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Coffee

Any beverage made by the infusion, decoction or percolation of roasted and then ground coffee beans (the seeds of the coffee plant).

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old crop

Beverages; Coffee

This is coffee that has been held in warehouses before shipping. Old crop may or may not be superior in cup characteristics to a new crop of the same coffee.

organic coffee

Beverages; Coffee

Coffee that has been certified by a third-party agency as having been grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or similar chemicals. Buying organic supports a safe environment for the farmers ...

parchment

Beverages; Coffee

The thin crumbly paper-like covering that is left on wet-processed coffee beans after the coffee berries have had the pulp removed and the beans dried.

peaberry

Beverages; Coffee

A small round or football shaped bean that is formed when the coffee cherry develops only one seed as opposed to the usual two. Peaberry beans are usually sold as a separate grade of the particular ...

Peruvian Chanchamayo

Beverages; Coffee

The best straight coffee from Peru, Chanchamayo is flavorful, aromatic, and mildly acidic. It displays the quality and characteristics of the best Central American coffees.

Pike Place Roast

Beverages; Coffee

Starbucks' newest coffee, described as having "a smooth, subtle flavor"

portafilter

Beverages; Coffee

The cupped handle on an espresso machine that holds the ground coffee during the brewing process.

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