Fair Traded Coffee: Coffee that has been purchased from farmers (usually peasant farmers) at a 'fair' price as defined by international agencies. The extra paid these farmers under fair trade arrangements is extremely modest, by the way.

 

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Fair Traded Coffee: Coffee that has been purchased from farmers (usually peasant farmers) at a 'fair' price as defined by international agencies. The extra paid these farmers under fair trade arrangements is ex . . . View Full Definition

Natural Coffee: Coffee processed by removing the husk or fruit after the coffee fruit has been dried. When only ripe fruit is utilized and the drying is done carefully dry-processed coffee can be complex, f . . . View Full Definition

Monsooned Coffee: Dry-processed single-origin coffee from south India deliberately exposed to monsoon winds in open warehouses, with the aim of increasing body and reducing acidity.

Middle Eastern Coffee: Coffee ground to a powder, sweetened (usually), brought to a boil, and served grounds and all.

Mature Coffee: Coffee held in warehouses for two to three years. Mature coffee has been held longer than old crop coffee, but not as long as aged or vintage coffee.

New Orleans Coffee: Traditionally, dark-roast coffee blended with up to forty percent roasted and ground chicory root. Most New Orleans blends sold in specialty stores today contain no chicory, however. They ar . . . View Full Definition

Laisse-Faire: Doctrine that a government should not interfere with business and economic affairs.

Parchment Coffee: Describes wet-processed coffee shipped with the dried parchment skin still adhering to the bean. The parchment is removed prior to roasting, a step called milling.

Organic Coffee: Coffee that has been certified by a third-party agency as having been grown and processed without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or similar chemicals.

Old Tavern Coffee Estate: A small, highly regarded producer of certified Jamaica Blue Mountain™ coffee using traditional wet processing methods.