Coffee Origins - The Coffee Craft (Page 2)

Nganda coffee bushes growing in Uganda's Lake Victoria coffee region

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Nganda Coffee Origins: Flavor, Culture, and More

Nganda is one of the two principal named forms of Robusta grown in Uganda, distinguished by a low, spreading growth habit and roots that may trace back to the country's own Lake Victoria forests. It's a variety with a real identity — not just "Robusta from Uganda."

Arabica coffee cherries growing in the Gayo highlands, Sumatra

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Sumatra Coffee: A Guide to Its Earthy Flavors & Regions

Sumatra coffee tastes like nowhere else on earth — heavy-bodied, low in acidity, and often faintly earthy or spiced. The reason comes down to one unusual step most drinkers have never heard of.

Where coffee originated — wild Arabica coffee cherries growing in the Ethiopian highlands

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Where Did Coffee Originate? The Story of Ethiopia and Kaldi

Somewhere in the highlands of Ethiopia, more than a thousand years ago, a goatherd's curious goats may have changed the world. The story of how coffee went from wild highland shrub to the planet's most traded commodity starts with a legend — and it's stranger than you'd expect.