The World Atlas of Coffee (2nd Edition)

The worldwide bestseller - 1/4 million copies sold - definitive guide to coffee from beans to brewing. Written by a World Barista Champion, this book is highly recommended for anyone into their coffee and interested in finding out more about how it's grown, processed and roasted. Whether you are an industry professional, a home enthusiast or anything in between, this is a must read.

Champion barista and coffee expert James Hoffmann examines the key factors of coffee, the influence of terroir , how it is harvested and processed, the roasting methods used, through to the way in which the beans are brewed. Country by country - from Bolivia to Zambia - he then identifies key characteristics and the methods that determine the quality of that country's output.

Along the way we learn about everything from the development of the espresso machine, to why strength guides on supermarket coffee are really not good news. This is the first book to chart the coffee production of over 35 countries, encompassing knowledge never previously published outside the coffee industry.