Arabica coffee was first discovered growing in the wild in southwestern Ethiopia somewhere between the 8th and the 12th Century and by the 14th Century coffee was known to be…
My Coffee of The Day is from the Machare Estate on the from the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania. One of the most impressive farms in the world,…
Iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier In the spirit of the 4th of July weekend in the U.S. we’ll take another look at why coffee is SO important to the…
In honor of SpillingTheBeans last Coffee Safari of 2015 this and next week here in Indonesia, we are proud to re-publish this review of a wonderful coffee from Bali. Stay…
There are a lot of figures being thrown around the world when it comes to coffee, including that an estimated 125 million families are involved in coffee growing. But if…
In honor of my many wonderful coffee friends in Guatemala and their outstanding commitment to quality, and as the annual Cup of Excellence is coming up, my coffee today is…
The spread of coffee throughout the world was started by the Ottoman Empire which was forced to leave 2 bags of coffee behind when in 1683 fleeing the Siegue of…
Dear Followers and fellow Coffee Lovers, today you are in for a REAL TREAT here at SpillingTheBeans and we are both excited and proud to bring to you, directly from…
International statistics only recognize a little over 60 coffee growing countries in the world but independent research by SpillingTheBeans has found that the world is in fact home to no…
Since the early beginnings of coffee growing across the “Niugini” highlands in Papua New Guinea selected seeds were imported from Jamaica’s Blue Mountain coffee region. Many in the coffee industry…