“Davis finally locates the book he was hunting for, a 1925 monograph on coffee by American biologist Ralph Holt Cheney. He flips it open to read me a passage that describes stenophylla beans as “superior to those of all other species.” Other old books Davis found similarly praised stenophylla as “exquisite” and more delicious than the best arabica.”
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How a Forgotten Bean Could Save Coffee From Extinction
One leading botanist is scouring remote corners of the earth to find new species that could keep our mugs full
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