The Coffee Poet

Once upon a time in America there was drip or instant, milk or sugar. Folger's was the name of the game. Then, from Australian Skybury to Kenyan Peaberry, from Kona to Barcelona, the world exploded with options. Today there's enough variety in choices of blend, country and style to boggle the greatest coffee aficionado.

Of course there is Brazil, the world's largest producer for more than a century. Not surprising considering a third of its landmass is suitable for coffee tree growing. This South American powerhouse produces wonderful aromatic blends from Bahia and Minas Gerais.

Colombia, perhaps even better known - even though second in volume - makes a light, sweet delight that comes in 'supremo' or 'excelso'. The coffees made from Popayan or Narino are surpassed nowhere.

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