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