Coffee

Coffee

Any beverage made by the infusion, decoction or percolation of roasted and then ground coffee beans (the seeds of the coffee plant).

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A brewing method where the ground coffee is soaked in a proportionally small amount of cold water for ten to twenty hours and then separated by the drip method. The resulting very strong coffee is ...

medium roast

Beverages; Coffee

Characteristics include dry beans with a slight sweetness and medium acidity.

Colombian

Beverages; Coffee

Coffee from Colombia. Usually excellent with full body, complex acidity, and rich flavor. The finest, Medellin supremo grade, is as good as Jamaica Blue Mountain but with a bit stronger acidity.

Folgers Coffee

Beverages; Coffee

In 1872, James Folgers bought out the other partners of The Pioneer Steam Coffee and Spice Mills and renamed the company J. A. Folger & Co. After his death in 1889, under the leadership of his son, ...

Starbucks Coffee Company

Beverages; Coffee

In 1971 Starbucks opens its first location in Seattle's Pike Place Market. In 1982 Starbucks begins providing coffee to fine restaurants and espresso bars. Howard Schultz, director of retail ...

finish

Nonalcoholic beverages; Coffee

The aftertaste that lingers in the mouth when sipping coffee. Finish may be considered long, flat and acidic, or brief and effervescent, depending on the length and consistency of the taste.