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Honduras is now the worlds 2nd largest producer of washed Arabica beans and the 7th largest producer of all coffee in the world. This follows a brisk growth in production that was the result of the IHCAFE – Instituto Hondureño del Cafés (or Honduran Institute of Coffee) commitment to revitalize the coffee farms with new plantings. There is little doubt that coffee production and exports prevented Honduras from bankruptcy following the 2009 political crisis. The perfect combination of a record crop and high international coffee prices generated enough employment and hard currency to allow the Honduran economy to stay afloat and not collapse. The Pacavita...

 - BREAKING NEWS - Initial reports coming out of the Combat Coffee + Tea office is that the Chief Security Officer, Lady Arabella Leigh Wigglebottom, has been caught sleeping on the job. An anonymous source has confirmed that this is definitely not the first time that this has happened but did say that Ms. Wigglebottom apologized with a face lick before promptly falling back asleep.       

Have you ever wondered how they can take the naturally occuring caffeine out of coffee?  The first successful decaffeination process that was available commercially was invented in Germany by coffee merchant Ludwig Roselius in 1903. It is said that his desire to create a decaffeinated coffee arose from the belief that to much coffee consumption had poisoned his father. His process involved steaming the green coffee beans in a brine solution of water and salt and then using the organic chemical Benzene to extract the caffeine. Fortunately this method is no longer used as benzene is known to be a human...

     It's May and the official kick off to summer is in just a few weeks.  I am talking about Memorial Day Weekend. The grills come out, the lakes fill up with boaters, but lets not forget the reason for the holiday.       Memorial Day is a federal holiday for the remembrance of those brave men and women who gave their lives while serving in the armed forces. Originally called Decoration Day, it was established in 1868 just after the Civil War as a time to decorate the graves of Union soldiers with flowers. Now, Memorial Day is to honor all...

Turkish Coffee is a way of preparing unfiltered coffee. The coffee is roasted and then ground to a fine powder like consistancy similar to powdered sugar. It is then allowed to simmer in a Ibrik (also known as a Cezve) which is specifically designed to make turkish coffee. Amazon has a number of them that are nice. I ordered the 22oz which makes about 4 small cups. .   Turkish coffee is strong, and thick. It is also probably not something to drink at 8 o'clock in the evening unless you are planning on staying up all night because after a...