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Coffeehasneverbeenbetter,ormoreinteresting,thanitistoday.Coffeeproducershaveaccesstomorevarietiesandtechniquesthaneverbeforeandwe,asconsumers,canshareinthatexpertisetomakesurethecoffeewedrinkisthebestwecanfind.Wherecoffeecomesfrom,howitwasharvested,theroastingprocessandthewaterusedtomakethebrewarejustafewofthefactorsthatinfluencethetasteofwhatwedrink.ChampionbaristaandcoffeeroasterJamesHoffmannexaminesthesekeyfactors,lookingatvarietiesofcoffee,theinfluenceofterroir,howitisharvestedandprocessed,theroastingmethodsused,throughtothewayinwhichthebeansarebrewed.Countrybycountry-fromBoliviatoZambia-hethenidentifieskeycharacteristicsandthemethodsthatdeterminethequalityofthatcountry'soutput.Alongthewaywelearnabouteverythingfromthedevelopmentoftheespressomachine,towhystrengthguidesonsupermarketcoffeearereallynotgoodnews.Thisisthefirstbooktochartthecoffeeproductionofover35countries,encompassingknowledgeneverpreviouslypublishedoutsidethecoffeeindustry.Foreveryonewhowantstounderstandmoreaboutcoffeeanditswonderfulnuancesandpossibilities,thisisthebooktohave.