Where coffee grows and how the place shapes the cup. Start with Ethiopia, where coffee comes from, then follow it to East Africa, the Americas and Asia.
Coffee Origins
Rwanda and Burundi: Clean, Sweet Coffee From the Great Lakes
A guide to Rwandan and Burundian coffee: growing regions, Red Bourbon, washing stations, the potato defect, harvest months and how to brew it.
Brazil: The Chocolate-and-Nuts Backbone of Coffee
What to expect from Brazilian coffee: its chocolate and nut flavors, main regions, natural processing, varieties, harvest time and brewing tips.
Central America: Six Countries, One Mountain Spine
A guide to coffee from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama, with flavors, harvest times and brewing tips.
Colombia: Balanced, Sweet and Harvested Almost Year-Round
What to expect from Colombian coffee: balanced, sweet flavors, main regions, varieties, processing, harvest seasons and how to roast and brew it.
Indonesia: Earthy, Full-Bodied and Wet-Hulled
What makes Indonesian coffee earthy and full-bodied: the main islands, wet-hulling, varieties, harvest time and how to roast and brew it.
Kenya: Bright, Juicy and Carefully Graded
A guide to bright, juicy Kenyan coffee: growing regions, SL28 and SL34, processing, what AA and AB mean, auctions and brewing tips.
Ethiopia: Where Coffee Began
Why Ethiopia is the place to start with coffee: its origin story, regions, heirloom varieties, washed vs natural and how to brew a first bag.