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Coffee enthusiasts often wonder about the magic that happens after coffee beans are roasted. One of the crucial steps in this process is “resting” the coffee. After the intense heat of the roasting process, coffee beans contain trapped carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. Allowing the beans to rest for a period of time—typically a few days
Author Archives: Mihai
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Capital: Havana Area: 109.884 square kilometers Population: 7.9 million Language: Spanish Currency: Cuban Peso Annual Production: 100,000-300,000 Bags Coffee Producing Area: 28,000 hectares Producing Regions: Sierra Maestra, Escambray, Guaniguanico, Pinar del Rio Coffee Varietals: Both Arabica and Robousta Terrain: Mainly Mountains Altitude: 700 – 1974 MASL Soil: Fertile, reach in minerals Harvest: September-January José
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Mar
Mar
Capital: Sana’a Area: 527,970 square kilometers Population: 25 million [estimated] Language: Arabic Currency: Yemeni Rial Annual Production: Estimated at between 300,000 and 350,000 bags Coffee Producing Area: 33,260 hectares Producing Regions: Bani Mater ,Yafe’e ,Haraz , Haimateen , Bura’a , Bani Hammad , Amran Coffee Varietals: Heirloom Arabicas that include Matari, Udayni, Toufahari, Dohairi. Terrain:
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Mar
Mar
Capital: Harare Area: 390,757 km² Population: 15 million Language: Shona, Ndebele Currency: Zimbabwe dollar Annual Production: 300 tons approximately Coffee Producing Area: Uknown Producing Regions: Chipenge, Eastern Highlands Coffee Varietals: Mainly Catimor, very small amount of SL28 Terrain: High inland plateau, mountains in the Eastern highlands Altitude: 1100 – 1500 MASL Soil: Rich red clays
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Mar
Mar
Capital: Bogota Area: 1,141,748 km2 Population: 48,663,285 [2016] Language: Spanish Currency: Peso Annual Production: 13,500,000 bags Coffee Producing Area: 900,000 hectares Producing Regions: Nariño, Norte De Santander, Quindío, Santander, Cundinamarca, Risaralda, Cauca, Antioquia, Huila, Tolima, Caldas, Valle Coffee Varietals: Caturra, Typico, Castillo, Colombia, Tabi, Mundo Nova Terrain: Mountainous to semi desert Altitude: 1200 to 2000
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Mar
Mar
Capital: San Jose Area: 99,000 Hectares Population: 4.7 Million People Language: Spanish Currency: Costa Rican Colon Annual Production: 1.6m 60kg Bags Coffee Producing Area: 99,000 hectares Producing Regions: Guanacaste, West Valley, Tarrazu, Brunca, Orosi, Turrialba, Tres Rios, Central Valley Coffee Varietals: Caturra, Catuai, Catimor, Villa Sarchi Terrain: Forests, Rivers, Valleys and Mountains Altitude: 1,000m –
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Mar
Mar
Capital: Hanoi Area: 332, 559 square kilometres Population: 93 million Language: Vietnamese Currency: Vietnamese Dong Annual Production: Estimated at 1.758 million tonnes, 97% Robusta Coffee Producing Area: X Producing Regions: Central Highlands – DakLak, Gia Lai, Kontum, Lam Dong, Buon Me Thuot. Southeast – Dong Nai, Ba Ria–Vung tau, Binh Phuoc Coffee Varietals: Arabica: Bourbon
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Mar
Mar
Capital: Kampala Area: 236, 860 square kilometres Population: 37,102,000 Language: Swahili, English Currency: Ugandan Shilling Annual Production: Approximately 181,000 tons Coffee Producing Areas: 350,000 hectares Producing Regions: Arabica: highland areas on the slopes of Mount Elgon in the East and Mt. Rwenzori / Mt. Muhabura in the South Western Region Coffee Varietals: Arabica: Typica, Kent,
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Mar
Mar
Capital: Dodoma. [Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania] Area: 945,000 square kilometres Population: 54 million Language: Swahili, English Currency: Tanzanian Shilling Annual Production: Approximately 50,000 tonnes [70% Arabica/30% Robusta] Coffee Producing Area: 265,000 hectares Producing Regions: Arabica: North Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, Matengo Highlands, Mbinga, Usambara Mountains, Iringa, Morogoro, Kigoma, Ngara Coffee Varietals: Arabica:
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Mar
Mar
Capital: Kigali Area: 26,500 sq. km Population: 11.6 Million Language: Kirwanda and French Currency: Rwanda Franc Annual Production: 280,000 60kg bags Coffee Producing Area: X Producing Regions: Gishamwana, Rulindo, Kabirizi, Kigeyo Coffee Varietals: X Terrain: Mountainous, Volcano Peaks Altitude: 1,400-1,800 Soil: Laterite Harvest: March-August German missionaries introduced coffee to Rwanda in the early 1900’s