High quality blends such as Specialty Coffee tend to be 100% Arabica. Now, let us tell you what Arabica is.
When it comes to coffee there are basically two types of coffee beans which are used in making it - Arabica and Robusta. The chief difference between the two is merely of quality. While Arabica beans have a noticeably superior taste, and are generally speaking more flavorful and than Robusta, Robusta on the other hand tends to make a bitterer brew.
The question or debate between Arabica and Robusta or Premium Vs regular coffee is simply of one between quality Vs quantity. Robusta beans are a lot more forgiving and can be grown in a large variety of temperatures and geography, they also tend to have a shorter production time and thus can be made available more readily and more frequently. However the final product is significantly lower in quality.
Arabica beans on the other hand are really choosy as to where they will grow and thus can be grown only in temperatures ranging between 15 to 20 degrees centigrade. They also have a significantly longer production cycle and generally take more than 4 or even 5 years for the crop to be ripe. However the final product of this is quite high quality.
When we talk about specialty coffee we are referring to the coffee which is made out of Arabica beans which is a prerequisite for gourmet specialty coffee. Connoisseurs consider this type of coffee to be far superior to the more readily available kinds and recommend these.
Another way to check out whether a coffee is specialty coffee or not is by checking out the rating giving to it by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. If the coffee scores over 80 on a scale of 100 then it can be considered Specialty coffee or even gourmet.
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