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Coffee Beans

How Many Types of Coffee Beans Are There? There are many types of coffee beans, but these are the main (and most common) three – Liberica, Arabica and Robusta. Of which, Arabica (Coffea Arabica) is clearly the most important because it produces superior quality beans compared to the other two commercially grown species. Also known as “the coffee shrub of Arabia”, Arabic beans are native...

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Types of Coffee

How Many Types of Coffee Are There? Cappuccino, Espresso, Frappuccino or Cafe Latte – There are a myriad of coffees available, on the grocery store shelves and in coffee shops, from all around the world! But how many types of coffee are there? Before we explore and assimilate the many types, and if you are a coffee aficionado like myself, then you may also want to read my article on Coffee Bean...

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Coffee Origins

The History of Coffee Before the seventeenth century, the history of coffee was contained to Ethiopia in Africa and Arabia. It’s name originated from the Arabic Qahwah, through its Turkish form of Kahveh, becoming Koffie in Dutch. From the Levant it spread all the way into America, changing lifestyles everywhere it landed – first arriving in Venice, sweeping turbulently through Europe on its...