When most of us think of Hawaiʻi, we think of perfect beaches, iconic sunsets and unparalleled relaxation. When coffee lovers think of Hawaiʻi, “Kona” is often the first word that comes to mind. But while the Hawaiian Islands are, indeed, a paradise, they’re also a place where coffee is a critical part of the economy — an economy that’s been hammered over the past few years by the
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Vietnam Coffee
Courtesy of Kenneth Davids, 21st Century Coffee: A Guide Vietnam has become by far the world’s largest producer of coffees of the Robusta species. However, Vietnam coffee authorities have recently entered into a determined push to establish their country as a major producer of Arabica coffee as well. So far they have succeeded in respect to volume, but apparently not in regard to quality. Vietnam
Coffee Origins and Coffee-Growing Countries
Courtesy of Kenneth Davids, 21st Century Coffee: A Guide Anyone who reads a newspaper is aware of how arbitrary the concept of nation-state can be. National boundaries often divide people who are similar, and cram together those who are different. A Canadian from Vancouver has considerably more in common culturally with an American from across the border in Seattle than with a fellow Canadian
Espresso Nuevo
A blend of Arabica coffees from Thailand, Vietnam and Latin America designed as a dark-end-of-medium espresso ideal for milk drinks. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Vietnam Robusta Carbonic Maceration
Produced by Toi Nguyen of Future Coffee Farm entirely of coffee of the Robusta species. Processed by the carbonic maceration method, which involves fermenting whole coffee fruit inside a sealed container that has been flushed with CO2, then drying the coffee, still in the whole fruit. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are
Vietnam Cau Dat Mercafe Lotus
Produced at Mercafe Lotus Farms of 100% Arabica coffee, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and flesh are removed from the beans before they are dried). Peach Coffee Roasters is an Atlanta, Georgia-based specialty roaster. Visit peachcoffeeroasters.com for more information.
Hung Farm
This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 26 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2021. Produced at Hung Farm entirely of the Catimore variety of Arabica, and processed by the washed method (beans are dried in the whole fruit). VN Beans is a Bay Area coffee importer and roaster dedicated to sharing Vietnamese culture and Vietnamese specialty coffee sourced from small,
Recognizing Coffees from Black-owned Coffee Companies
For new readers who may not be familiar with Coffee Review, we introduced the first-ever 100-point, wine-style coffee reviews to the specialty coffee industry in 1997. Our mission is to help consumers purchase superior quality coffees while recognizing and rewarding the farmers and roasters who produce these coffees. Since our founding, Coffee Review has reviewed coffees in an
The New (and Old) Instant Coffees: Convenience Aspires to Quality
It sounds easy enough. Brew the coffee, take out the water, keep the stuff that’s left, package it, and let the consumer put the water back in later. Coffee … instantly. But judging from the 24 soluble coffees we tested for our September tasting report, it isn’t quite as easy as it sounds. It has always been difficult to judge whether the generally dreadful quality of instant coffee sold in
Ecuador Coffee
Courtesy of Kenneth Davids, 21st Century Coffee: A Guide Ecuador, the smallish Andean country sandwiched along the Pacific coast between Colombia and Peru, shares many of the characteristics of Peru as a coffee-growing land. These include high-altitude terroirs ideal for producing Arabica coffee and a conservative-tending industry of small-holding producers who have tended to stick to standard
Where Coffee is Hot: By Country
We're wrapping up our "Where Coffee is Hot" series by looking at Coffee Review readership by country. In 2013, we hosted readers from 233 countries and territories, which must be just about all of them. We'll look at our readership three ways: total readers in 2013, per capita readers in 2013, and percentage growth from 2012 to 2013. Total readers in 2013 is somewhat predictable. Countries
Tasting the New Crop of Single-Serve Coffee Systems
The idea, of course, sounds seductive enough: slip a little paper-covered pod or plastic pouch or capsule in a machine, press a button, and out comes a single serving of terrific, freshly-brewed coffee. No ground coffee on the counter, no arguments about whether to brew dark roast Kenya or decaf French Vanilla, no waste. A pod for everyone. You can brew a cup of pungent, dark-roasted Sumatra, your
The Robusta Fuss
For those who just walked into the coffee movie, most of the coffee grown commercially in the world comes from trees of two species: arabica and robusta. Coffea arabica is the original commercial species of coffee, the one that Kaldi's tiresomely celebrated goats ate, the species that first sold human beings on the pleasures of the cup. Robusta, the popular name for Coffea canephora, is a
