You can never have too much coffee…
File this one under ‘more than I ever wanted to know about Starbucks.’ They may be widely credited with popularizing the gourmet coffee industry, but I still believe their product is just ‘good’ and better coffee can be found at specialty, mom and pop shops. Of course, despite their 16,000+ locations and more than 137,000 […]
I like this infographic…it provides a quick, visual reference for relative caffeine levels in different drinks. Most interestingly, note how low down on the caffeine scale espresso is compared to a tall cup of drip coffee from Starbucks! I don’t feel so bad about drinking four double shots a day now. 😉 Anyway, click through […]
Ok, time for another caffeine-related infographic! This one had some interesting data on the amount of caffeine in various substances, some of which I had never heard of (caffeinated marshmallows? perky jerky?). Apart from that though, it really just states the obvious, with the benefits and drawbacks of caffeine (and I suspect you know those […]
Ah, caffeine…where would I be without it? Yeah, I’m hooked on it, though it’s actually a secondary benefit to drinking coffee…I honestly do enjoy the taste of a nice, fresh roasted cup of coffee or espresso! But the caffeine, it sure is a nice side effect. Shown below is an interesting infographic with, well, let’s […]
You probably already knew that Hawaii is the only state in the US where coffee is grown commercially. But did you know that Hawaii produces over seven MILLION pounds of coffee (unroasted weight) per year?! More info can be found in this neat graphic, check the link below for the full size.
Regular Coffeeopolis readers know I’m fascinated by the health effects of coffee, and lately stumbled upon a cool infographic that talks about both coffee and tea health benefits. Much of it I already knew, but some of it was new…such as, did you know that adding milk may stop the benefits tea has against cancer? […]
I had considered myself highly educated in the coffee world…until I saw this infographic of different Italian coffee drinks, and spotted many I had never heard of before! Like the bicerin (espresso, drinking chocolate, and whole milk, served layered). Neat stuff here, check it out after the link below.
Everyone’s talking about the economy these days. So where does coffee fit in to the picture? Well, for starters, did you know that Brazil is the top coffee producing country, followed by Vietnam? Yeah, me neither. What’s equally surprising is that Germany is the second largest consumer of coffee (the US is #1, not surprisingly). […]
Click the more link to see a larger version of this infographic with some neat facts about coffee. For example, did you know that only 35% of coffee drinkers prefer their coffee black?