What is Specialty Coffee ?
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We hear about it and we see it in most of the places that we drink our coffee..Is it a trend or something more than that? A lot of people don't even know the term of ''specialty coffee''. What do we mean by saying specialty coffee? The simplest definition of the term is that of a coffee that is grown with the best care and most attention from the first moment to the last! The journey before getting into our cup is about the quality in the processing and preparation procedure.
The first person who used the term specialty coffee was Erna Knutsen.''My understanding of the term 'specialty coffee' is that it was first coined by Erna Knutsen,of Knutsen Coffee Ltd., in a speech to the delegates of an international coffee conference in Montreuil, France, in 1978. In essence, the concept was quite simple: special geographic microclimates produce beans with unique flavor profiles, which she referred to as 'specialty coffees'. Underlying this idea of coffee appellations was the fundamental premise that specialty coffee beans would always be well prepared, freshly roasted, and properly brewed. This was the craft of the specialty coffee industry that had been slowly evolving during the twenty-year period preceding her speech. The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) continues to define specialty in this context.''
The first person who used the term specialty coffee was Erna Knutsen.''My understanding of the term 'specialty coffee' is that it was first coined by Erna Knutsen,of Knutsen Coffee Ltd., in a speech to the delegates of an international coffee conference in Montreuil, France, in 1978. In essence, the concept was quite simple: special geographic microclimates produce beans with unique flavor profiles, which she referred to as 'specialty coffees'. Underlying this idea of coffee appellations was the fundamental premise that specialty coffee beans would always be well prepared, freshly roasted, and properly brewed. This was the craft of the specialty coffee industry that had been slowly evolving during the twenty-year period preceding her speech. The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) continues to define specialty in this context.''
Some of the most known places that grow specialty coffee are Colombia,Kenya, Ethiopia but also other regions , like Panama, stared growing specialty coffee .
Specialty coffee is defined from the very beginning of the coffee bean when it is still green, there must be no defects and must pass all tests of cupping. All the people that have participated in this procedure have done their best in order to provide the highest quality of coffee. This way the barista can brew it properly and offer us the greatest flavor in our cup!
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