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In the beginning of our relationship, Nico admitted that he didn’t like coffee and I instantly reconsidered the future of our relationship and wondered what was wrong with him. Apparently, there’s nothing wrong with him. What was wrong was the coffee he had so far, especially since he’s been exposed to this nasty instant coffee called FOLGERS. It tastes bleak, if bleak has a taste.
Once I introduced him to Indonesian coffees, he immediately adopted coffee as the second vital liquid in his life. Mission accomplished. However, Nico thinks that I am a coffee-ist; that I can’t enjoy any coffee unless it’s from my country. Look, I am not a coffee connoisseur, but you can blindfold me and have me smell and taste cups of coffees, my preference will always fall for the one from Indonesia. I do know the coffee I like. I like coffee like I like myself: Sweet, hot, and Indonesian.
Let me recklessly throw here a selfmade infographic about Indonesian Arabica beans varieties and its characters.
PS: accuracy in this infographic is a subjective matter.
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What I understood and experienced from this caffeine fueled travel, the best place to get a cup of good Colombian coffee in Colombia is at Colombian version of Starbuck-like coffee shops called Juan Valdez. Juan Valdez is not only the symbol of a good quality Colombian coffee, but also the name of the biggest café chain in Colombia. You can find it in most big cities like Colombia, Medellin, and Cartagena. You can also find afew good local coffee shops but it’s rare to find. Sad sad.
I bought few bags of import quality Colombian coffee from Juan Valdez café and from the local coffee plantation I visited in Salento so I could brew it the way I like, hoping I could finally enjoy a cup of coffee that made with other than Indonesian coffee beans, but unfortunately somehow the woody, light taste of Colombian coffee is just not fit for my palate. I brewed it in as many ways as possible; the way I was told how to at the coffee plantation we visited, I brewed it Turkish coffee style, and I even brewed it the way my dad prepares his coffe; Tubruk style. Yet still, I couldn’t find it as enjoyable as Indonesian coffee. Maybe it’s the bean, maybe it’s the way they roasted the bean, maybe it is just me, but I must say that Colombian coffee is not my fav. Perdoname senores.
