Having spent 3 years working in the coffee industry I now have an unhealthy obsession with coffee. I am a self confessed coffee snob and love everything about coffee from the aroma, the taste, the romance, the sociability of going for a coffee and the quiet moments of gathering your thoughts over a coffee. Yep, I need to get a hobby!
So, coming to the coffee region in Colombia was always going to be really special for me. Despite knowing a lot about coffee production and having visited coffee factories, I didn't ever get to experience the coffee bean growing process. I knew the theory, but have always wanted to see it personally.
Less than 24 hours in Salento in the coffee region, and I was on a coffee plantation!
At Finca Don Eduardo http://www.theplantationhousesalento.com/ we were shown their small plantation, from growing the plants, to harvesting the beans, to drying them, to roasting, grinding and finally serving the coffee. It was great to see the whole process in one place and completed with a hand made, artisan touch.
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| The Coffee Plantation |
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| Cultivating the coffee plants |
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| Coffee cherries ripening |
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| The don't just grow coffee! |
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| Coffee cherries harvested and ready for their skins to be removed. |
The hand powered machine which removes the skins of the cherries to reveal the beans. After this they are washed to remove any remaining skin.
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| Afterwards the beans are put out to dry |
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| Then for some grinding to remove the hard shell before they get roasted. |
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| The most straight forward bean roasting I have ever seen! |
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| Now, that's what I call Bean to Cup! |
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