Coffee

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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A brewing method where the ground coffee is soaked in a proportionally small amount of cold water for ten to twenty hours and then separated by the drip method. The resulting very strong coffee is ...

Colombian

Beverages; Coffee

Coffee from Colombia. Usually excellent with full body, complex acidity, and rich flavor. The finest, Medellin supremo grade, is as good as Jamaica Blue Mountain but with a bit stronger acidity.

commercial coffees

Beverages; Coffee

Pre-packaged, often pre-ground, and, in the case of instant coffee, even pre-brewed, these coffees found in vacuum cans in the grocery store. They are made with lesser beans, immature beans, and ...

complexity

Beverages; Coffee

A professional tasting term for coffees that exhibit depth and resonance of flavors.

Costa Rican coffee

Beverages; Coffee

The best coffees from Costa Rica are from San Marcos de Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Heredia, and Alajuela. The robust, rich quality of these coffees make them among the best in Central America.