Archive for the Coffee from Colombia Category


Which Country Grows the Best Coffee?

If you ask this question of a coffee grower in any country in the world you will likely be told that their country grows the best coffee. Since we cannot go that route to get an answer to our question, how do we proceed? As a rule Arabica coffee has superior flavor and aroma when […]

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Cenicafé and Coffee from Colombia

Colombia grows great coffee. Its production is virtually all arabica coffee. Colombian coffee commands a price generally higher than the world coffee market price because of its quality. This great quality comes from coffee being grown in rich volcanic soil by families that have been in the coffee farming business for generations. However, Colombians have […]

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What Is the Right Amount of Coffee?

But you need to drink enough coffee to make a difference without going overboard and avoid drinking too much and experiencing problems related to too much coffee.

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Is It the Roast or the Coffee That Is Bad?

Along the way the degree and quality of roasting comes into play. Very often the basic question is whether it is the roast of the coffee that is bad.

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Who Grows High Altitude Coffee?

Thus coffee is generally grown at around three thousand feet but can also be grown at much higher altitudes such as in Ethiopia, Colombia, Bolivia, or Honduras, where coffee is grown as high as 7,000 feet above sea level and occasionally even higher.

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How Long Do Coffee Taste and Aroma Last?

How long do coffee taste and aroma last? It depends on if you are talking about green coffee beans, roasted whole bean coffee, or roasted and ground coffee.

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Is Robusta or Stenophylla the Future of Coffee?

Another route will be to look at coffee varieties that are not now commercially dominant but have flavor and aroma characteristics of arabica along with robusta’s hardiness. One of these is Stenophylla. So, is robusta or Stenophylla the future of coffee?

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Is It Dark Roast or Burnt Coffee?

So, is it dark roast or burnt coffee that you are buying at the supermarket? If you like a darker roast but also good coffee, what do you look for?

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How Does La Niña Affect Coffee Production?

How does La Niña affect coffee production? The effects of La Niña on the biggest coffee producing regions of Brazil, Vietnam, and the Central America to Colombia corridor will be somewhat different.

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How Old Is Arabica Coffee?

When we ask how old is arabica coffee we are not talking about stale coffee that has lost all of its antioxidant properties. Rather we are asking how far back in time the arabica coffee variety came to be.

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