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Table of coffee origins - Oceania
Country/Region Denomination Notes Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (general) Modest, low-toned richness, moderate acidity like fermented apples. Often compared with Indonesian coffee, it is not as full-bodied or aromatic but possesses a buttery quality and great sweetness Sigri Earthy body, not as full-bodied or aromatic as coffee from Sulawesi but as fruity as it Arona Modestly rich taste, comfortably rich, with a fruity aroma and generally well-balanced Kimel Full-bodied with a medium bright acidity. A wild cup with currant and chocolate hints Chimbu New Caledonia New Caledonia (general) A fair Robusta or Liberica. Often compared to Blue Mountains from Jamaica La Foa Leroy The most famous origin Bourbon Pointu…
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Table of coffee origins - South America
Country/Region Denomination Notes Colombia Colombians One quarter stronger than Santos from Brazil and with a much finer flavour and aroma. Medium body, vibrant acidity, nuanced fruit tones. Sometimes chocolatey Medellin Medium smooth, fine flavour and body Manizales Similar to Medellin but not as heavy bodied or as acid Jerico Santa Marta Fancy roast, too acid to be used straight Bogotà Smooth roast, rich, mellow flavour Cauca Similar but inferior to Bogotà and Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Heavy body, lacking acidity and flavour Cucuta Attractive in style and cup Savanilla Similar but inferior to Bogotà and Bucaramanga Popoyan Caturra One of the best Colombian coffees, low-to-medium and bright body acidity. Cocoa notes and…
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Tables of coffee origins
In case you haven’t noticed, we are slowly publishing a few reference posts containing a table of all the coffee origins worldwide. Divided by area of production and then by country, these are the results of our researches over many months and will be kept updated in the future as soon as we discover further information on a specific coffee variety. Consider them as a permanent work in progress posts but you can use them as a good reference already as they’re fairly complete at this point. More to come in the next days.
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Table of coffee origins - Central America
Country/Region Denomination Notes Mexico Mexicans Cereals, rich body, fine acidity Veracruz Acid, heavy flavour, used for blending Huatusco Similar to Veracruz Orizaba Similar to Huatusco Jalapa Light bodied Cordoba Neutral, smooth flavour. Good body, low acidity Tabasco Coatzalcoalcos Uncertain character, groundy Chiapas Soconusco Similar to Guatemalan coffee, smooth, no tang Chiapas Tapachula Similar to Soconusco Oaxaca Sierra Oaxaca Sharp flavour, excellent Oaxaca Pluma Oaxaca Acid, good for blending Acapulco Sierra Woody, used for blending Acapulco Michoacan Good but rare Tampico Puebla Low grade mountain coffee, similar to Michoacan Tampico Tampico Low grade mountain coffee Tampico Tepic Tampico Similar to Tampico Guatemala Guatemala (general) Mild and mellow, washed mountain ones are…
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Arpeggio Review
Light brown foam. Cocoa and cereals prevail in the aroma, with traces of burnt smell too and some vague acidity. Crema doesn’t last much. A decidedly dark roast, with intense dark cocoa notes and a subtle caramel undertones. Quite a dry cup of coffee, with barely any acidity. Very bitter overall, as in a 80% dark chocolate tablet, thus not in a displeasing way. Nearly a full bodied cup, with a good aftertaste.
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Ciocattino Review
Light brown foam. A scent of cocoa, dry, not like in a hot chocolate, is immediately felt. Peculiar and strong. Some sweetness, like of cocoa butter, in the aroma as well. Pretty thin as a coffee, dry and with an aromatic aftertaste. A light-bodied pod. Bitterness wins over sweetness and acidity but all are on the weak side, neither being particularly noticeable. Sweetness in particular is nearly absent, and acidity quite low. The taste profile is akin to a dark, bitter, chocolate bar. A bit of black pepper flavor in the aftertaste, along with undertones of licorice. Decidedly a dark cup of coffee but not overtly bitter nor much intensity.…
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The Nespresso Index: average cost per capsule in various countries
An interesting research about the different costs of capsules, taking Arpeggio as a comparison, in the various countries Nespresso sells. Clearly the EU comes as the cheapest place on average to buy the capsules (all are manufactured in Switzerland after all) but also Asia isn’t much more expensive while US and especially Africa are.
