Coffee
Coffee
Coffee Beans come from a plant and are green until roasted then they are a dark chocolate brown. 27 tons of coffee beans is about 1.5 million cups of coffee. Robusto coffee is more robust grown at lower altitudes, while is Arabica more expensive and delicate.
Facts & Statistics
- Over 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily all over the world.
- 73% of Americans drink coffee.
- 51% of those people get their coffee from a coffee shop.
- There has been a 79% increase of Espresso Martini consumption since 2022.
- On average, people spend $30/month on coffee.
- Perfectly made espresso has less than half caffeine that of a cup of American coffee
Top Coffee Brands and/or Chains
- Starbucks
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Lavazza
- Peet’s
Personal Rankings:
- Lavazza Gran Aroma
- Starbucks Pike Place
- Starbucks Special Edition Papua New Guinea
Various Styles
- Crème – good espresso will hold a small spoon of sugar
- Corretto – espresso with shot of sambuca
- Americano – typically a weaker coffee from a drip coffee maker
- Macchiato – dollop of steamed milk
- Espresso – A single shot of coffee which is very strong and pressed by steam.
- Cappuccino – dollop of steamed milk froth and the steamed milk, generally served in the morning, but never after 12 noon in Italy, but served anytime in the USA.
- Latte – steamed milk with shot of espresso
