Costa Rica Coffee – one of the best premium coffees Costa Rica is very well known among coffee lovers around the world for its delicious coffee, even though this little country doesn’t even make it into the list of the top ten producers in the world in terms of quantity. With a production of […]
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I am sure you have noticed that in good coffee houses the preferred preparation besides hand made espresso is hand drip or pour-over coffee. It is the artisanal way and also a very traditional approach to brewing your coffee. For a more upscale image, even some coffee shops of major chains use this method for single origin or single estate coffees.
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Panama Geisha Coffee – an outstanding coffee in every respect Panama Geisha Coffee has been making headlines since about 15 years. Year after year it won top prizes, and consequently, prices raced to new records every year. In 2019 one pound fetched $1,029, a price for coffee beans never seen before and making it the
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Austria – influencing coffee culture for over 300 years Austrian coffee is more, much more than Viennese Coffee. Read on to get a complete overview. Even a casual visitor will soon notice the importance of coffee in Austria. Austria is a small country in the center of Europe that has contributed quite a lot
Why a coffee grinder is essential for great tasting coffee Have you ever wondered why your homemade coffee tastes harsh, bitter, lacks flavor, or even gives you heartburn? Should you buy more expensive coffee beans? Should you change the brewing method, get a better coffee machine, or…? My guess is, you are using store-ground
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The moka pot, a timeless Italian icon I believe virtually anyone has seen a moka pot, the iconic stove top coffee maker with its characteristic octagonal shape in shiny aluminum. After all, it is around for more than 80 years, practically unchanged. It was invented in 1933 by Luigi de Ponti and made popular by
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Unlimited Coffee Bar – a place for professionally prepared coffee The Unlimited Coffee Bar is a small gem of a coffee shop with top-notch specialty coffee in a charming downtown area of Tokyo. This neighborhood is bustling with tourists from all over the world. Especially on weekends, the area is a popular destination even for
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What’s the buzz with cold brewed coffee? Cold brewed coffee became more popular in the US only in the last 10 years or so, but it has already a long history. There is evidence that it has been around in Japan as early as the 1600s. Japanese have always been drinkers of tea which
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Does coffee cause acid reflux – fact or fiction? Have you or your loved ones experienced heartburn or acid reflux? You are not alone with this unpleasant condition affecting many more people than you would think. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, over 60 million Americans suffer from heartburn or GERD (=gastroesophageal reflux disease)
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Is Kopi Luwak the most expensive coffee? You certainly have heard about civet coffee or may know it rather by its more colloquial expression cat poop coffee. To add a more sophisticated touch and to establish it as an upscale product, it is now mostly marketed under its Indonesian name, Kopi Luwak. You may also
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