Peaberry, also known as "caracoli," is a type of coffee bean. Peaberry is technically a defect, and occurs due to factors such as insect damage to a flower, tree stress from drought/nutrient imbalances, or with cherries that grow at the tip of branches. The majority of fruit from the coffee tree contain two halves of a bean in a single cherry, which is called Type I. Due to the vagaries of nature, some fruit mature with only a single fused bean. This oval (or pea-shaped), solo bean is known as Peaberry, or Type II. A cup of coffee Workers sorting and pulping coffee beans in Guatemala Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds—commonly referred to as beans—of the coffee plant. ...

Kona coffee (a Hawaiian coffea arabica) is an example of coffee that is graded this way. In Kona, approximately 5% of beans come out as peaberry. [1] Kona Coffee is the market name for a variety of coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. ... Binomial name Coffea arabica L. Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia. ...

Some coffee drinkers feel that peaberry carries a more intense flavor. Because of its rarity it is sometimes known as the "caviar" of coffee and can be sold at a premium. Alternatively, in some regions, it is discarded as an off-grade product.

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Peaberry Coffee Peaberry Coffee is a coffee shop chain that was started in Denver, Colorado in 1990 by Bill Tointon. ...