
traditional methods. Harvesting is still done by hand, producing one of the best
coffees in the world.
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