Coffee Roasting
Tea Categories
Tea Facts
Origins of Coffee
Espresso
100

This is the state that coffee beans are stored in, where they can be kept without loss of quality or taste.

What is green?

100

This type of tea is steamed or pan-fired immediately after harvest in order to halt the oxidation process.

What is green tea?

100

Many beverages are referred to as tea; however the authentic drinks is the one deriving from this plant.

What is Camellia sinensis?

100

The original home of the Arabica coffee plant.

What is Ethiopia?
100

Espresso lengthened with hot water is know as this.

What is an Americano?

200

There will be no oil on the surface of coffee beans roasted in this level, since they are not roasted long enough for the oils to break through the exterior.

What is light roast?

200

This is the most delicate and least manipulated tea category.

What is white tea?

200

Tea is often touted as the second most consumed beverage in the world after this.

What is water?

200

This type of coffee has been purchased from farmers at a fair price or living wage.

What is fair trade coffee?

200

This specialty drink contains espresso as the base, with the addition of equal parts of steamed milk and froth.

What is cappuccino?

300

Beans in this level are sometimes called European roast, espresso roast, or Viennese roast.

What is dark roast?

300

While not technically tea, a hot drink from this root is known to have anti-nausea properties and can also be an immune booster.

What is ginger?

300

The typical proportion of tea to water is 1 tablespoon of tea per this many ounces.

What is eight?

300
This is found within the cherry pit of the coffee plant.

What is the coffee bean?

300

With an espresso base and the addition of about three times as much hot milk and topped with froth, this is a popular coffee house order, often with flavored syrup added.

What is a latte?

400

After this, the roast can be considered complete at any time according to the taste preference.

What is 1st Crack?
400

This concept is central to the production process and defining to the five main categories of tea.

What is oxidation?

400

For most delicate teas the infusion time should be for this many minutes.

What is two to three?

400

According to legend, the person that discovered coffee noticed that after eating bright red berries, these animals started behaving abnormally.

What are goats?

400

An espresso shot, served alone, is typically in a cup of this size.

What is three ounces?

500

This level of roast is often referred to as the American roast because it is generally preferred in the United State.

What is Medium Roast?

500

This type of tea, also known as dark tea, is named after its place of origin in the Yunnan province of China.

What is Puerh?

500

To maximize freshness, tea should be stored in a cool, dry environment that limits or eliminates this.

What is light?

500

The area within roughly 1000 miles of the equator, where most coffee plants grow best is known as this.

What is the coffee belt?

500

To brew espresso, it is necessary to do so in a specialized machine that can create this kind of brewing process.

What is pressurized.