You do not have to be a coffee connoisseur to have heard the terms arabica and robusta, and maybe you’ve wondered what all of the fuss was about. Coffee is just a simple bean, right? What could possibly be so complex about a seemingly simple caffeinated drink? Well, there absolutely is a difference between arabica and robusta coffee, and both have unique strengths and weaknesses.

Anyone else going down the internet rabbit hole and learning a lot of cool, interesting facts, but also a decent amount of useless ones too (if we're being honest)? On today's deep dive made possible thanks to COVID's stay-at-home restrictions and our attempts to postpone going insane as long as possible, we found an article about coffee consumption in outer space. Please enjoy the following facts from the Daily Coffee News.

Coffee has gained a special place in the hearts of many for a variety of reasons. Some love coffee for its jolt of caffeine, others for its warmth both literally and figuratively, and some for the part it has played in fueling intellectual conversations and debates. Coffee has served an important role throughout history and gained its fair share of supporters and opponents as it has been both celebrated and outlawed throughout the thousands of years we have been consuming this beloved drink. Whether or not you love coffee, there is no denying it has been an important commodity throughout history up until the present in more ways than one, and that there is nothing simple about this bean.

Did you know that coffee flavor profiles are more complex than wine? Did you know that the coffee industry goes through an intricate tasting process in order to decipher these complex flavor profiles? These tastings are called “cuppings” in the coffee world and it is quite the ritual to participate in one. Check out the breakdown of this sacred coffee cupping practice through these 12 steps!