(05/06/11)
Here is the bean report for Friday, May 6th. New coffees and things and stuffs are coming soon. A couple things slipped up there over the week, so check it out. Happy Mom’s day, Mom’s.
EthiopiaEthiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia, or a coffee cultivar: Ethiopia, or more specifically the Empire under Haile Selassie, was known as Abyssinia. The name is Latin, derived from... ...more Wet ProcessWet-processing starts by removing the outer skin of the coffee cherry with a machine called a pulper, then fermenting the remaining fruit (with green bean inside) in water... ...more Gera Jimma 726 P
CR Genesis lots A,B &C 3978 O
Java
There are several types of Abyssinia, but they are not from Ethiopia but rather Indonesia. Abyssinia 3 = AB3. PJS Cramer, a Dutch plant researcher, introduced this variety in 1928,... ...more Sunda Garut 132 U
CR Macho Arce 3366 N
SM El Papuma Decaf 5544 D
Guat Huehue Finca
Spanish 101: Finca is the Spanish word for farm. Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean the farm has its own wet-mill.... ...more La Providencia Dos 8109 S
RwandaA Bourbon cultivar variant from Rwanda and Burundi. Bourbon coffees are named for the island in the India Ocean where French colonists grew it. Some history from the... ...more FT Dukunde Kawa Musasa 7788 S
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