If you haven't tried it recently, or ever, don't wait any longer. Hazelnut flavored gourmet coffees satisfy coffee drinkers' pursuit of new tastes and aromas. Having a few extra hazelnuts with your cup adds the extra crunch to start a great morning or get ready for that important meeting. Hazelnut flavored coffees are among the most popular flavored coffees in the market. Flavoring coffee with hazelnuts is a centuries old tradition because hazelnuts are plentiful and economical. They are also very healthy and nutritious which increases their popularity among consumers worldwide.
What is a hazelnut? A hazelnut is the nut of the hazel tree and it is known, according to the different species, by names such as filberts, filbert nut or cob nut. Cobs are spherical. Filberts have an elongated shape. The seed of the nut is protected by a smooth shell covered by a fibrous husk, similar to how a coconut looks like on the outside. The kernel of the seed is edible. Hazelnut kernels are consumed raw or roasted, and very often they are ground into a paste used for many different dishes and food items. Hazelnuts have a sweet and somewhat exotic flavor. Their texture makes them perfect in combination with chocolate, confections, and of course coffee. Hazelnut flavored coffee is among one of the best tasting and most flavorful coffees to drink just about at any time.
Hazelnuts grow in many parts of the world.
a) More than seventy percent of the planet's crop comes from Turkey, particularly from agricultural areas outside of Istanbul and along the Black Sea coast.
b) In the US, almost all hazelnut production comes from the Willamette Valley near Portland, Oregon. This is an area with mild climate, good rainfall and fertile soil, great qualities for growing filberts.
c) Hazelnut trees become productive when they
are about six years old and can remain productive in a well cared
orchard for forty years or more. Nuts are considered mature when the
trees change color from green to hazel during the summer months. By late
summer to early fall, the nuts fall to the ground.d) Most hazelnut orchard owners wait until all the nuts fall to the ground before they pick them up manually or mechanically. Once harvested, the nuts are washed, dried, sorted by size and sold in the shell. Some are cracked and sold as kernels. Hazelnuts are used for human and livestock consumption.
The best and most popular hazelnut flavored gourmet coffee selections feature rich, top grade, 100 per cent Arabica bean specialty coffee. Examples of Hazelnut flavored coffees available? Vanilla Hazelnut, Hazelnut Cream, Hazelnut, Hawaiian Hazelnut, Rainforest Crunch, Cinnamon Hazelnut, Chocolate Hazelnut, and Chocolate Cinnamon Hazelnut, among others.
Go ahead and enjoy a cup of fresh, roast-to-order gourmet Cinnamon Hazelnut coffee or Hazelnut cream coffee!
Timothy ("Tim") S. Collins, the author, is called by those who know him "The Gourmet Coffee Guy."
He is an expert in article writing who has done extensive research online and offline in his area of expertise, coffee marketing, as well as in other areas of personal and professional interest.
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He is an expert in article writing who has done extensive research online and offline in his area of expertise, coffee marketing, as well as in other areas of personal and professional interest.
Come visit the author's website: http://www.ourgourmetcoffee.com
Also visit: http://www.squidoo.com/thegourmetcoffeeguy-lensography
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