The bold, invigorating, rich and smooth smell of arabica coffee… nothing beats that. This is the thing that my husband and I have the intertwined passion when morning comes.  The smell that soars around the house when the coffee is brewing  is just  a natural lift in my senses.

My thing about coffee started since college days. Not for stress-relieving nor a take in for keeping me awake … I just simply love the smell and taste.  The crisp & clean smell is simply enticing.  On those days though, the robusta coffee is the most common in the market.  I used to be contented with the taste of the latter but when I started taking arabica, I just know the difference.  My palate is satiable with arabica coffee since then.

The difference…is  absolutely big!

Robusta Coffee

quite high in acidity making it a bit sour, high content of caffeine, less flavor, commonly used for instant coffee.

Arabica Coffee

rich, bold, smooth, does not have a sweet nor sour taste, less caffeine

The differences are greatly due to geographic origin although ample & distinguishable,  none are categorized as inferior nor superior.   In fact, the coffee that we pay so much in Starbucks, Coffee Bean, Gloria Jean and other local Coffee shops are using robusta unless they specifically indicate it.  Since they make lattes and they mix coffee with other fancy flavors, the difference is barely noticeable. Some coffee houses specifically indicate the specie of the coffee like Columbian or Kona bean which originate from Columbia and Hawaii respectively. These countries are known producers of arabica coffee.

Brewing my own coffee with molasses cookie of Dancing Deer are one of the best things to slack on and of course perfecting the morning is having my coffee and cookie while watching my favorite show “The View”.  Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar just complete my so called woman’s morning rituals.

So for you- wife, husband, mom or dad,  next time you go in your favorite grocery store… try looking for arabica coffee and … Enjoy!