Specialty Coffee: High-quality coffee for ultimate enjoyment
As a coffee lover, you want to drink the tastiest coffee in the world and enjoy the best possible aroma. Have you ever come across the term Specialty Coffee? This refers to the best coffee in the world that has been tasted and rated by experts. The Specialty Coffee label is therefore an important quality feature.
That's why you'll find out here exactly what Specialty Coffee is all about and how the Specialty Coffee Association awards this distinction. At the same time, we'll summarize some utensils that will help you prepare high-quality coffee. We'll also introduce you to Specialty Coffee from Coffee Annan.
What does specialty coffee mean?
Specialty Coffee is a term for coffee beans that have been rated more than 80 points by the Specialty Coffee Association.
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Requirements of the Specialty Coffee Association:
The Specialty Coffee Association evaluates coffee based on its taste, acidity and balance, among other things.
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What utensils do I need to make specialty coffee?
To prepare a specialty coffee, you will need a coffee scale, a coffee grinder and other accessories.
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High-quality coffee beans for your specialty coffees:
Our coffee beans are of excellent quality and are roasted directly in the country of origin.
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What does specialty coffee mean?
Specialty Coffee refers to the highest quality coffee in the world. The designation is given by the Specialty Coffee Association: coffee beans are carefully tested for their quality. Trained coffee experts, known as Q-graders, taste the beans. They then evaluate the coffee based on various criteria. The SCA was founded by coffee pioneer Erna Knutsen, who introduced the term Specialty Coffee in 1974.
If a coffee receives a score of 80 or more, it is called a specialty coffee. Specialty coffee often means filter coffee, but there are also espresso roasts that carry the Specialty Coffee label.
Coffees that have been awarded as specialty coffee are therefore of particularly high quality. Have you ever drunk such a coffee? At Coffee Annan you will find various specialty coffees such as our Congo Specialty Coffee Filter Roast:
requirements of the Specialty Coffee Association
In order for a coffee to be called a specialty coffee, it must receive 80 or more points from the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). There are various criteria that are decisive when tasting:
aroma
The taste
uniformity
acid
Body
sweetness
balance
aftertaste
The coffee is not just reduced to its aromas, but is examined in numerous aspects. This ensures that it is of particularly high quality and offers consumers the best possible taste experience.
In addition, the coffee beans tested may only have five defects per 300 grams. Defects can include damaged beans, sticks, water damage or stones, for example. This distinguishes specialty coffee from premium coffee, which may have more defects.
How to recognize high-quality coffee
If you want to check the quality of a coffee, you should first inspect the coffee beans more closely. Look at the beans: They may be broken or damaged, which is a quality defect. If oil is leaking out, this also indicates poor quality. In addition to the coffee beans, the declaration is also important. A high-quality coffee should have a lot of information on the label: country of origin, flavor notes, degree of roasting, producer, etc. As a rule, a lot of information can be found about high-quality coffee.
What utensils do I need to make specialty coffee?
Would you like to try your hand at being a barista in your kitchen and make your own specialty coffee? In addition to the right coffee beans, you also need some accessories to brew a fresh and aromatic coffee. With us you will find everything a coffee lover's heart desires.
For example, you can buy coffee makers online from us. For example, we offer the Fellow Clara French Press . It is particularly robust, easy to clean and ensures a consistent temperature. At the same time, its modern design also makes a visual statement.
If you want to grind your coffee beans, you will find high-quality coffee grinders here. You can choose between manual and electric models. Our Fellow Odev1.1 electric coffee grinder is particularly popular. It offers you 31 grinding settings and a particularly precise grinding result. If you prefer manual coffee grinders, you should try the Comandante C40 MK4 Nitro Blade coffee grinder . It is easy to use, particularly robust and Made in Germany.
In order to measure your coffee precisely, you need a precise scale. We offer special coffee trolleys that are particularly accurate. Our range also includes various coffee accessories .
High-quality coffee beans for your specialty coffees
Are you in the mood for a specialty coffee? We have a variety of specialty coffees that you can use to create delicious coffee specialties.
This includes, for example, our Burundi Specialty Coffee Filter Roast . The beans come from the Kayanza province in Burundi. There they are grown at an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level. The roasted coffee delights with notes of plum, black tea and mandarin. The roast level is light-medium. This specialty coffee is ideal for making a latte.
Another specialty coffee from our range is the Kenya Specialty Coffee Filter Roast . It is grown in Nandi County, in western Kenya, at 1,800 to 2,100 meters above sea level. It offers aromas of cherry tomatoes, blackberries and plums. The coffee is medium roasted.
But our coffee is not only special because of the name Specialty Coffee. We at Coffee Annan believe that coffee is unfair. Coffee beans almost always leave the country where they are grown as raw material. The beans are only roasted abroad - this means that the money is distributed unfairly.
We want to change that: That's why our coffee is roasted in the country of origin. In this way, we ensure fairer distribution along the entire value chain. We support coffee farmers and local economic development. That's why we work directly with local producers.
To do this, we travel to the growing areas and convince ourselves of the impeccable quality on site. We trade directly and therefore offer you coffee with a social impact.
Would you like to support our mission and enjoy excellent coffee at the same time? Then take a closer look at our coffee:
Espresso Specialty Coffee for intense enjoyment
There are many coffee creations that are made with espresso. For example, if you want to make a flat white, you will need espresso. This is also tasted and rated by the Specialty Coffee Association.
We carry the Uganda Specialty Coffee Espresso Roast . This specialty coffee is grown in the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda. There it grows at 1,500 to 2,100 meters above sea level. If you make an espresso from the beans, you will notice notes of chocolate, figs and marzipan.
The espresso impresses with its aroma and is therefore ideal for preparing flat white , latte macchiato, café au lait and many other coffee creations. Of course, you can also enjoy your cup of espresso neat.
Just like our filter coffee, the Espresso Specialty Coffee is sustainable and fair. It is roasted in local roasting plants and only then transported on. In this way, we support not only the coffee farmers, but also the roasters in the country where the coffee is grown.
Is your mouth watering and would you like to try our delicious espresso? Then order it directly from the Coffee Annan online shop:
Frequently Asked Questions about Specialty Coffees
If you buy coffee beans, they are usually roasted. This means that they are roasted at low temperatures by so-called roasters in a drum roaster or a hot air roaster. This gives the coffee beans a deep flavor profile that can develop wonderfully when ground.
Our coffee is sustainable because we grow and buy it under fair and social conditions. Unlike other traders, we roast the coffee beans directly in the country where they are grown in Africa. This strengthens the local economy and creates fair wages for the producers.
Yes, our specialty coffee is single origin. The coffee beans come from a single country - even from a single producer. This ensures that the coffee beans can be fully traced and that there is complete transparency. So you know exactly what ends up in your cup.
Specialty coffee is better than other coffee because it has a better taste. This is due to the great care and attention to detail with which the coffee beans are grown and roasted. The coffee experts of the Specialty Coffee Association evaluate the beans and label them as specialty coffee.
Conclusion: Discover new worlds of taste with Specialty Coffee
You can't wait to try specialty coffee? Would you like to revolutionize the coffee industry with us and support coffee roasters in the country of origin?
Our specialty coffee varieties offer you a balanced taste that you can use to prepare a wide variety of coffee specialties. At the same time, it has a social impact, distributes the money more fairly along the entire value chain and promotes the economy in the country where it is grown. You can taste it too.