Arabica

Arabica coffee is the superior grade of coffee that most people usually refer to as gourmet coffee. They contain about half of the caffeine of robusta and have more desirable flavors and aromatic properties.
Much of the coffee grown world wide is of the arabica species, but only a fraction meets standard set by the Specialty Coffee Association of America.
Many retailers like Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks use 100% Arabica beans because of the flavor and grade.

Robusta Beans

Robusta coffee is a lower grade of coffee that is typically grown at lower elevations. It has more of an astringent flavor and contains a higher amount of caffeine.
The robusta trees are easier to grow and maintain. They are also more disease resistant and produce a higher yield. This type of coffee is typically used to achieve a lower price.

Not Quite Beans???

So this just in apparently coffee beans aren't beans??? It turns out coffee beans are actually seeds from cherries that grow on the coffee trees. Harvesting coffee beans is a very labor intensive job. Each cherry ripens at a different time so they have to be picked individually. One cherry yields two beans so in order to harvest 1000 beans, you need 500 cherries. Usually one tree yields about 2 pounds of coffee beans. Thats a whole lot of picking just for that morning pick me up.

Attempt #1 Unsuccessful

So after seeing all the coffee art videos and websites I was inspired to try some art of my own. I studied the videos and the techniques before making my first attempt. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful. But don't worry I plan on trying again. I am going to do some more research first and will keep you all updated