Favorite Drink In The World

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. It was first discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia sometime around the year 800. It then spread to other countries in the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Coffee ranks second only to oil in the amount traded in dollars. All the coffee in the world is grown on tropical climates, located in places between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.


Today there are a few places in the world that have turned coffee cultivation into an art form. Brazil remains the largest producer of coffee in the world, with the most expensive coffee in the world coming from Southeast Asia. It is called Kopi Lewak, and the ripest coffee beans are eaten by a Common Palm Civet and then passed through the digestive system. The outer shell of the beans is digested, but the inner bean is not. They are then picked up and processed. Coffee aficionados believe this to be the finest coffee in the world. It costs about 600 dollars a pound, or roughly 50 dollars a cup.

There are countless different blends and roasts of coffee. Some of the most popular are the dark rich roasts and of course decaffeinated. But a new trend is toward low acid coffees. Coffee beans contain tannic acid along with other acids. While these acids have benefits to the body, some people find them hard to digest, particularly those with acid reflux disease. Also dentists recommend limiting the intake of teas and coffees because the acids can damage tooth enamel.

One of the finest low acid coffees on available is Tylers Coffee. This wonderfully robust Arabica is roasted in Arizona with a state of the art process that produces a rich smooth coffee. Tylers coffee was started by a very bright 13 year old boy in Tucson Arizona. Today Tylers coffee makes one of the smoothest low acid coffees on the market.

Coffee goes through an intensive process between being grown and being brewed. When coffee is grown the coffee pods are actually red in color resembling cherries and the plant is at least 3 years old. The cherry itself is not what the farmers are after however. Inside each cherry there are two coffee beans, similar to the way peanuts grow two to a shell. Once the coffee cherries are picked they must be quickly processed in order to keep the beans from fermenting. The most common process is called the wet process where the beans are washed and slightly fermented several times to get them out of there shell. They are then sorted bagged and sent to the roaster. The roasting process is the most important part of making coffee. It determines the flavor of the end product and it takes a very experienced roaster to turn out a fine coffee. Raw coffee beans are a light green color and taste somewhat bitter but by roasting the flavor is developed, from mild roasts to rich dark roasts, to some that are so dark they taste almost burnt.


Regards,
Christopher
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