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Alternative Africas: Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania - June 2009
By Kenneth Davids; reviews by Jim Reynolds and Kenneth Davids
Coffees from the mountain ranges and plateaus that parallel the east coast of Africa are among the most distinctive in the world. The great coffees of Ethiopia and Kenya are by far the best known, but other African countries also produce distinguished Arabicas. For this month's article we review twelve coffees, six from Rwanda, four from Burundi, and two from Tanzania. Rwanda and Burundi essentially share a common topography in Central Africa. Despite stress from climate change, generally there could not be ...
Animal-Processed Coffees: The Latest Contender - June 2009
By Kenneth Davids
A favorite question asked by bored party-goers when meeting a coffee cupper for the first time runs like this: "Is it true that there is a coffee that is... uh... eaten by, and, uh ... " "Yes," we respond. "Kopi luwak. The coffee fruit is eaten by an animal and the coffee seeds are excreted (or depending on the crowd, a less Latinate term) collected, dried and sold as the world's most expensive coffee. The practice is particularly associated with Sumatra. The...
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