Coffee Trees
There is two main types (species) of coffee trees grown for consumption.
What are Arabica and Robusta?
This essential step must happen to a coffee bean before it can be brewed into a drink.
What is grinding?
The Italian coffee drink is made with equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and milk foam.
What is a Cappuccino?
Opened in 1971 in Seattle, this is the world's largest coffee chain.
What is Starbucks?
Coffee trees produce "cherries" that are typically this color when ripe.
What is red?
This type of roast has a shiny, oily, and dark appearance.
What is a dark roast?
This concentrated coffee is brewed by forcing hot water through finely-ground beans.
What is espresso?
This popular term for coffee supposedly originated from Navy Admiral Josephus Daniels, who banned alcohol on ships.
What is a "Cup of Joe"?
This famous tropical US state is known for growing coffee, particularly the Kona variety.
What is Hawaii?
Pouring hot water on grounds to let carbon dioxide escape is called this, which enhances flavor.
What is blooming?
A "long black" or Americano is made by diluting espresso with this.
What is hot water?
This is the most common, and sometimes only, type of coffee bean permitted to be grown in Costa Rica.
What is Arabica?
To grow properly, coffee trees need to be protected from direct, intense light and this, one of the "4 enemies of coffee."
What is heat (or moisture)?
To keep beans fresh, they should be stored in an airtight container away from light, heat, and this.
What is oxygen?
What is cold brew?
In the "Coffee Bean" analogy, this is what the bean does when placed in hot water.
What is transform its environment?
Coffee "beans" are actually found as this part inside the coffee cherry fruit.
What is the seed?
This 17th-century group was the first to technically "roast and ground" coffee.
What are the Turks/Ottomans?
An espresso shot "fixed" with a small amount of liquor is known by this term.
What is a corretto?
This famous composer was said to be so obsessed with coffee he insisted on exactly 60 beans per cup.
Who is Beethoven?