Aduro Bean Micro-Roasters: Fair Trade/Organice Specialty Coffees

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Coffee is grown and cultivated around the world between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Because soil conditions and rainfall amounts differ, each region produces coffee beans with distinct flavors and aromas. Likewise, these regions often employ differing farming techniques that further enhance these qualities

AFRICA. Coffee is grown in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The highest quality African coffee comes from the eastern countries of Kenya, Ethiopa, Rwanda and Uganda. Each of these origins have distinctly different cup characteristics. A smooth, deep Rwandan Bourbon tastes completely different from a wild Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. The acidic tang of the high quality Kenyan is world renowned. Most western and central African countries produce robusta beans, a coffee that is inferior to the arabica bean and only used in espresso blends or as filler in large commercial blends.	CENTRAL AMERICA. Coffee is grown in every country throughout Central America. Some of the better known growing regions are the Tarrazu area of Costa Rica and the Antigua area of Guatemala. As a rule, Central American coffee beans produce a smooth, clean cup with an equitable balance between the acids and sugars.	SOUTH AMERICA. The best known South American beans are those originating in Columbia and Brazil. However, new crops from Peru and Bolivia are quickly stirring interest. Traditionally, beans from South America produce a mild cup with very little acid.

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