Andrew Boyer: Coffee Lover and Home Coffee Roaster
40 episodes
9 months ago
Coffee is traded or sold in very different ways. In fact there are basically two coffee markets: commodity coffee or non-commodity coffee (specialty coffee). Specialty coffee consumers value a variety of factors like origin, growing and processing techniques, roast level, etc. But with commodity coffee only one thing matters: price. Commodity coffee is like any other commodity, the only differentiating factor is price. And the price for commodity coffee is set on...
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Coffee is traded or sold in very different ways. In fact there are basically two coffee markets: commodity coffee or non-commodity coffee (specialty coffee). Specialty coffee consumers value a variety of factors like origin, growing and processing techniques, roast level, etc. But with commodity coffee only one thing matters: price. Commodity coffee is like any other commodity, the only differentiating factor is price. And the price for commodity coffee is set on...
There are many varieties of the Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plant. Just like different apples or different wine varieties, coffee varieties look different and produce coffee that tastes different.
In the early 18th century Arabica coffee plants were taken from their native Ethiopia and planted throughout the world. When this happened the genetic and phenotypic diversity narrowed dramatically. The first Arabica coffee variety planted outside of Ethiopia, Typica, remains the most common...
Roast and Reason: A Coffee Podcast
Coffee is traded or sold in very different ways. In fact there are basically two coffee markets: commodity coffee or non-commodity coffee (specialty coffee). Specialty coffee consumers value a variety of factors like origin, growing and processing techniques, roast level, etc. But with commodity coffee only one thing matters: price. Commodity coffee is like any other commodity, the only differentiating factor is price. And the price for commodity coffee is set on...
