Coffee Origins
Where coffee grows and how the place shapes the cup. Start with Ethiopia, where coffee comes from, then follow it to East Africa, the Americas and Asia.
Brazil: The Chocolate-and-Nuts Backbone of Coffee
What to expect from Brazilian coffee: its chocolate and nut flavors, main regions, natural processing, varieties, harvest time and brewing tips.
Central America: Six Countries, One Mountain Spine
A guide to coffee from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama, with flavors, harvest times and brewing tips.
Colombia: Balanced, Sweet and Harvested Almost Year-Round
What to expect from Colombian coffee: balanced, sweet flavors, main regions, varieties, processing, harvest seasons and how to roast and brew it.
Indonesia: Earthy, Full-Bodied and Wet-Hulled
What makes Indonesian coffee earthy and full-bodied: the main islands, wet-hulling, varieties, harvest time and how to roast and brew it.
Kenya: Bright, Juicy and Carefully Graded
A guide to bright, juicy Kenyan coffee: growing regions, SL28 and SL34, processing, what AA and AB mean, auctions and brewing tips.
Ethiopia: Where Coffee Began
Why Ethiopia is the place to start with coffee: its origin story, regions, heirloom varieties, washed vs natural and how to brew a first bag.