French

Cayenne

Cayenne, m

_In general_:

Guiana

n

Similar to

(Cayenne)

Martinique. The

production is

limited and

commercially

unimportant.

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Brazil

Brazils, m n

_In general_: The American

coffees of Brazil, (Cont'd)

which are generally

known in the trade

as "Brazils" (to

distinguish them

from "Milds," the

higher grades),

are the "price"

coffees of the

world. Brazil

produces about 70%

of the world's

supply.

Santos

So Paulo, d

The largest coffee

district, producing

between 50% and 60%

of the world's

supply.

Cla.s.ses:

Bourbon,

Small bean,

Santos m n

resembling Mocha,

but making a

handsomer roast

with fewer quakers.

In color it varies

from dark to light

green, and from

yellow to a pale

straw, often with

a red center. True

Bourbons are first

crop beans. In the

cup they are smooth

and palatable

without tang.

Flat Bean

Smooth surface,

Santos m n

small to large,

pale green and

greenish-yellow to

pale yellow. It is

a sixth year crop

of Bourbon Santos.

Good full smooth

body. Used straight

and in combination

with all milds.

Mocha-Seed

A grade of Bourbon

Santos m n

designed as a

subst.i.tute for true

Mocha on the

European markets.

Campinas, d

The oldest coffee

& t

district in So

Paulo. There are

136 others.

_Gradings for All So Paulo_:

1--Fine 4--Regular

2--Superior 5--Ordinary

3--Good 6--Escalba

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Rio de

Mins Geraes

Various shades of

Janeriro

Rio, m n

green, medium to

large. Peculiar

pungent flavor and

aroma.

_Gradings for All Rios_:

(N.Y. Coffee Exchange)

1--No imperfections

2--6 imperfections

3--13 imperfections

4--20 imperfections

5--60 imperfections

6--110 imperfections

7--About 200 imperfections

8--About 400 imperfections

(On Havre Exchange)

Washed--Inferior and ordinary

Unwashed--Superior, 1st good, 1st

regular, 1st ordinary, 2nd good,

2nd ordinary.

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Brazil

Victoria

Espirito Santo

Large, dingy-green (Cont'd)

(Cont'd)

d

or brown bean

Victoria, t

making a roast free

Capitania, m

from quakers but

n

but muddy in the

cup.

Bahia

Bahia, d, t, &

Low grade, having a

m n

peculiar smoky

flavor.

Chapada, t &

Light-colored,

m n

fair-sized bean;

attractive roast,

but no cup

character.

Caravellas, t

Similar to Chapada.

& m n

Nazareth, t &

Small bean, fair

m n

roast, undesirable

cup.

Maragogipe,

A variety of

t & m n

_Coffea arabica_;

large bean,

elephantine roast,

woody in the cup.

Ceara

Ceara, t

Small, flinty, green

Cuaruaru, m

bean; value like

n

Santos of the same

grade.

Ecuador

Guayaquil

Ecuador

_In general_: The

Ecuador coffee bean

is small, pea-green

in color, and not

high grade. It

resembles Ceara,

and when old makes

a bright roast. It

is poor in cup

quality and useful

only as a filler.

Not an important

commercial factor.

Peru

Callao

Peru

_In general_: The

Mollendo

Choquisongo, d

green coffee bean

Cajamarca, d

of Peru ranges from

Perene, d

medium to bold in

Paucartambo, d

size, and from

Chauchamayo, d

bluish to yellow in

Huanuaco, d

color. The highland

Pacasmayo, d

variety has been

compared with the

high-grade

Mexicans, but the

lowland growths are

not favorably

regarded.

Unimportant

commercially.

Bolivia

Bolivia

_In general_:

La Paz, d

Bolivia's coffee,

Apolobamba,

though of superior

t

quality and

Yungas, m

sometimes compared

n

favorably with

Cochabamba, d

Arabian growths, is

Santa Cruz, d

an unimportant

Sara

factor in

Velasco

international

Chiquitos

coffee trading.

Cordillera

El Beni, d

Chuquisca, d

Argentina

Argentina

_In general_:

Salta, d

Argentina's coffee

Jujuy, d

is grown chiefly

for home

consumption.

Unimportant

commercially.

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Paraguay

Paraguay

_In general_: (Cont'd)

Altos, d

Paraguay's coffee

Asuncion, d

is all marketed in

Asuncion, where it

is sold as

Brazilian coffee.

It is commercially

important.

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Arabia

Aden

Mocha

_In general_:

Hodeida

Arabian, or Mocha,

Maidi

beans are very

Leheya

small, hard, round

irregular in form

and size; in color,

olive green shading

off to pale yellow.

The roast is poor

and irregular. In

the cup they have

a unique acid

character, heavy

body; in flavor,

smooth and

delicious.

Yemen

Marttari, d

From the Beni-Mattar

(Mohtari)

country; the best;

a yellow-green

translucent bean.

Yaffey, d

From the Yaffey

country near Taiz;

second best.

Sharki, d

A long light yellow

(Shergi)

bean, from the

east, "Esh Shark" a

superior Mocha with

a rich full body.

Sanani, d

From the Sanaa

region; a green

bean. A grade lower

than Sharki.

Haimi-Harazi,

A quality green bean

d

from a mountain

(Hemi or

near Mattari.

Heimah)

Anezi, d

From the El Anz

(Anisi)

country. Pale

yellow and very

hard.

Sharsh, d

Superior qualities

Menakha, d

of the above due

Hifash, d

to different

methods of curing.

Remi, d

A poorer grade,

(Reimah)

reddish bean, from

Djebel Remi.

Bourai, d

A poorer grade from

(Bura)

Djebel Boura.

Shami, d

A poorer grade from

from the north; Esh

Sham.

Yemeni, d

A poorer grade from

(Taizi)

the south; El

Yemen.

Maidi, d

A poorer grade from

the port of Maidi.

Abyssinia

Formerly known as

(Africa)

Longberry Mocha,

but still shipped

through Aden _via_

Jibuti. See

Africa--Abyssinia.

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Arabia

_Gradings for All Mochas_: Mocha (Cont'd)

(Cont'd)

Extra--For all extra qualities as

Yaffey, Anezi, Matari, Sharki. Mocha

No. 1--For Anezi, Matari, Sharki;

only perfect berries. No. 1A, same as

No. 1, but with some dust. Mocha No.

2--Some broken and quakers. Mocha No.

3--Broken, quakers and dust.

Magrache--Triage or screenings.

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Madras

Indias, m n

_In general_: The

Calicut

Indian coffee bean

Mangalore

is small to large

Tellicherry

and blue-green in

Tuticorin

color. In the cup

Bombay

it has a

distinctive strong

flavor and deep

color.

Mysore, d

Mountain-grown,

Mysore, t

large, blue-green

bean, heavy body.

Madras, d

Small bean, solid

Malabar, m

and meaty; handsome

n (Wynaad)

roast, peculiar

rich flavor.

Nilgiri, d

Small to large bean

Nilgiris, m

with slight acidity

n

in the cup;

plantation Ceylon

character.

Madura, d

No marked

(Palni Hills)

characteristics.

Salem, d

Same as Nilgiris.

(Shevaroys)

Coimbatore, d

Same as Nilgiris.

Tellicherry,

A good grade

d

resembling Malabar;

somewhat similar

Nilgiris.

Coorg (or

A large, flat, dark

Kurg), d

green bean, thin in

the cup; a lowland

variety.

Travancore, d

Similar to

Nilgiris.

Cochin, d

A native cherry.

Cochin, m

n

Bombay, d

Commercially

Kanara

unimportant.

Bengal, d

Commercially

Chittagong

unimportant.

a.s.sam

Commercially

unimportant.

South Sylhet

Commercially

unimportant.

Burma

Rangoon

Burma

Large spongy bean;

Tavoy, d

gra.s.sy cup. Not a

commercial factor.

_Cla.s.ses for All Indias_:

1--Native cherry (sun dried and

then hulled)

2--Plantation (washed)

Sizes: Nos. 1, 2 and 3; Peaberry

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Ceylon

Colombo

Ceylon

_In general_: (Cont'd)

Gampola, d

Ceylon's coffees

Dumbara, d

are no longer the

Kotmale, d

commercial factor

p.u.s.s.ellawa, d

they were before

the coffee blight

practically

destroyed the

industry. Those

left, however,

still retain much

of their original

character, the

hill-grown washed

being unique in

appearance and

flavor. In the old

days they were

cla.s.sed as native,

or plain-grown,

plantation,

mountain, and

Liberian.

Malay States

Penang

Straits

_In general_: The

(British)

(Georgetown)

Liberian, m

coffee from the

Singapore

n

Malay States is

Straits

mostly Liberian

Robusta, m

and Robusta and is

n

not important

commercially,

although the

Robusta variety

promises to become

an important

factor.

Perak, d

Most important of

the Federated

States coffees.

Selangor, d

Native state coffee.

Negri-

Nine states

Sembilan, d

Federation district

coffees.

Bali, d & m

From the island in

n

Netherlands East

Indies (See p.

374.)

Timor, d &

From the island in

m n

Netherlands East

Indies (See p.

374.)

French

Haiphong

Indo-China, m

_In general_: The

Indo-China

n

coffees of French

Tonkin

Indo-China, while

Annam

comparatively new,

Cambodia

give promise; but

Cochin-China

as yet are not

commercially

important. The

original arabica

plantings have been

succeeded by

liberica and

robusta growths.

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Sunda

East Indies,

_In general_: Archipelago

Islands

m n

Included in this

group are the

best-known coffees

from Sumatra, Java,

Timor, Celebes,

etc.

Netherlands

East Indies

Sumatra

Padang

Sumatra

_In general___:

Kroe (West

Included among the

Coast)

coffees of Sumatra

Batavia (Java)

are several that

are conceded to be

the finest the

world produces. The

green beans are

large, uniform, and

vary in color from

pale straw to deep

mahogany. They have

a smooth, heavy

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Netherlands

Padang

fancies possessing Archipelago

East Indies

Kroe (West

an almost syrupy (Cont'd)

Sumatra

Coast)

richness. They are

(Cont'd)

Batavia (Java)

graded as Private

Estate (washed or

dry hulled) and Blue

Bean (washed).

Padang, d &

The best coffee in

t

the world"; also

Mandheling, m

the highest priced.

n

Formerly a

Government coffee.

Yellow to brown,

large-sized bean;

dully roast, but

free from quakers.

It is of heavy

body, exquisite

flavor and aroma.

Ankola, m n

Formerly a

Government coffee.

Large fat bean,

making a dull

roast. Second only

to Mandhelings; it

has a heavy body

and rich, musty

flavor.

Siboga, m n

A harder bean

Ankola; sometimes

called Private

Estate Ankola.

Ayer Bangies,

Formerly a

m n

Government

coffee. Large

even bean, with

Mandheling and

Ankola; of a

delicate flavor

but not much

body.

Corinchie, m

Formerly a native

n

cultivation. The

bean is large,

handsome, brown in

color. It makes an

attractive roast.

Good body, plenty

of bitter acid,

delicious flavor.

Interior, m

Formerly all

n

Government coffee.

The true type of

Old Government

Java. Poor roast,

good cup.

Painan

Formerly a

Government coffee.

Mixed green and

brown beans; poor

roast. Heavy body,

pungent flavor.

Grades next to

Inferior.