Coffee, like any plant depends upon water for life. Top producing coffee regions must have an adequate annual rainfall to sustain the life of the coffee. But that's not all water has to do with coffee. There are two main methods of processing coffee.
First, there is what is known as the dry or natural method. In this this process, the whole cherry is allowed to dry on the tree or is picked and then dried. It takes about 3 - 4 weeks to sun dry picked coffee. Well experienced farmers produce high quality coffee using this method. The other method, commonly known as the European Preparation Process, uses water.
In this method, the Coffee is prepared through a "cleansing" process using water. Producers of high quality coffee waste little time between picking and fermentation in order to reduce the possibility of crop loss. Fermentation amounts to placing the wet parchment coffee into troughs or tanks for 24 - 48 hours. This allows the enzymes in the coffee's "gum" or "binding agent", to dissolve. Timing of fermentation is of utmost importance. Either too much or too little fermentation, and the quality of the coffee suffers. Once fermentation is complete, the coffee is generally placed into "washing troughs" or "channels" and then pushed back and forth through the clean water like pebbles under a clear rushing stream. Longbottom only uses coffee that passes our cupping standards. Every crop of Longbottom Coffee has been "cupped" (taste tested) by Longbottom's owner, Michael Baccellieri himself. Taste tested in incremental stages, he makes absolute surety that you only receive the best coffee money can buy.
We know of no other company that is so committed to the excellence of the product and the satisfaction of the customer as Longbottom Coffee and Tea.
One last thing we would like to mention about water.
Michael recommends that when you prepare your coffee, you endeavor to use the purest water available. In this way, no other "tastes" will be present in your brew, and thus you can better experience the difference between Longbottom Coffee, and other brands. Also, you will begin to differentiate and acquire a taste for the various regions around the world. You will soon be able to consistently choose the type of coffee you want to enjoy at any given time or place!
Once again we are confident, that after buying Longbottom Coffee, you will enjoy at any given time or place! Taste the Difference!
