| When it comes to coffee, the word variety is only | | | | Kilimanjaro. The peaberry bean is a single oval in |
| meaningful when the blends produced around the | | | | shape with no flat side. It is a high acid and light body |
| world are all considered. There are so many different | | | | blend. |
| blends that variety may even seem like an | | | | Ethiopia brings a citrusy blend that combines the |
| understatement. Actually, the best way to describe | | | | taste of ginger, orange peel and lemon to create a |
| the many blends would be to say it is a buffet of | | | | tart, chocolate flavor. This blend is specific to the |
| flavor. Each producing country has their own unique | | | | Yirgacheffe region. India with a three month long |
| twists on coffee that lend a distinct flavor to them. | | | | stint of wet winds produces puffy yellow beans that |
| One taste and a coffee expert knows exactly where | | | | have a pungent brew with undertones of apricot and |
| the brew is from. Learning about coffee blends from | | | | also the Jumboors blend that has interesting sweet |
| around the world is one good way to become an | | | | raisins tones. Indonesia has a light roasted blend that |
| expert on this favorite drink. | | | | is sweet and flowery in taste. The coffee flower is |
| Places to go and Taste Test | | | | retained to give the brew a hint of cherry taste. In |
| Colombian coffee is well known throughout the world. | | | | the north are the darker blends with spicy and |
| One blend from this country is the La Esperanza. | | | | tropical flavors with hints of cedar and grapefruit. In |
| These beans are grown at around 6,000 feet and | | | | Vietnam there is the Robusta that is made with a |
| have a high-toned flavor with an aroma that is a | | | | wash, dry and polish process that produces a woody |
| blend of cherry and milk chocolate. The taste is | | | | taste. The last place to try out would be Jamaica. |
| something of magnificence. There is also the | | | | The same peaberry beans of Africa can be found |
| Supremo which is a complex brew that has hints of | | | | here, but the taste is completely different. It is full |
| vanilla and semi-sweet chocolate, but the flavor | | | | bodied and has a sweet acid taste with flowery |
| fades quickly so it is best enjoyed freshly brewed | | | | characteristics and is strong brewed. |
| and hot. Hawaii has the Kona. It can be a medium or | | | | With all these different places to try out the rainbow |
| dark roast and a light acid taste. However, the | | | | of coffee varieties, it is no surprise so many people |
| espresso here is the leading favorite with its dark and | | | | could not live without their cup of coffee or coffee |
| strong flavor. Africa has a blend, Tanzanian Peaberry, | | | | makers, whatever the case may be, every day. |
| that is grown on the southern slopes of Mt. | | | | |