Category: Roasters
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Café Döga
When I arrived at Cafe Döga I met Francini Vargas sitting on the doorstep enjoying the afternoon sun. At 3 pm sunshine at this time of year is unusual, more usual is torrential rain. As the harvest has not yet begun Francini had time to talk about the mill and the family fincas. Café Döga…
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Coopetarrazu
The dramatic landscape und lush vegetation of the Tarrazu Valley is reason enough to visit the area, but for a coffee lover it is a kind of paradise. Though the focus of this blog is on speciality coffees produced in micro-mills, my journey round Tarrazu starts at the Coopetarrazu in San Marcos.This is the largest…
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AZUL Coffee
in RoastersAzul Kaffee in Bremen, Germany, celebrated their 75th Birthday on 7th September this year: “The Azul coffee roastery is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and invites all coffee lovers to celebrate this special anniversary together on Saturday, September 7, from 11 am to 4 pm. Under the motto “Genuine Bremen roasting craftsmanship”, the roastery…
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Roasters in Germany
in RoastersThe number of small and medium roasters producing speciality roasts of micro-lots, often directly imported, is exploding as consumers come to understand that high quality coffee produced under fair conditions has a higher price than mass products. Also, as with wine, with increasing supply of high-end coffees, consumers are becoming more discerning. My reports on…