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What Sets Peaberry Coffee Apart from Regular Coffee Beans?
Peaberry coffee is very unique, increasing in popularity and grown in a variety of top coffee-producing countries worldwide
First what is Peaberry Coffee?
What Sets Peaberry Coffee Apart from Regular Coffee Beans? Peaberry coffee refers to a type of coffee bean that develops as a single, round, and small seed inside the coffee cherry, rather than the usual two flat-sided beans. It occurs in about 5-10% of coffee cherries and is often considered a prized specialty coffee. Some believe peaberry beans to have a slightly different flavor profile compared to regular coffee beans, often described as having a more concentrated and intense flavor. They are sorted and processed separately, and you can find peaberry coffee from various coffee-producing regions around the world.
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What Defines Specialty Coffee?
People grow, process, roast, and brew coffee beans to create globally acclaimed Specialty Coffee, lauded for its exceptional flavors and quality.
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Honduras Microlot Fair Trade – Organic – Natural Process Coffee
Our Honduras Microlot Fair Trade Coffee that is also Natural Processed is called as Reserva Especíal. And yes, it is very special!
It is a Natural Processed, also called “sun-dried”, Fair Trade, and USDA Organic coffee from Toomer’s Coffee. The floral and fruit aromatics come out as a jammy, strawberry & pineapple mix that will let you know this is a special coffee when you first open the bag. [Read more…] about Honduras Microlot Fair Trade – Organic – Natural Process Coffee
How is Coffee Decafinated?
Most people are aware that decaf coffee is quite simply coffee without the caffeine. However, have you ever wondered, how is coffee decaffeinated? If so, you’re in luck!
In this article, Joe Borg, Royal New York Senior Coffee Trader, will walk you through the four most common decaffeination processes. At Toomer’s Coffee we currently use both Swiss Water Processed® and Mountain Water Processed Decaf.
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Ethiopian Organic Natural Sidamo – Fair Trade Shanta Gobal Coffee
This Ethiopian Sidamo Natural Process coffee is sourced by our brokers as a Certified USDA Organic and FairTrade African coffee from family-owned farms of the Shanta Golba Cooperative, which is located in the Bensa district. The Shanta Golba Cooperative is part of the Sidamo Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (or SCFCU). SCFCU was formed in 2001 with a mission to support sustainable coffee production from cooperatives in the Sidamo region. SCFCU is made up of more than forty five cooperatives with more than 80,000 producers. [Read more…] about Ethiopian Organic Natural Sidamo – Fair Trade Shanta Gobal Coffee