"specialty coffee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: specialty coffees [plural]
Etymology: First used in 1974 by Erna Knutsen in an issue of Tea & Coffee Trade Journal. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} specialty coffee (countable and uncountable, plural specialty coffees)
  1. The highest grade of coffee available, typically relating to the entire supply chain, using single-origin or single-estate coffee. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Coffee Synonyms: speciality coffee [uncommon] Related terms: third-wave coffee Translations (Translations): café especial [masculine] (Portuguese), café de especialidad [masculine] (Spanish), café gourmet [masculine] (Spanish)

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