Since coffee first was brought to Europe in the late 16th century via traders from the Ottoman Empire the beverage and enjoyment of coffee was a source of scandal. As…
One of the best perks about being a coffee writer is the access and opportunity for sampling truly fantastic and rare coffees from across the world. That, combined with coffee…
25 May, 2024(SpillingTheBeans)–This article was originally written and published based on information and date from 2010-2012 and Arabica production has in recent years stabilized between 1M-1.2M bags, but growers and…
JAN 25, 2015–UPDATE: Dear Followers, I just wanted to share this quick snap shot from Guadeloupe because this island paradise is just simply extraordinary, with the most amazing amazing AMAZING…
My Coffee of The Day is from the Machare Estate on the from the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania. One of the most impressive farms in the world,…
BACK ON POPULAR DEMAND, everything you want to know about the latest developments in Mexico’s nearly 300-old coffee industry North American coffee producer Mexico has been growing coffee since the…
The Middle East is literally where modern coffee consumption as we know it was born sometime around the 14th Century after coffee was initially discovered in Ethiopia, yet the region…
Brazil is the largest coffee producing country and accounts for between 35 and 38 percent of total world output in any given crop cycle. Brazil is also the world’s largest coffee exporting nation and…
JAN 7, 2014 (WashingtonPost)–The universe first seemed to catch onto Geisha — a rare coffee varietal brought from the Ethiopian town of Gesha to Central America, where, the lore goes,…
Iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier In the spirit of the 4th of July weekend in the U.S. we’ll take another look at why coffee is SO important to the…
My name is Maja and I’m a Danish born woman, crazy beyond passionate about everything coffee. I have written about all aspects of coffee for over 30 years from 60 coffee producing countries across the world. Welcome to my blog.
