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The Kenya Gituto (93 points) from Primavera Coffee Roasters is one of many impressive coffees recently reviewed that did not appear in a featured article.

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The Brazil Fazenda Boa Vista from Coffee Klatch is much quieter than Kenya but just as sweetly tart and complex (94 points).

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Coffee Reference Section

Welcome to our Coffee Reference section, where you can browse hundreds of pages of interesting and informative coffee materials adapted from Kenneth Davids� books. The section is organized into the following areas:

Coffee Basics
Introduction
Coffee History
Coffee Language
Tasting or "Cupping" Coffee
Tasting Vocabulary

Coffee Categories
Geographic Origins
Anomalies
Roast Styles
Blends and Blending
Cause Coffees
Flavored Coffees
Decaffeinated Coffee

Coffee and Health
Introduction
Caffeine Content
Short-Term Effects
Moderate Consumption
Long-Term Effects
Reducing Caffeine Intake
Another Suspect: Acid
Pesticides and Chemicals
Health Benefits of Coffee

From Crop to Cup
Growing and Harvesting
Processing
Professional Coffee Roasting
Home Coffee Roasting
Buying and Storing
Grinding
Brewing
Serving

Coffee Culture
The Coffee Ritual
Coffee as Sacrament
Coffee Ceremonies
Coffee Anti-Ceremonies
Coffeehouse Culture
Worldwide Tradition

Espresso
Espresso Basics
Espresso Cuisines
Roasting for Espresso
Blending for Espresso
Buying Espresso
Espresso Grinding
Espresso Brewing

Coffee Glossary

Click any letter below to view a pop-up list of useful coffee terms and definitions.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Adapted from Coffee: A Guide to Buying, Brewing & Enjoying; Espresso: Ultimate Coffee; and Home Coffee Roasting: Romance & Revival. St. Martin's Press.
Copyright © 1996, 2001 by Kenneth Davids. All Rights Reserved.

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