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Echoes of Coffee: Narratives from Costa Rican Producers - Cerro San Luis Micromill
Echoes of Coffee: Narratives from Costa Rican Producers - Cerro San Luis Micromill
Welcome to the first episode of our series, "Echoes of Coffee: Narratives from Costa Rican Producers." This series delves deep into the rich history, passion, and unwavering dedication behind Costa Rican coffee production by featuring the voices and stories of the producers themselves.
In this opening video, we focus on Cerro San Luis Micromill and introduce you to Alexander and Magali, siblings who carry forward a deep-seated love for coffee passed down through three generations. Their story is one of devotion, resilience, and an unbreakable bond with their land and family.
Alexander and Magali share that their true inheritance is not merely the land but the love for cultivating it. This love has surrounded them since childhood, creating a magical connection to their work. Coffee has always been intertwined with their family traditions, from early harvests coinciding with festive seasons to shared meals on the coffee plantation.
The siblings discuss their journey through economic challenges and natural disasters, emphasizing their commitment to quality and innovation. They have learned new processes, reinvested in equipment and knowledge, and continually strive to improve their coffee production. The video highlights the importance of community and the support they have received, underscoring that their achievements are a collective effort.
This heartfelt video sets the stage for the rest of the series, providing a glimpse into the dedication and hard work that goes into every lot harvested. It is not just about the coffee but the legacy of passion, family values, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.
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Meet the Coffee Rose - A Live Walkthrough
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Enjoy the first live walkthrough of The Coffee Rose, a free-to-use digital cupping form that allows you, a coffee taster, to describe your experience using an intuitive flavor wheel while the scoring and notes are taken care of. New users can sign up for a Coffee Rose account here! In this live event, Ian Fretheim (Director of Sensory Analysis and lead creator of the Coffee Rose) discusses the ...
Tega & Tula Specialty Coffee Farm
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Tega & Tula is one of Ethiopia’s oldest estates. Under the direction of Ahadu Woubshet since 2015, the farm has been revitalized for specialty coffee production. Ahadu’s vision is to be an exceptional Ethiopian farm, and four principles guide the team: build infrastructure that is in harmony with the environment, use professional oversight to achieve operational excellence, be equitable toward ...
Special Topics: Anaerobic Fermentation
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Special Topics is an ongoing educational series by the Cafe Imports Education Team designed for teaching, learning, connection, and discussion on topics we think are interesting and timely for the industry. In this edition, we discuss one of coffee production’s more recent developments in processing - anaerobic fermentation. The speakers are Cafe Imports' staff and resident experts in their fie...
Anaerobic Fermentation
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Anaerobic fermentation is a step in coffee processing that is gaining recognition amongst producers and consumers alike for the unique flavor profiles and value it can generate. However, there are a few things to note about the term “anaerobic” in the coffee context. In this video, shot at La Chumeca in Tarrazu, Costa Rica, we follow Martin Ureña and his son Emilio through the making of their d...
Finca Juan Martin
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Best described as a model farm, Finca Juan Martin aims to develop quality-focused cultivation techniques with old, new, and untested coffee varieties. This knowledge is offered to producers in Cauca freely. Employees are paid competitively with full benefits. These practices are guided by their mission of making coffee a viable career path for generations to come throughout Colombia. When you p...
Manos Juntas
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Manos Juntas means “hands together,” and is a pilot project from our partners @Banexport designed to support smallholder producers and obtain the highest-possible quality in the cup. By buying coffee in cherry, Banexport is able to pay higher prices for the coffee while also assuming the risk associated with processing: Typically, the burden of processing is on the producer, which can sap resou...
Cafe Imports Farm Select
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The Farm Select initiative is a collaboration between us at Cafe Imports and our export partners @banexport in Colombia, and is designed to be a sourcing model that helps roasters directly address the coffee-price crisis through their contracts. This video explains not only the basic principles of the program, but also offers testimonials and an inside look into how Farm Select works as a pract...
Honey Coffee Processing
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While you may not have heard about Honey coffees until a few years ago, the lots that are processed using this method have become increasingly popular through the 2010s, and that rise to fame probably won’t slow down any time soon. Oscar and Francisca Chacon of Las Lajas Micromill in Costa Rica are well-known masters of the Honey style, and we follow them in this video in order to shed light on...
Natural Coffee Processing
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Natural processed coffees have a long history-possibly the longest history in the coffee-drinking world. Picking the ripe coffee cherry and allowing it to dry completely before removing it from the seed was probably the original way coffees were processed in East Africa, though now the process has been updated, modernized, and adapted to many different growing regions. In this video we see how ...
Wet-Hulled Coffee Processing
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In humid, cloudy climates like those that can be found in parts of Indonesia and Vietnam, the Wet-Hulled process is used in part to speed up the drying time and expedite the preparation of coffees to their exportable state. In this video exploring the steps of Wet-Hulling, we are lucky to follow along with the process at Bergandal Mill, which offers the unusual opportunity to look closely at ev...
Washed Coffee Processing
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The Washed process was developed in order to make post-harvest coffee preparation and drying quick and efficient while maintaining quality. In this video, shot at Finca Ecologica in Cajamarca, Peru, we follow along as a day’s load of coffee is processed from cherry all the way to clean parchment. Learn more about this and other processing methods at cafeimports.com/education. Video by Andy Reil...
Chalatenango Best Cup 2019
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In March of 2019, we held the first-ever Best Cup cupping competition and live auction event in the small but mighty coffee-growing region of Chalatenango, El Salvador. This video tells the story of the Best Cup competition and our history working in Chalate, and hopefully inspires you to reserve your seat at the next auction event.
Carmo Best Cup 2018
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For the past two years, the Carmo Best Cup cupping competition and live auction has shone a spotlight (and a strobe light) on a selection of the most exceptional coffees and producers in Brazil, a country known for quantity but historically not, unfortunately, for quality. Best Cup is designed to highlight the great work and vast potential for high-end specialty coffee within a particular micro...
Innovation Series: Luiz Paulo Pereira
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Innovation Series: Luiz Paulo Pereira
Cafe Imports - 25 Years of Fine Specialty Green Coffees
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Cafe Imports - 25 Years of Fine Specialty Green Coffees
Roasting Concepts ep. 8 - The Profile
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Roasting Concepts ep. 8 - The Profile
Roasting Concepts ep. 7 - Taste & Seed
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Roasting Concepts ep. 7 - Taste & Seed
Roasting Concepts ep. 6 - Machine & Taste
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Roasting Concepts ep. 6 - Machine & Taste
Roasting Concepts ep. 5 - Seed & Machine
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Roasting Concepts ep. 5 - Seed & Machine
Roasting Concepts ep. 2 - Seed
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Roasting Concepts ep. 2 - Seed
Innovation Series Spotlight #3: Francisca and Oscar Chacon - Las Lajas Micromill
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Innovation Series Spotlight #3: Francisca and Oscar Chacon - Las Lajas Micromill
Celebrating 25 years
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Celebrating 25 years
Innovation Series Spotlight #2: Shabbir A. Ezzi
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Innovation Series Spotlight #2: Shabbir A. Ezzi
Legendary Coffee Tour 2018: Cultivar Caravan, Minneapolis presentation - May 4th, 2018
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Legendary Coffee Tour 2018: Cultivar Caravan, Minneapolis presentation - May 4th, 2018
Innovation Series Spotlight #1: Elkin Guzman
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Innovation Series Spotlight #1: Elkin Guzman
Roasting Concepts ep. 4 - Taste
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Roasting Concepts ep. 4 - Taste
Roasting Concepts ep. 3 - Machine
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Roasting Concepts ep. 3 - Machine
Roasting Concepts ep. 1 - Introduction
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Roasting Concepts ep. 1 - Introduction

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Coffeelovers-uk6mj
    @Coffeelovers-uk6mj 11 годин тому

    youtube.com/@coffeelovers-uk6mj?si=LsvYhbcGEHgY_ZvZ

  • @mhamedahaddach3680
    @mhamedahaddach3680 День тому

    Contacta con migo quero una cantidad de caffe

  • @mhamedahaddach3680
    @mhamedahaddach3680 День тому

    Hola buenas noche por favor el mumero de telefono

  • @kishorkhadka2019
    @kishorkhadka2019 2 дні тому

    I have hamalayan arabica hand pick coffee green beans grom in Nepal that's my family business i love surve to US brother and sisters we have a very good high-quality coffee beans and I am really excited to send Coffee beans to US market please let me know. How can I get connected to you? and thank you so much for posting this videos. I get a lot of information from this one.

  • @GoTellJesusSaves
    @GoTellJesusSaves 2 дні тому

    Seems like a very humble and wonderful family. Keep blessing them in every way, Lord!!!

  • @markmywords3817
    @markmywords3817 9 днів тому

    I was bummed to have accidentally bought a 150g coffee on a 250g container on a travel trip. It wasn't until days later that i realized this and I checked the same product online to see if I was scammed out of a 100g, only to discover this: That I bought a Gesha variety naturally processed. It was my first time actually grabbing a bag of Gesha, and naturally processed at that, so thats why i can taste the cherry flavor more. I definitely appreciate my coffee more after watching this.

  • @dannyquiroz5777
    @dannyquiroz5777 16 днів тому

    I’ll give it a try, nice to see some innovation.

  • @kendalltorres8320
    @kendalltorres8320 22 дні тому

    So nice, hoping to produce honey coffee

  • @jerryhubbard4461
    @jerryhubbard4461 29 днів тому

    I think in the coming years, fluid bed roasting is going to take the industry and drum roasting will pass. Hot air can be controlled much better with less change of burning the beans with the drum. The machine can be started much faster and the next batch can be started right away unlike the drum roaster that needs to find the start temp. Just my opinion. I have a small drum roaster at my house along with a fluid bed roaster. I will use the hot air roaster over the drum anytime for more control of the roast.

  • @Commander730
    @Commander730 Місяць тому

    Very well-made video. Thank you!

  • @JaymesWebbs
    @JaymesWebbs Місяць тому

    Can you please make videos about Scolari 240kg and 360kg?

  • @ameliabuns4058
    @ameliabuns4058 Місяць тому

    Not gonna lie tho, The whole processis kinda gross! it's so SLIMEY

  • @veronica9634
    @veronica9634 Місяць тому

    i just tried my first anaerobic coffee! it's delicious, and also extremely unique! i bought the anaerobic robusta from Nguyen coffee supply.

  • @fromeveryting29
    @fromeveryting29 Місяць тому

    This video humbled me a bit. I’ve worked at a coffee roastery for half a year and am learning to roast. Completely new to the coffee world. I’m trying to understand what I can control or not, what I can do if x,y,z happens, and just what it takes to make it the best. This is so much more complicated than I first thought! :)

  • @joseignaciocorrea4253
    @joseignaciocorrea4253 2 місяці тому

    Lovely to stumble upon this material! I currently have as one of my favorites in my inventory one Pink Bourbon from Manos Juntas that I recently got. Love from Berlin, Germany!

  • @InVacuo
    @InVacuo 2 місяці тому

    Drinking a Costa Rican Honey Process coffee while watching this, _so good!_ I absolutely love the rich fermented notes in it.

  • @oemypackaging
    @oemypackaging 2 місяці тому

    Would you consider using biodegradable coffee bags to pack your coffee?

  • @user-fn9wd1qx7c
    @user-fn9wd1qx7c 2 місяці тому

    I have a small coffee farm (about 8 acres) in Central Vietnam, and I grow Robussta Honey processing method will be my choice, because I 'll made coffe and sell myself.

  • @HolisticKitchen
    @HolisticKitchen 3 місяці тому

    Great vidro. I totally appreciate it!❤

  • @malkaaraara4756
    @malkaaraara4756 3 місяці тому

    Can you sand me more videos

  • @kyleduke9055
    @kyleduke9055 3 місяці тому

    Foot flavor coffee is my favourite

  • @danielwieczorek2647
    @danielwieczorek2647 3 місяці тому

    4:06 is it drinkable?

  • @blaizewood1871
    @blaizewood1871 3 місяці тому

    opening statement doesn't make sense.

  • @touristukraine2767
    @touristukraine2767 3 місяці тому

    🙂☝👍☕

  • @NadeerAAL
    @NadeerAAL 3 місяці тому

    It might just be my perspective, but this style of experimentation has flooded the market with an overwhelming abundance of unpleasant, offbeat coffee flavors.

  • @maxasaurus3008
    @maxasaurus3008 4 місяці тому

    I went to school near there, twenty years ago 😂

  • @user-yv9wt8yu8g
    @user-yv9wt8yu8g 4 місяці тому

    Roaster Company, which manufactures international coffee roasting machines. I wish you good luck and lasting success

  • @user-zv2fl3jx5m
    @user-zv2fl3jx5m 4 місяці тому

    Seeds found in grocery stores that are not roasted, can they be planted?

  • @JPxKillz
    @JPxKillz 5 місяців тому

    I wish you linked how to purchase coffee from these beautiful people. It feels a bit wrong to film and do all this, and then create no resource to support or buy from them.

  • @abumeyu2302
    @abumeyu2302 5 місяців тому

    My name is Awel Musa , from Ethiopia , i am a coffee supplier, please contact

  • @mindfullmonday
    @mindfullmonday 5 місяців тому

    I'm producing and Exporting Ethiopia Specialty and Commercial Coffee Beans

  • @anngracenakakembo7638
    @anngracenakakembo7638 5 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @window-lb6zc
    @window-lb6zc 5 місяців тому

    someone who needs packaging,please contact me,we are custom manufacture

  • @LatifahAsholeha
    @LatifahAsholeha 5 місяців тому

    Hi my friends i like to export green bean coffee gayo ready stock 1 countener/mount

  • @GunnerNLD
    @GunnerNLD 5 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @lmankj
    @lmankj 5 місяців тому

    I much prefer this approach to processing which appears to be more ecological, sustainable compared to the mechanized and water intensive washed process.

  • @nakazibweallen5817
    @nakazibweallen5817 6 місяців тому

    Thank you very much for this video

  • @jakobw135
    @jakobw135 6 місяців тому

    P.S. Are there coffee producing countries that typically use the aformentioned methods?

  • @jakobw135
    @jakobw135 6 місяців тому

    Which coffee brands use the NATURAL PROCESS followed by the HONEY PROCESS to produce the final result?

  • @JeremyYeung
    @JeremyYeung 6 місяців тому

    Fantastic job explaining this process

  • @clemwong1612
    @clemwong1612 7 місяців тому

    If it takes 72 hrs for Aner. fermentation, and days of drying, would it be too slow to produce even just 1 ton of dried beans ? This looks more like an experimental station I guess ( about 20 drying beds, each produce 50kg or less of dried beans ). i hope the farm can produce enough for the season to be sustainable ! Good luck !

  • @baytony1308
    @baytony1308 7 місяців тому

    What kind of yeast should I use to ferment coffee? I am Vietnamese and not good at English, thank you 🎉

  • @rickbacon9150
    @rickbacon9150 7 місяців тому

    You read too fast to tell the story.

  • @thisisimtiaz
    @thisisimtiaz 7 місяців тому

    Thanks❤

  • @dato007
    @dato007 7 місяців тому

    why do you call it honey..there is no honey used in the process?

  • @forward_ever_ever2595
    @forward_ever_ever2595 7 місяців тому

    I've seen when they hv hughmachines picking, but unfortunately its best to hand pick to ensure quality

  • @user-xb3xs4wl9u
    @user-xb3xs4wl9u 8 місяців тому

    And where exactly should these thermal couples go exactly?

  • @HermannCortez
    @HermannCortez 8 місяців тому

    In Honduras the campesinos regularly dry their coffee on the bitumen roads 😂

  • @faizalhajjaj6121
    @faizalhajjaj6121 8 місяців тому

    What the difference bitween black, red, and yellow in the process??

  • @kenlim5483
    @kenlim5483 8 місяців тому

    It uses so much water