Coffee Shangri-La, Finca Esmeralda, Boquete – Panama. In the last days of December, Price Peterson and his son Daniel were so kind to welcome my group including Professor Flavio Borem from UNILAVRAS, Juan Gimenes and Jack Robson from NUCOFFEE – Brazil and myself. The purpose of our visit was to learn about the fabulous Geisha […]
After the 8 days in Brazil’s Arabica coffee Belt, I just finished touring some fine Colombian coffee destinations, Bogota, Pereira, Neiva and Garzon in Huila. In the Huila department I visited Mild Coffee Company in Neiva, this is the company that supplies Wolthers America with the finest Micro lots and container loads of Supremo and […]
Carmo de Minas has become one of the most prized regions regarding its diverse assortment of specialty coffees. Nucoffee has just taken in a series of new crop Top Scoring micro lots from the Carmo de Minas COCARIVE- Nucoffee competition. 16 outstanding Pulped Natural and Natural preparation coffees of different varieties will soon be shipped […]
Before driving into the Santa Rosa District, I made a stop at Wolthers Vittrup in Guatemala City for some cup testing of the different Regions, always a privilege to be able to taste great Guatemalan coffees. Then, the final stop at the local Santa Cruz Naranjo Fedecocagua affiliate in the Southern cordillera, the same visited […]
From the beautiful waters and green forests of the Classic Atitlan Region, I drove through Acatenango Valley, and into Antigua stopping in many coffee plantations along the way and finally reaching the Filadelfia Farm in the Inner Belt Mountains of Antigua. This is a farm I have been wanting to visit for some years, I […]
From San Pablo, the next stop was Atitlan and no time was to be wasted on tour, so I decided to drive that same night directly to Santiago de Atitlan via the Coast, I arrived at the Posada de Santiago at 1 am, Tuesday, October 22, 2013. The Posada Santiago is located at the shores […]
My trip revisiting the Guatemalan Coffee Cordillera started on October 18th from the small forgotten town of Champerico in the Northern Western Coast of Guatemala. This is not far from the Mexican Border and it took me 3 hours to reach the heights of the San Marcos District and into the small Pueblo of San […]
With NY prices at $1,07 – $1,09 roasters have stepped in to cover on spot and nearby demand as well as for deliveries into 2014 and even 2015! Prices are very attractive at this level, exactly as Fall and the Holiday season orders start to hit the supply chain. Differentials from origin have been […]
The February 2013 trip to Roya impacted areas in Guatemala resulted in a text and photo report. This time, the trip and report will be produced in a 4 weekly episode documentary starting late October 2013 showing the early Guatemalan coffee harvest and the Roya impact on the same previously visited areas back in January/13. […]
Rains have showered over the entire Brazilian Coffee Belt since mid-September promoting a series of sound flowerings and safe fixations. The way it goes, if the weather remains within the Spring standard, Brazil will produce another 50 Million and + crop for the 2014/2015 cycle. Abundant crops are necessary in Brazil as exports remain above […]
A Quick Update to The Coffee Scene
Dear coffee lovers, Quick update in the current coffee scene. The “C” market is going through a combination of factors that presents us an unusual yet periodical consequence of a high coffee prices. EUDR (which has now been postponed), low volume of spots in consuming countries, draught in Vietnam, lack of containers, logistics problem in […]
Ugandan Coffees Cupping Experience
Last week right after World of Coffee Copenhagen, I had the honour to cup among some powerful women in the Embassy of Uganda in Denmark. Ambassador H.E. Margaret M. Otteskov and Ambassador H.E. Signe Winding Albjerg together with UCDA-Uganda Coffee Development Authority, united the finest of Ugandan coffees in a very educational cupping experience. Interesting […]
