Coffee varieties are a huge variety, their thousands and thousands. Therefore, often to understand all the subtleties can only specialists.
What sorts of coffee are there?
Grades are divided into mixed and unmixed. Mixed varieties consist of a mixture of various ground coffee beans. They can be collected at different times of the year and on different plantations, then they are mixed and crushed. The most difficult and painstaking moment is mixing, because it is necessary to emphasize the advantages and hide the shortcomings of different grains. It is on this depends the flavor and taste of coffee. Unmixed varieties are coffee beans obtained from one type of coffee trees. In this case, the coffee grade is called the country where the grains were harvested, for example, Colombian coffee.
Only true professionals can recognize coffee varieties. After all, not everyone will distinguish coffee beans grown on a Colombian, Brazilian or Puerto Rican plantation. Such specialists are called kap-testers.
Arabica coffee grades
The most popular type of coffee tree is arabica. The arabica fruit is used for making different types of coffee and directly coffee beverage. The arabica coffee grades have their own characteristics, for example, their taste is softer, the content of the level of caffeine varies depending on the location of the plantation. The grains of arabica are collected by hand, as the fruits are tied throughout the year and flowers, green and ripe fruits are simultaneously observed on one tree. After harvesting, they immediately succumb to the processing process - dry or wet, depending on the terrain. Modern producers based on the classic taste of the Arabica coffee grade by adding various additives (vanilla, cinnamon, powder, etc.) create unique shades and aromas of coffee.
Variety of robusta coffee
Robusta slightly inferior to Arabica for its taste qualities and is the second most used in the world. The robusta coffee grade has a specific bitter taste that can be softened only by mixing it with other types of coffee or making instant drinks. Robusta is very rich in caffeine and this feature is used to give a special fortress of coffee.
Variety of mocha coffee
The most ancient type of coffee, which was first tried by people, is a sort of mocha. According to the taste, coffee connoisseurs consider him to be the best in the world varieties of coffee. It is produced in Yemen and took its name from the Yemeni port of Moha, where coffee was brought from Ethiopia. Mocha coffee is produced in small quantities, it belongs to the most expensive varieties.
Elite coffee
Elite sorts of coffee attract the attention of those who are particularly sensitive to the aroma and taste of real coffee. After all, they produce a special drink that does not look like any other, you want to try it again and again.
There are very few such sorts of coffee, that's why they are called "elite". Their distinctive features are stable taste and aroma, limited quantity and high cost. Before you enjoy an elite coffee, it goes a long way under the close supervision of experts: from cultivation to roasting. One of the important tasks in the production of data
Coffee is one of the most popular and sought-after beverages in the world, so the ability to understand the brands of coffee is considered a sign of a good tone and high status in society. Secured people must have expensive varieties of coffee. So, the most expensive in the world were the following coffee grades: Kopi Luwak, Hacienda La Esmeralda, Island of St. Helena Coffee Company, Blue Mountain.