Buffalo Rising Online

Let’s face it: coffee is a great excuse! A great excuse to start the day, or to get together with friends, or to curl up by the fireplace with a good book on a snowy winter night or even to close on an important business deal. Any occasion is a good occasion to have a freshly brewed hot cup of coffee--or maybe even cold? Today, we can make it at home or buy it at the coffee shops. To us, this is a simple and delightful process, but, in reality, in order for us to have the opportunity to appreciate the aroma and the flavor of this dark, rich and bold drink, a long and arduous process had to take place beforehand.

Let’s begin at the root. The coffee bush is from the family of the rubiaceae. Its beautiful cherry-like fruit, white blossoms and gentile fragrance speak of mystic beauty. These bushes grow best on high elevations (500 to 2000 meters) in misty, tropical environments. Those of us who have had the blessing of watching the bushes blossom in a plantation field agree …