For coffee lovers, Ethiopia is a sacred place in their hearts. This country is the birthplace of coffee and is now also the largest Arabica coffee-producing country in Africa. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in northeastern Afr [more…]

The full name of Kenya is the Republic of Kenya, located in eastern Africa, crossed by the equator in the middle, adjacent to Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan, bordering the Indian Ocean to the southeast, with a land area of 582,64 [more…]

Yemen is a country in Asia, but it is often mistakenly regarded as an African country. Just across the sea from it is the well-known coffee-producing area of Ethiopia in Africa, and it is also a key port for Ethiopia to access Africa. The Yemen Mocha [more…]

The popularity of gourmet coffee allows us to obtain more detailed planting and production information of coffee beans. These information usually accompanies the sale of coffee beans and is printed on the label of the packaging bag! Bean varieties, p [more…]

Vietnam | Introduction to the planting environment of coffee producing areas and coffee varieties. In Asia, there are many coffee-producing countries, such as Laos, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, China, and Vietnam, among which Vietnam is the world's second [more…]

Colombia is one of the most famous coffee producing areas in the world and is known for its high-quality coffee. Colombian coffee is also one of the few single-origin coffees sold in the world under the name of the country. The full name of Colombia [more…]

Indonesia is a Southeast Asian country, adjacent to the countries of Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Malaysia. It is composed of 17,508 islands and is the largest archipelagic country in the world, spanning Asia and Oceania, and is also a country [more…]

The American region happens to be in the coffee growing zone, so there are many well-known coffee growing countries in the Americas, such as Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, etc. Although Nicaragua is not as well-known as Costa Rica and Panam [more…]

Tanzania is located in the eastern part of Africa and has rich natural resources and a unique coffee culture. However, recently, the country of Tanzania has suffered from heavy rainfall and floods, causing casualties and large-scale damage. Local tim [more…]

Mandheling is not the name of a specific coffee variety, nor is it the name of a place of origin. In fact, it comes from a mispronunciation of the Indonesian Mandailing people. Mandheling coffee is mainly produced in the northern part of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, where the terrain is high in elevation, and combined with the climate, [more…]

Panama coffee is highly renowned in the global coffee market. At the end of the 19th century, when European immigrants settled in Panama, they brought coffee to Panama; the first area where these immigrants grew coffee was the province of Chiriquí. T [more…]

As we all know, coffee is generally grown in the coffee growing zone, that is, the equatorial zone between the north and south tropic lines. However, the United States is not in this range, and the climate conditions are not very suitable for the gro [more…]

It is known that Costa Rica is a country with very rich water resources and geothermal resources, and Costa Rica also attaches great importance to agricultural development. It is a globally important exporter of pineapples, bananas, and coffee, and i [more…]

The full name of Honduras is the Republic of Honduras (República de Honduras), which is located in the northern part of Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Gulf of Fonseca on the south side of the Pacific Ocean, and also ad [more…]

Yunnan's coffee planting area has climbed from over 300,000 mu in 2008 to more than 1.4 million mu today, with output once accounting for over 99% of the national total. Yet the expansion of the industry's scale has not been smooth sailing. Since 2012, international coffee futures prices have continued to decline, leaving Yunnan coffee farmers struggling at the edge of the cost line; the 2014 harvest season was hit by a triple blow of drought, cold damage, and the abandonment of harvesting, causing output to plummet from an expected 100,000 tons to less than 60,000 tons, while purchase prices, driven by factors such as drought in Brazil, saw their largest single-month increase in 20 years. Lincang, as an emerging main producing area, rose rapidly, and companies such as Lingfeng Coffee began implementing quality traceability systems. This article will review the cultivation situation, flavor characteristics, and future development trends of Yunnan Arabica coffee beans. [more…]

Adding sugar and milk has become a coffee drinking habit formed over the past nearly hundred years, because Mandheling, Brazil, Colombia, and Blue Mountain have all traditionally used dark roasting. Yirgacheffe beans are small, and the fruity acidity of light-roasted coffee has opened a new coffee world. The African continent is vast, with an average elevation of 75 [more…]

When it comes to coffee with floral and fruity aromas, Front Street Coffee immediately thinks of Yirgacheffe. Although Geisha coffee also has floral and fruity aromas, when it comes to which is better, Front Street Coffee still believes Yirgacheffe's is more vivid. Yirgacheffe is a specialty coffee region in Ethiopia. It originally belonged to the Sidama region, but because of its unique flavor it was [more…]

Jamaican Blue Mountain is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, known for its mild acidity, balanced body, and unique sparkling sensation. This article takes you through Blue Mountain's history, geography, strict grading system, and why it has been able to maintain a high price. [more…]

With the "rise" of acidic coffee in recent years, I believe everyone has heard of the Flower Queen coffee. Just hearing the name makes it sound extraordinary; its bright citrus and berry notes, along with its juicy, delightful sweet-and-sour taste, leave a lasting impression. This article will introduce you to Flower Queen coffee. Flower Queen rose to fame in 2017, when Ethiopian [more…]

Recently, due to the impact of bad weather in the local area of Honduras, the Honduras Coffee Research Institute (IHCAFE) is concerned about the future coffee output. According to the data released recently by the Honduras Forest Conservation Institu [more…]