Coffee Regions Information

Regions

click any of the above regions for more information)

The coffee plant of Coffea Arabica, can be cultivated in the geographic zone, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

There are three main coffee growing regions in the world.

• Latin America:
  • Central
  • South
• Africa
• Asia-Indonesia

A special coffee growing region is Yemen in Arabian Peninsula. One of the most infamous coffees is Jamaica Blue Mountain. The top coffee producing countries are Brazil and Colombia in Latin America.

Central L. America

Central American coffees are generally light-bodied and relatively high acidity. Some examples include:

• Costa Rica
• Guatemala (more body than the rest)
• Honduras
• Jamaican Blue Mountain
• Mexico
• Nicaragua

South America

South American countries tend to have slightly heavier bodies than Central American coffees, somewhat less acidity, and more balanced overall taste. Some examples include:

• Colombia
• Brazil
• Bolivia

Africa

The origin of all coffees, Africa has unique coffee with sweet, fruity, spicy, and exotic flavors. Usually high acidity especially for washed coffees like Kenya's. Some examples include:

• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Uganda

Arabian Peninsula - Yemen

In Arabian Peninsula we find the famous Mocha from Yemen. Yemen Mocha has a very distinct flavor, which sets it apart from other coffee. Yemen Mocha coffees aroma is frequently to chocolate or wine. Examples include:

• Sanani
• Ismaiili
• Mattari
• Hazari

Asia-Indonesia

Indonesian coffee has a long finish, full body, full flavor, and low acidity. Earthy flavors, with exotic aromas of spices, cheese, mushrooms, herbs etc. Some examples include:

• Sumatra
• Sulawesi (former name Celebes)
• Timor
• India

Choose the geographic area you want to read more information.