Coffee Wiki
A reference guide to specialty coffee: brew methods, origins, processing, and extraction science. Built to make you a better brewer.
45 entries across 6 categories
Brazil
The world's largest coffee producer, known for low-acid, nutty, and chocolatey naturals that form the backbone of most espresso blends globally.
Colombia
A year-round producing origin with exceptional geographic diversity, delivering consistently balanced, approachable cups that introduce the world to specialty coffee.
Costa Rica
A Central American origin known for honey processing innovation, diverse microlot production, and exclusively arabica cultivation, producing sweet, balanced coffees from multiple distinct growing regions.
Ethiopia
The genetic and cultural birthplace of Coffea arabica, producing some of the world's most complex and florally distinctive cups from ancient heirloom varieties.
Guatemala
A high-altitude Central American origin with diverse microclimates producing coffees ranging from rich chocolate and caramel to bright citrus and stone fruit, depending on region.
Indonesia
A vast archipelago producing full-bodied, low-acidity coffees shaped by the wet-hull process, with distinct earthy, herbal, and dark fruit character from Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi.
Kenya
One of the world's most distinctive coffee origins, producing intensely complex cups defined by blackcurrant, tomato, and citrus from unique SL varieties and double-fermentation processing.
Panama
A small Central American origin famous for Geisha coffee, whose floral, bergamot, and stone fruit character has commanded the highest auction prices in specialty coffee history.
Rwanda
A small East African origin producing exceptional washed Bourbon coffees with bright citric acidity, floral aroma, and stone fruit sweetness, shaped by high altitude and post-1994 industry rebuilding.
Yemen
The birthplace of modern coffee culture and one of the world's oldest producing origins, growing ancient heirloom varieties in terraced mountain farms with a distinctive wine-like, complex character.