When coffee roasters describe their coffee as big, full-bodied, or round, this is a sign of a bean that's desperate to give up its secrets and so is more likely to extract fully and richly.

I've tried almost every coffee brand from my local grocery stores and big-box stores in order to find inexpensive beans that don't taste like burnt motor oil mixed with dirty dishwater.

Workers turn excelsa coffee beans to dry near Nzara ... referring to it as the big tree, typically taller than the arabica and robusta species that are usually pruned to be bush- or hedge-like.

The coffee industry is booming. And with this success comes innovation and new product development as manufacturers seek to capitalise on the craze. We discover what consumers want next.