Kape Alamid
21 September 2006Kape Alamid. . .a suprise search term that bring visitors to my site at CoffeeSpectra.com. Well actually Kape Alamid and Kopi Luwak is the same thing. In both, the coffee beans passed through and processed by the digestive tracts of the commom Palm Civet..an animial which loves to eat the reddest and ripest coffee berries. In Indonesia it is known as Kopi Luwak and in Philippines it is known as Kape Alamid.
Anyway no matter how it is named, this coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world, easily costing a couple of hundreds per pound. I did a website discussing in details about Kopi Luwak at kopiluwak.html.
I visited a few website just to confirmed that Kopi Luwak and Kape Alamid is the same. This website www.ladylaila.net confirmed it’s the same. Also read what others are talking about Kopi Luwak in this blog www.vancouvercoffee.ca
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4 September 2006How To Find Quality Coffee Beans For The Best Tasting Coffee
By Gregg Hall
Choosing good coffee beans has a lot more to do with art than with science. And those who know how to, will spare nothing just to find the best ones that money can buy. But why should you care? Coffee beans are just coffee beans, right? And coffee is just coffee. What’s the big deal?
Well, if you’re fond of the common supermarket variety of the aromatic pods, then chances are that you’re right. It isn’t such a big deal. But once you have tried the real deal you will understand why so many people go to such lengths just to find the perfect beans for the perfect cup of coffee.
So where do you start?
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Fair Trade Coffee
2 September 2006Fair Trade Fundamentals
By Catherine Jones
You’re buying coffee. One label says this roasted mountain-fresh Colombian coffee is ideal for all coffee makers. But is it ideal for the coffee bean’s maker, the farmer? Your choice is empowering. When you choose fair trade, you get more than coffee; you get the opportunity to enrich someone’s life.
What Is Fair Trade?
Fair trade is an international alternative trading system designed to empower disadvantaged farmers, artisans, and labourers. The movement began 50 years ago when international aid organizations worked to help farmers and labourers in Africa break free from oppressive trading practices. These inequitable trading practices still exist today.
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