Coffee Origin - Brazil

The largest and probably the most well known producer of coffee in the world. Brazil which has a population of over 200 million people and employs easily 5 million people in the coffee industry.

This beautiful country produces a gigantic 40-60 million bags (60KG bags) of coffee each year. That is over 2.5 billion KG of coffee coming from 3 billion coffee trees and this accounts for a third of the world's coffee production.

There are over a quarter of a million coffee farms in Brazil with an average size of 7.5 hectares. Most coffee is processed by their natural and pulp-natural method and the harvesting is done between May and October.

Coffee in Brazil is hand as well as machine picked. About 75% is Arabica and 25% Robusta. Most varieties are Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Catuai and Mundo Novo.

Brazilian coffee is usually mild, balanced, low in acidity, sweet and nutty.

The coffee tree

Learn all about the coffee tree and the different varieties that you can find.

Harvesting coffee

Find out how coffee is harvested and the hard work that the coffee farmers put into our lovely drink.

Processing coffee

Read about what they do after the harvesting of coffee and the various processing methods.

Brazil

The largest producer of coffee with a production of around 43 million bags (60KG) of coffee.

Colombia

Producing around 13 million bags (60KG) of coffee, Colombia is the third largest producer of coffee.

El Salvador

Not the largest producer with 0.5 million bags (60KG) but boy do they know how to grow coffee!

Costa Rica

This beautiful country produces around 1.5 million bags (60KG) of coffee each year.

Guatemala

Guatemala produces around 3.5 million bags (60KG) each year and produces very high quality certified coffee.

Ethiopia

The birthplace of coffee with wild coffees and a production of around 6.5 million bags (60KG).

Kenya

The neighbour of Ethiopia yet with a very different flavour profile, Kenya produces under a million bags (60KG) of coffee each year.

Rwanda

Only about 0.25 million bags (60KG) are produced each year by Rwanda but we love Rwandan coffee.

India

With over 5 million bags (60KG) a year, India produces quite a bit of coffee and use the famous Monsooning processing method.

Indonesia

Over 6.5 million bags (60KG) are produced annually by Indonesia with some famous growing regions.

Sourcing coffee

How we source our coffee

How we roast coffee

Find out how we roast coffee here at Limini

Weighing and bagging

Yes, we do things by hand. Find out how we do it here.

Espresso coffee

The most popular method? Learn a bit about it here.

Drip filter

Automatic filter coffee machines. Read all about it.

Chemex

Why Chemex coffee is so good...

V60

An ancient method that has made a big come back.

Cafetiere

A convenient and popular immersion brew.

Aeropress

Not just intriguing but also really good!