COFFEE FACTS
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Ian Fleming enjoyed a cup of Wallenford Jamaica Blue Mountain® Coffee daily during his many stays in Jamaica.
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Wallenford Jamaica Blue Mountain® Coffee has been served to Queen Elizabeth II, The Emperor of Japan and the First Elected Female President of Liberia.
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The coffee bean was discovered in Abyssinia by a goat herder.
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Coffee is the second most traded product in the world after petroleum.
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Of the various botanical species of coffee trees in the world, only two are extensively cultivated commercially, Arabica and Robusta.
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All the coffee in the world grows in the “Bean Belt” - The countries located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
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Coffee cherries usually contain two “beans”, except for the single bean Peaberry anomaly.
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October 1st is the official Coffee Day in Japan.
