Outlets:
› Garcia’s Kape, Tinapay, Atbp.,
Porta Vaga Mall, Upper Session Road, Baguio City

› SM Supermarket, Baguio City

Coffee has two main varieties or species, Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora or more popularly known as Robusta. Arabica (Coffea arabica) was originally cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula, hence its name. While Robusta (Coffea canephora) is grown in many regions where Arabica would not grow but Robusta has less flavor and contains more caffeine than the Arabica. However, Robusta contains more antioxidants than Arabica coffee. Today, coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, second only to oil. Most espressos blends use good quality Robusta beans because it produces more foamy heads and are cheaper than Arabica coffee beans. Aside from two main varieties of coffee (Arabica and Robusta), there are lesser grown and exotic varieties of coffee e.g. Liberica (where the Philippine Barako comes from) and Exelsa.

Specie of coffee grown varies from one region to another. This is due to the climate, soil and the processing of the beans. Coffee characteristics are defined by its flavor, body, acidity and caffeine content. As a rule, the higher the altitude the coffee is grown, the higher the quality.