Ok, I could go on and on about the coffee bean
and the history behind it.
In short, I’ll give a quick overview of its
origination.
The coffee bean originated back in the
thirteenth century, so they say...
There was no proof until 1671 AD in writing.
Supposedly from this point on, coffee had then spread to Egypt and then Yemen.
The actual real evidence of actual coffee being drank or any trees appearing
were in the mid fifteenth century by Sufi monasteries of Yemen.
In the 16th century, the Middle
East had shown signs of coffee. Such places as; Persia, Turkey, and northern
Africa. From there, coffee was then found in Italy, and the rest of Europe as
well as Indonesia and then America.
And as they say, the rest is history.
Of course from all different continents, we
all have our own special way of using the coffee bean to create our own special
style of coffee, or unique espresso, etc.
In this blog I will critique (bi-weekly) some
wonderful coffees, as well as some not so wonderful coffees. Kind of a helping
hand for your taste buds and pocket book, before you go out and try a new brand
or flavor on your own.
Just remember, like everything else.
The higher the price of a coffee, does not
always mean the better the coffee.
For now I will give you a basic brake down of the
kind of coffee bean to look for that may be to your liking.
OK…
“Do you see those coffee beans over there on
display in the open container, looks tempting doesn’t it?”
I’m not sure if you have ever come across a
coffee shop or grocery store where you walk in, and they have the beans in a
huge round see through container on display with a loose lid so you can open it
up and smell the beans and the wonderful aroma.
Well before you go purchasing any of the
coffee beans out of that see through container.
Ask them behind the counter for a bag already sealed
of that specific brand in which you smelled or liked.
Most coffee shops are no longer carrying
coffee beans on display like this. This in part is because of the loss in the
bean quality. Sunlight is coffees enemy after it has been processed, not to
mention moister is the second enemy for the coffee bean.
As tempting as it may be to purchase that
coffee bean with the wonderful aroma.
That so called “fresh-look” out of the
container isn’t always the best tasting.
For a more original and better quality coffee,
another thing to look for is the difference between light and dark colors within
the beans themselves and even the grind.
Yes… The color of the bean or grind is very
important. Not to mention the shape of the bean as well. This may very when it
comes to flavored coffee beans or grinds. Although, as an over all judgment of
the quality of the bean.
The darker the bean or grind, the richer and
more robust it will be.
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