The sprouting of specialty coffee shops has stirred many people worldwide into drinking coffee. Even multi-national coffee shop companies have decided to go head on and open coffee shops in China where tea is very popular amongst hot beverages.
The flavored coffee bean sector has tripled or even quadrupled its sales volume for the past few decades when people have realized the rich complementary flavor of flavored coffee beans. Coffee experts would view the flavoring of the coffee as an enhancement of what really is the true coffee flavor and not to overpower it.
Many have come to love their favorite flavored coffee bean but only a few have come to see and share what really goes behind in making it.
Processing of the beans
The common method of processing the coffee bean is the dry method. The harvested beans are laid on the dryer and are exposed to the sun for it to dehydrate. Through milling, the coffee bean is then separated from the plant or other debris. The next step is roasting the beans. Roasting can have five different levels of roast which are commonly known as the following: American Roast, Viennese Roast, Italian Roast, French...