Gano Coffee - A Coffee Thats Good For You?
By Terry Dunn

Coffee, in all sorts, could be a “pick me up drink ” or a “ real downer-down the shaft-drink” depending on how the person is affected by it. But, do you know that a single cup of coffee—aside from boosting your alertness, perking you up, and even improving your concentration—can actually lead you to addiction: caffeine addiction. While many people think that drinking coffee is a “healthy” habit, some experts say that it’s very important for them to remember that coffee’s main ingredient is caffeine—a “drug” that can be abused even in mild dosages.

Although now, we all know that too much coffee is bad for our health, most of us cannot help but indulge into this addicting act.
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Coffee Makers For Different Coffee Types
By Peter Mason

There is nothing quite like waking up in the morning, stumbling to the kitchen and finding your favourite coffee brewed and waiting for you. Of all the drinks in the world, coffee seems to have universal appeal. But if you have ever travelled you quickly discovered that one person’s coffee can be quite different from another’s.

A World Wide Business—Coffee Types

Coffee is grown on five different continents and dozens of countries around the world. There are coffee plantations in Columbia and much of South America. There are hundreds of plantations in Africa. The growing region expands to the east and west including the West Indies, Sumatra, and Java.
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Coffee, A Brief Overview
By Jerry Powell

The coffee plant has two main species. There is the Coffea Arabica, which is the more traditional coffee and considered to be superior in flavor, and the Coffea Canephora known more commonly as Robusta. Robusta tends to be higher in caffeine and can be grown in climates and environments were Arabica would not be profitable. Robusta is also typically more bitter and acidic in flavor. Because of this Robusta tends to be less expensive. High quality Robusta is also used to blend espresso for more bite, and to lower costs.

A little known fact is that some coffee beans improve their flavor with age. It is the green unroasted beans which are aged; the typical length of time is 3 years, though there are some houses which sell beans aged to 7 years. Aged beans have a fuller flavor and are less acidic.
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Coffee With Class
By Bob Bassett

A gift basket loaded with gourmet coffee and snacks is a present sure to be appreciated by coffee connoisseur and college students alike. Coffee gift baskets are available with both decaf, for those who enjoy the flavor, and regular coffee, for the caffeine addicts you know.

Coffee gift baskets often come with not only coffee, but cookies, biscotti, and other treats. In addition, many include mugs or other coffee related items such as canisters or grinders. If your recipient has a preferred brand of coffee, such as Gevalia or Starbucks, you are in luck! Many premium coffee brands are available in gift baskets.
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The Original Irish Coffee
By Michael Sheridan

There are a number of Irish Coffee recipes available on the web and elsewhere. Most of them are close to the original, but I have yet to see one that is truly authentic.

What makes me such an expert? A branch of my family invented this wonderful mix of black coffee, Irish whiskey and cream which was always intended to resemble a glass of Guinness.

It was created by my distant relative Joe Sheridan in the earlier part of the last century while he was employed as a steward at Shannon Airport, Ireland.

He would have been an uncle some four times removed.
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