Gourmet Coffee and Tea

Gourmet coffee and tea are exceptionally prized commodities around the world. They are among the largest exports of many countries, as coffee and tea drinkers quickly spend more than $20 billion annually for their daily cup of brew.

All gourmet blends vary and gain attributes according to the location, elevation, temperature, and humidity of the coffee and tea farmers' farm.

This affects the price you pay and, more importantly, the taste, aroma and overall appeal.

Without proper cultivation and harvesting, gourmet coffee and tea would not be quite so "gourmet." Coffee and tea not cultivated under proper conditions will be of lesser quality or rendered useless. Of course, coffee and tea farmers go to great lengths to ensure the integrity of their product stays intact.

Customers enjoy the variances available in gourmet coffees and teas. These include everything from the natural product taste and aroma to the different ways blends are roasted or infused.

Gourmet coffee and tea is an enriching experience beginning with preparation and drinking enjoyment to the potential health benefits derived from consumption.

Many gourmet teas offer therapeutic attributes. While tea health benefits are not USDA confirmed, millions of people around the world agree that tea is healthy.

Both coffee and (most) tea also provide caffeine that contributes to alertness and possess natural antioxidants that provide a variety of health and wellness benefits.

Article Source: Information provided above was sourced from an article by Tana Ticer, an authority on coffee and tea, who shares more of her expertise on gourmet blends at thelittleteahouse.com.

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