A wealth of new research is disclosing the health benefits of drinking coffee. Scientists recently found that downing three to five cups of coffee a day is associated with a 20% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia, and now it looks like coffee is good for your ticker, too.
According to the BMJ Journal, Heart, moderate coffee drinking is associated with a lower rate of hardening and furring of the arteries. Those who drink from one to five cups of coffee per day have lower levels of calcium build-up in their coronary arteries, even after taking other factors into account (age, smoking status, alcohol intake, body mass index, blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol).
But most of us love coffee for its taste – the wellness benefits are an added bonus. To connoisseurs, the nuances of flavour in different coffee blends is akin to the complexities found in wine, with descriptions ranging from ‘toffee and praline’ to ‘blueberry muffin and clotted cream’. These flavours and aromas depend on where the coffee beans are grown, how they were harvested, the roasting process and even the water used to prepare your brew.
In the World Atlas of Coffee, champion barista and coffee roaster, James Hoffmann, explores the different origins of coffee country by country, from Bolivia and Burundi to the Yemen and Zambia. If you want to know the difference between Arabica and Robusta, how to tell if your beans are fresh or stale, the best way to grind them, and exactly how to use a French Press, Filter or Espresso Machine, this is the book for you.
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