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Liberica coffee (Coffea liberica) is one of the most distinctive and unconventional species in the coffee world. Known for its bold, sometimes polarising flavour, it offers a sensory experience unlike any other coffee. Its character is shaped by its unusual bean structure, towering tree‑like growth, and deep cultural roots in Southeast Asia.For many coffee drinkers, […]

Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) is the hardy counterpart to Arabica, known for its strength, resilience, and powerful flavour. It is native to the lowland forests of Central and West Africa and now represents a significant share of global coffee production. Unlike the delicate Arabica plant, Robusta thrives in hot, humid environments and is naturally resistant

 Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family and is widely regarded as the original cultivated coffee. Author It remains the dominant species in global production, representing around 60% of all coffee grown worldwide. In the wild, its plants can reach heights of 9–12 metres, forming elegant, tree‑like structures

Processing is the transformation stage. Everything the plant has gathered through soil, climate, altitude, and time, is now carried inside the cherry — and the way that cherry is handled determines how those flavours are revealed, preserved, or reshaped. This is where coffee begins to take on its identity. Processing isn’t a single method but

Harvesting is the moment when years of quiet growth finally reveal their purpose. After seasons of nurturing, pruning, and adapting to the landscape, the coffee plant offers its fruit — cherries that hold within them the flavours shaped by soil, altitude, climate, and time. This stage is not simply the act of picking; it is

Sowing the Seeds of a Global Phenomenon Every coffee bean’s story begins long before it reaches a roaster, a grinder, or a cup. It begins quietly, in the soil, as a seed no larger than a fingernail. This first stage — sowing — is where the character of a coffee plant is shaped. Everything that

🌍Terroir: The Coffee Plant’s First Sowing Influence Terroir is the sum of everything the plant experiences from the moment the seed touches soil for sowing: Coffee is incredibly sensitive to its environment. Even two farms a few kilometers apart can produce dramatically different flavour profiles because of subtle shifts in terroir. Key terroir traits: 🌡️

From Cherry to Cup: The Story of Coffee Long before coffee becomes the dark, aromatic drink we know so well, it begins life quietly — growing far from cafés and kitchens, on hillsides and highlands scattered across the world’s coffee belt. Most people picture coffee beans as something earthy and brown, perhaps pulled from the