| Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, | | | | the highlands outside of San Jos, archetypal estate |
| prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee | | | | coffee is La Minita. |
| plant. These seeds are almost always called the | | | | * Guatemala Huehuetenango - Grown at over 5000 |
| coffee bean. It is one of the most popular beverages | | | | feet in the northern region, one of the most remote |
| in adults today. | | | | growing regions in Guatemala |
| The coffee bean, itself, contains chemicals which are | | | | * Ethiopian Harrar from the region of Harar, Ethiopia |
| mind-altering (in a way some find pleasing) to humans | | | | * Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from the area of the town of |
| as a coincidental result of their defense mechanism; | | | | Yirga Cheffe in the Sidamo (now Oromia) region of |
| those chemicals are toxic in large doses, or even in | | | | Ethiopia |
| their normal amount when consumed by many | | | | * Hawaiian Kona grown on the slopes of Hualalai in |
| creatures which may otherwise have threatened the | | | | the Kona District on the Big Island of Hawaii. |
| coffee beans in the wild. | | | | * Jamaican Blue Mountain From the Blue Mountain |
| A coffee bean from two different places usually | | | | region of Jamaica. Due to its popularity, it fetches a |
| have distinctive characteristics such as flavor (flavor | | | | high price in the market. |
| criteria includes terms such as "citrus-like" or | | | | * Java from the island of Java, in Indonesia. This |
| "earthy"), caffeine content, body or mouthfeel, and | | | | coffee was once so widely traded that "java" |
| acidity. These are dependent on the local | | | | became a slang term for coffee |
| environment where the coffee plants are grown, | | | | ... and more. |
| their method of process, and the genetic subspecies | | | | Some coffee bean varieties are so well-known and |
| or varietal. | | | | so in-demand that they are far more expensive than |
| Some well-known arabica coffee beans include: | | | | others. Jamaican Blue Mountain and Hawaiian Kona |
| * Colombian - Coffee was first introduced to the | | | | coffees are perhaps the most prominent examples. |
| country of Colombia in the early 1800's. Today | | | | Often these coffee beans are blended with other, |
| Maragogype, Caturra, Typica and Bourbon cultivars | | | | less expensive coffee beans and the suffix "blend" |
| are grown. When Colombian coffee is freshly roasted | | | | added to the labelling, such as "Blue Mountain blend" |
| it has a bright acidity, is heavy in body and is | | | | or "Kona blend" even though they only contain a |
| intensely aromatic. Colombia produces about 12% of | | | | small amount of the coffee bean mentioned. |
| the coffee in the world, second only to Brazil. | | | | One unusual and very expensive variety of robusta is |
| * Colombian Milds - Includes coffees from Colombia, | | | | the Indonesian Kopi Luwak and the Philippine Kape |
| Kenya, and Tanzania, all of which are washed | | | | Alamid. The coffee bean is collected from the |
| arabicas. | | | | droppings of the Common Palm Civet, whose |
| * Costa Rican Tarrazu - from the Tarrazu Valley in | | | | digestive processes give it a distinctive flavor. |