Its British colonizers grew robusta and arabica, but much of that stopped during decades of conflict that forced people from their homes and made it hard to farm. Coffee trees require regular care such as pruning and weeding and take at least three years to yield fruit.

It's common knowledge at this point that grinding your own coffee gives you more flavor, but how soon after grinding coffee beans should you be brewing them?

As leading coffee-producing countries struggle to grow crops in drier, less reliable weather, prices have soared.

Coffee bean crops have been ruined by drought on the one hand and excess rain on the other. Most coffee beans used in America are grown in Brazil or Vietnam. The supplies may not rebound in the next year if they ever do.