England has long been a tea-drinking country, and Brits continue to perfect their personal tea-steeping methods over decades of study and enjoyment. There is a shift, though, in England towards coffee — and it’s largely being shaped by American-style cafes. If you’ve ever ordered an espresso beverage at a cafe,…
In Mexico, coffee is often brewed with cinnamon and sugar. The cinnamon and sugar aren’t merely added to the coffee after brewing, but they’re incorporated right into the brewing technique. The result is a coffee that’s at the same time sweet and spicy. If you’d like to try drinking coffee…
Colombia has an unparalleled reputation for producing great coffee. Although it’s just three times the size of Montana and has few, if any, large farms, Colombia produces 12 percent of the world’s coffee — and most of what it produces is excellent. Colombia’s coffee is some of the best in…
New Orleans is known for several unique and delicious foods, such as gumbo, po-boys, muffulettas and beignets. The city also has its own approach to coffee: brewing it with chicory. Here’s a look at the characteristics chicory imparts into a cup of coffee, along with how to brew your own…
Ecuador is situated along the equator between two classic coffee countries, Colombia to the north and Peru to the south, Ecuador surprisingly isn’t known for producing great coffee. The country is home to the Galápagos Islands, which are just one example of its diverse ecological systems — there are twice…
Alternative names for coffee include cup of joe and java. Learn the history behind these common monikers!
