by Michelle Faber

 Tips for Finding Perfect Premium Coffee... There is coffee and THERE IS COFFEE! You likely know about the generic quality coffees you find at the supermarket, using the inferior Robusta beans. And, in contrast, there is the alternative: the coffee regularly termed Gourmet Coffee you buy direct from roasters around the country. Popular large volume roasters, like Starbucks as well as most of the the smaller roasters dispersed about town, essentially utilize this far better grade, high altitude, shade grown Arabica bean. That being said, and broadly known by all nowadays, how can you siphon out the crème de la crème of gourmet coffee beans to purchase? To begin with, let's hone in specifically on taste. Nowadays, coffee has become a "drink of experts"... evolved into an art of reflection! We've begun to savor our coffee...flavor identify and define the subtle hints and nuances, as well as the qualities that identify the bean's continent of origin..