Coffee has an irrisistible lure. Well, it does to me, at least. Mind you, I do have some friends who can’t stand coffee. We’re still friends, we just have to drink something else when we get together. Sigh.

Many people have stated that they wish coffee tasted as good as it smells. I can understand that because too often coffee is not prepared properly and so it tastes bitter or “burnt”. And I’m talking about real coffee here not instant coffee. Even when coffee is prepared with care and clean equipment, the water often ruins what would otherwise be a great cup of coffee. Between fluoride, chlorine and the cocktail of chemical contaminants that is commonly found in municipal water supplies, it’s a wonder that you can even taste the coffee at all!

While there are many things to consider when making coffee, the most important is the quality of your coffee beans. It doesn’t matter how good the water is if you are let down by incorrectly harvested, improperly stored, old, or poorly roasted beans. Like wine-making roasting coffee beans is an art as much as a science. And the way in which the beans are roasted will determine the sytle of the coffee and its taste. Also, like wine, there are many styles of coffee from the lighter roasts to the darker roasts and many types of beans to choose from.

When you find a quality supplier of coffee beans, you should stick to them. Fortunately it is reasonably easy to find good coffee suppliers, thanks to the internet and word or mouth. One supplier of quality coffee beans is Boca Java. They have been in business for many years and were founded out of the pursuit for the perfect cup of fresh-roasted, gourmet coffee. They use only handpicked, specialty-grade Arabica beans from the world’s premier growing regions. It’s worth checking out their website – it’s just a pity you can’t actually smell the beans roasting online.