Coffee - From Bean to Barista

This engaging guide to coffee explains its history, cultivation, and culture, as well as the major factors influencing the industry today. The first book that coffee lovers naturally will turn to, it will also appeal to anyone interested in globalization, climate change, and social justice.

List of contents

1 INTRODUCTION
2 IN PRODUCING COUNTRIES:
COFFEE FROM FARM TO PORT
Where and How Coffee Grows
Organic vs. Synthetic: Yes, Coffee Is Full of Chemicals
Coffee Cultivation
Women in Coffee
Gathering and Processing the Harvest
The Cost of Coffee through the Supply Chain
Certification Programs: Benefits and Drawbacks
Cupping (Rating and Purchasing Decisions)
Climate Change
3 ROASTING COFFEE, MAKING COFFEE DRINKS
Coffee Consumption around the World
What Is "Sophistication"?
How Coffee Spread around the Globe
Roasting
Making Coffee to Drink
4 COFFEE AND HEALTH,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
How Coffee Brought Social and Political Disruption to the World
Coffee and Personal Health
Caffeine
Recent Research on Coffee and Health
5 CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
NOTES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

About the author

Robert W. Thurston is professor emeritus of history at Miami University, and he is the senior editor of Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry. He is managing partner at Oxford Coffee Company, a roastery and coffee bar in Oxford, Ohio.

Product details

• Authors: Robert W. Thurston
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2025
• EAN: 9798881808914
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-0891-4
• Weight: 299 g
• Illustrations: 11 b-w illustrations; 23 b-w photos; 1 map; 1 textbox
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; HISTORY / World, COOKING / Beverages / Coffee & Tea, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, General & world history, Food & society, Cultural studies: food & society, Non-alcoholic beverages, Tea & coffee