Burundi coffee has great potential. Because of its distinct terroir, it tastes more like a Latin American coffee than that of its African neighbors. Look for Burundian coffee from November to May from shops and roasters. What is the flavor profile? Burundi coffee is bright and sweet, with a balanced acidity and a complex layering ...

Coffee generates 20% of Tanzania’s income. The country’s economy is based upon farming. Today, they sell most Tanzanian coffee to Japan, Italy, and the United States. Tanzanian farmers grow mostly Arabica beans, but produce Robusta in the northwest corner of the country. Their most famous bean is Tanzanian peaberry, which fetches the best reviews and ...

Crisp, acid, and having a snap are ways people define the character of Nicaraguan coffee. Nicaraguan coffee has a sweet and rich taste. It is well balanced, medium bodied, and pungent. You get strong tastes of bitter and sweet balanced together. Some coffee is heavy with the bittersweet taste of over-ripe fruit. Others blend citrus ...

Most (75-90%) of Indonesian coffee are Robusta beans and used to make commercial coffees. Indonesians mostly grow these commercial beans on large plantations with industrial agriculture. You must seek out the single origin, small farm, organic coffees to find something special.  Indonesia is an archipelago made up of a thousand islands. Some of these have ...

Costa Rican coffee is full-bodied and rich. People describe it as comforting, sweet, inviting, and chocolaty. Costa Rican coffee consistently wins awards as the best coffee.  The country has been encouraging innovation towards even higher quality coffee. The government gave out free land for those who would farm coffee in 1891. They also once gave ...

Ethiopian coffees are sweet and show a wide variety of natural flavors, depending on the region or the roast. The most desired flavor is blueberry, which can be found in the best Ethiopian coffees. Ethiopia is famous for other fruit flavors, like strawberry and melon.  It’s no surprise that Ethiopia produces some of the best ...

Kona coffees are known for being sweet and complex, rich and mellow. It lacks any sharpness of taste. At a medium roast, these taste qualities are highlighted. However, that’s just the start and every Kona coffee tastes a little bit different. Kona coffee is unique among coffees. It is only grown on a small part ...

If you are looking to expand your knowledge on coffee flavor profiles and the nuances of coffees from Brazil and Colombia, this guide is for you. For each, we’ll look at the growing conditions and industry, the flavor profiles, and brewing methods. Finally we’ll show you how to brew coffee the Brazilian way. You have ...