We invite you to experience just a few of the reasons why Baroness is such a unique-and spectacular coffee. Baroness uses only the finest 100 percent arabica beans, picked when just ripe. Arabica beans are superior in flavor and contain only one-half the caffeine of inferior beans. Baroness carefully analyzes these beans and selects only the best of the best to prepare for its customers. Baroness does not use artificial additives or fillers. We pack and roast only 100 percent gourmet coffee.
At Baroness, we begin the process of creating great coffee with the selection of the highest-grade 100 percent arabica beans. Prior to roasting, we examine samples to ensure their integrity. Beans are then shipped to our facility, where our roastmaster slowly roasts them in small batches at varying degrees to ensure maximum taste.
Coffee has played an important role in many societies throughout history. In Africa and Yemen, it was used in
religious ceremonies. In the 17th century, it was banned in Ottoman Turkey. In Europe, it was once associated with rebellious political activities. Today, trade in coffee has a large economic value. Coffee is one of the world's more important primary commodities; in 2003, coffee was the world's sixth-largest legal agricultural export in value. From 1998 to 2000, 6.7 million tons of coffee were produced annually, and it is predicted that by 2010 production will rise to 7 million tons annually. Among coffee drinkers the average coffee consumption in the United States is 3.1 cups of coffee per day.