What are the varieties and types of coffee?

By right, coffee is considered the most famous and revered drink around the world. Prepare it from ground fried grains of coffee trees. Thanks to caffeine, which they contain, it has a stimulating effect on man, probably therefore millions of people in all countries begin their day with a cup of this divine drink.

It is known that the famous Voltaire drank fifty cups a day, and Ludwig van Beethoven, who had a passion for this drink, personally prepared coffee from 60 kinds of grains. Apparently, caffeines are found among people of different ages and social status.

History

Brought from Ethiopia, this drink has a long history of its victorious procession on Earth. The history of coffee begins with the XIV century, when its grain was brought first to the Arabian Peninsula. But since the sixteenth century, merchants from Europe have carried it across all European countries. A century later in Europe, and more specifically in Amsterdam, the first seedlings of coffee trees appeared. Actually, in the northern hemisphere they were only exotic plants, which, for example, were presented as gifts to the kings. But Europeans, having southern colonies, since the XVIII century began to cultivate whole plantations, and this drink has spread all over the world, bringing huge profits to its producers.

Types of coffee

There are about seventy kinds of coffee trees all over the world, but the main among them are the following: Arabica and Robusta, which gave the name to the main types of coffee.

Drinks of the Arabica variety are obtained from the grains of trees growing in the highlands. Grain - with a smooth surface and an elongated shape. A variety of robusta coffee is grown on tropical plantations of India, Indonesia and Africa. The grain is roundish and greyish-green or light-brown in color. This type of coffee, unlike arabica, does not have such a rich and bright flavor, but it contains more caffeine.

Such types of coffee, as excelsa and liberica - are less well-known and are not grown on an industrial scale. They are characterized by a rather low yield, "capriciousness" and lack of demand. However, some of them are considered very expensive, as, for example, the African variety of lupac, whose cup is worth several hundred dollars. Its cost is explained by the fact that the beverage is prepared after the grain has gone through the whole food chain, including the gastrointestinal tract of a small mussang animal. Coffee experts say that only after that you can get a drink with an unusual taste and aroma.

These types of coffee can be mixed or used individually. Most drinkers prefer arabica with a softer flavor and less strong, it takes the dominant position in the market.

On the modern world coffee market, there are about five hundred varieties of coffee, they are supplied by several producing countries, the main of which is Brazil. Although gourmets claim that the species supplied from there are not the best. Elite varieties of this high-quality beverage are supplied to markets from other countries.

Many fans believe that when going shopping, you only need to know the types of coffee, and the grades are not of fundamental importance, since they do not have any special differences. But its taste is influenced by dozens of factors, therefore, in order to experience the true pleasure of this wonderful drink, it does not stop to know not only the coffee brands, but also its brands. And even one variety can differ in taste, because it is grown on different plantations, is removed at different times.

Among a huge number of varieties, the following can be especially highlighted: Indian missionor, santos (Brazilian), morro from Yemen, mother from Colombia and others. They all have a special flavor and unusual flavor.

When choosing a coffee, people with different taste preferences stop at the hammer or in the grains. Naturally, coffee in grains is really natural, which sometimes can not be said about the mixtures. Ground, composed of different varieties and even grain crops, is much cheaper. Therefore, anyone who chooses coffee drinks should decide for himself personally.