Meridian Coffee House

Flavor is the overall perception of the coffee in your mouth. Acidity, aroma, and body are all components of flavor. It is the balance and homogenization of these senses that create your overall perception of flavor. On the following page we describe the typical flavor characteristics.While tasting the coffee, you should try to discern whether […]

There are four popular coffee regions in the world, below you will find a list with more information.

Arabia & Africa: These are some of the most distinct coffees you will ever taste. includes coffees from Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Grown at the perfect altitude in rich black soil and the almost foggy evenings with […]

Coffee grows on varied soils - volcanic, siliceous clay, alluvial and peat and sand. Like the vine, soil gives a particular character to the same botanical species and different “Vintages” arise. Soil must be deep (roots are 1 to 2 metres) and acid (pH 4.5 to 6).
Important growing factors are:

Avoiding excessive cold and heat.
1200-1500mm of […]

The cherry is the name usually given to the fruit of the coffee tree. Botanists prefer to call it the “drupe”. Green to begin with, the berries ripen over several months, becoming successively yellow, then red, garnet red, and finally almost black.
The ideal time for harvesting is when the berries are red. Inside the drupe, […]

For the perfect Cafétière coffee, use water that has just come off the boil - boiling water will scald the coffee and impair its flavour.

Add two teaspoons of ground coffee per cup - moisten the grounds with a little of the water first to release the flavour before topping up to the desired level.
Brew for […]

Cafétière Coffee
For the perfect Cafétière coffee, use water that has just come off the boil - boiling water will scald the coffee and impair its flavour.

Add two teaspoons of ground coffee per cup - moisten the grounds with a little of the water first to release the flavour before topping up to the desired level.
Brew […]

A Caffe Latte is a single shot of espresso with steamed milk. The milk is steamed, not frothed to produce a smooth texture. There is no frothed milk in this drink. A latte is the perfect coffee for those who like a milky coffee that still has plenty of flavour. It is the ideal breakfast […]

According to the legend, coffee was discovered in Ethiopia, where it grew wild. Some shepherds discovered that their flocks didn’t sleep during the night after eating coffee.
Another legend gives us the name for coffee or “mocha”. An Arabian was banished to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his […]

Coffee is…

The second most widely used product in the world after oil.
It was worth 6 million tonnes per year in the mid 90’s.
It is worth €30 billion per year to the producing countries.
It is a living to more than 100 million people.
It is consumed at the rate of 1400 million cups per day.
The world’s second […]

Vincent Van Gogh was a big frequenter of the café society and famously said “I have tried to show the café as a place where one can go mad.”
Pope Clement VIII loved coffee and authorised its use.
Revolutions have been planned in coffee houses, […]