Kona is one of the biggest districts in Hawaii and known for one of, if not the, best tasting coffee in the world. Kona coffee is a premium arabica coffee bean variety. It grows on the highlands of Hualalai and Mauna Loa and is one of the best global coffees. Because of the Pacific micro-climate Kona Coffee Beans are deliciously great.
· A minimalist reflection of the globalization of modern specialty coffee comes through in % Arabica‘s latest opening in Chengdu, China. The Japanese high-end coffee chain, which recently opened its first United States location in Brooklyn and now has locations in approximately 17 countries, turned to the French firm ARCHIEE for its third …
· Every year, Colombia produces more than 13 million 60kg bags of coffee, making up some 10% of all global coffee production (according to 2019 figures). Yet despite producing and exporting at scale, coffee consumption has been a different story in Colombia (as with many other producing countries) at an average of around 2kg per capita.
· “Most of the coffee Nigerians drink is imported,” Princess explains. “Some 95% of what is consumed here comes from other countries. This leads to a high level of waste for the local farmers. “We don’t mind drinking coffee from Kenya or other places because Nigeria is a big country with a high population.
· This is where the kopitiam comes in. A kopitiam is a traditional coffee shop or open-air kiosk that offers low-cost blends of locally-produced coffee. In Malaysia, these blends are generally a mixture of robusta and liberica, and are roasted with palm-oil margarine to give them rich, buttery aromas and flavours in the cup. …
· The coffee hype among investors this year comes amid a shift in the political winds. After a major crackdown on technology companies, part of Xi Jinping’s Common Prosperity agenda, and the emphasis on a new development model, one that favors domestic consumption in the “real economy” (the flow of goods and services) over financial goods …
· The coffee itself comes from about a dozen small-scale farms in Guatemala roasted by College Station’s own What’s the Buzz Specialty Coffee to one of three levels: a medium “12th Man Coffee Blend,” the medium/dark …
· The name comes from the owner’s mother’s cats by the way – one’s called Sherlock, the other Holmes. The other interesting fact: this Singapore outpost is the only Mr Holmes Bakehouse left in the world (The previously popular SF and Seoul’s outlets have closed.)
· A history & guide to fluid bed roasters. The technology for fluid bed roasters has been around since the early 1970s. In the 1960s, chemical engineer Michael Sivetz realised after working in a polyurethane plant that he could adapt a process used for drying magnesium pellets to roast coffee, thus inventing fluid bed roasting.
· Where Counterfeit Money Comes From, And How To Spot It. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 911 call about a fake $20 bill led to George Floyd’s deadly encounter with police. The U.S. Secret Service …