A tour around the world for the very best coffee

"Without my morning coffee I am not yet a person" has become the recurring phrase of millions of people who, on a daily basis, drink coffee as a fuel to activate the brain.

Whether placebo or the real deal, the conception that coffee helps to get many people going is a truth accepted as the norm in today's society. But where does coffee come from?

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If we look at raw production, 87% of the world's coffee production is shared between 10 countries: Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia are the top three producers, according to Visual Capitalist.

Now, if we put quantity aside and give priority to quality, things change. In fact, we are going to tell you which are the best coffees in the world, without going into personal tastes or ways of consuming it. Because, really, everyone drinks coffee the way they want.

Not for the fussy, this coffee is harvested from the excrement of the civet, an animal native to tropical Asia and Africa. The digestion of this mammal gives a special aroma to the coffee beans, which have a very intense flavour and medium acidity.

To put it in perspective, a cup of Kopi Luwak coffee can cost as much as 100 dollars, while it sells for around 1,000 euros per kilo.

Jamaica's Blue Mountains coffee is a delicacy grown at 2,000 metres above sea level, with a permanent haze over it. This produces a curious thermal contrast between the warmth of the soil and tropical climate and the wind from the mountain elevation.

In addition, Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is preserved in wooden barrels and, although it has a long production, it is very limited due to the difficult terrain. Its flavour is mild, with sweet and chocolatey touches. Its price is around 200 euros per kilo.

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Ethiopia's rainy climate, as well as the country's geography, make its coffee a marvellous combination of factors. It is grown and harvested in the Sidama region - at an altitude of up to 2,200 metres.

Ethiopia Sidamo coffee is very aromatic, perfect to prepare by filter and, interestingly, cheaper than many of its competitors for being the best coffee in the world, as the kilo costs around 40 euros.

Nicaraguan Maragogype coffee boasts the largest bean in the world, hence its nickname 'Café Elefante'. Legend has it that it is a mutation of the Arabica coffee produced in Brazil at the end of the 18th century.

The plant is harvested at an altitude of up to 1,500 metres above sea level, in a volcanic and rainy area, which gives it a powerful body and a very recognisable aroma. Its price is around 40 euros per kilo.

Colombia's fame precedes its coffee, and rightly so. The coffee has a very balanced taste in acidity and sweetness. Its Arabica production is very generous, which is why it can afford to supply millions of people a year.

The credit for making this coffee so well known goes to the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia, a non-profit organisation that has been working to promote the brand around the world since 1927, with tremendous success.

Kenyan coffee is known as the 'champagne' of coffee and we can see why. This Arabica coffee has great acidity but a recognisable body, originating from Mount Kenya, where the coffee plantations rise to over 2,000 metres.

British colonisers brought coffee to Kenya in the early 20th century, following its success in Ethiopia. Since then, farmers have controlled more than two-thirds of world production.

Its limited production gives this coffee some hair-tingling prices. However, we have to stress, this is an exceptional coffee. It grows in a rainy, volcanic soil, located between the Atlantic and the Pacific, at an altitude of more than 1,500 metres.

It is harvested in winter so that it ripens more slowly, which helps to enhance aroma and flavour. However, its price reaches 10,000 euros per kilo.

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