Colombia april 29th-may 6th 2023
Colombia is always an incredible coffee destination and one of our favourites.
DAY 1
With everyone safely arrived in Bogotà
Another beautiful international group with coffee lovers from USA, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Belgium and UAE
Breakfast stop at Colo Coffee
New friends are already made at breakfast.
A compulsory stop at the smelly waterfall for a group photo and a break
Next stop is for the most amazing arepas in all of Colombia
Welcome to Hacienda Misiones; your home for the week
Ever seen how Colombia arepas are made fresh?
It’s the official welcome time.
Ricardo ensures that everyone has double helpings
Sanremo & Fiorenzato always have some nice goodies
Spectacular view for the week.
It feels like Christmas.
What a joy watching Elin taste a coffee cherry for the first time
Arianna is on her 2nd trip with 3 Coffee Guys.
Soner of Turkey tastes his first ever coffee cherry
After the rain the covers on the drying beds were rolled back.
Veronika was a little surprised.
No 3 Coffee Guys trip is complete without evening fun and games. When in Colombia… Rana!
Day 2
A big start to the week as we dive into the world of understanding Colombia coffee. The varieties, the challenges, the system. Day 1 on the farm is always a busy one as we look at all the process methods that take place on the farm.
A good start to the day is yoga for some
More theory. Part 2
When in Colombia, expect a little rain
Analysis and control.
Natural
And for others the best start to the day is “Enjoy the peace”.
Important to have a good grinder. Pietro grinders
Defect count.
Washed
Calculating yield from cherry to parchment.
The residue when dehulling natural coffees on the farm
Fresh fruit, great coffee and a beautiful view. What more?
The lessons continue.
Honey
A few friends passed by to say “Hola”
School time. The lessons start
Hands on time as we begin to see the result of different processing.
A moment of discovery
DAY 3
Time to get their hands dirty.
Time to learn all about the botany behind the plants, and how to ensure the best cherries are produced. Time to harvest and time to begin the processing. It was a long day, but no longer than a normal coffee worker would work.
Massimo shows off the latest in Italian design. Gucci Boots.
Everyone chose their own baby to plant. Happy families.
Explaining the correct method for harvesting the ripe cherries.
Careful selection required.
Ricardo demonstrates anaerobic natural.
Depulping for the washed coffees.
Lots of new friends.
More fresh fruit for breakfast.
Hard at work
Important to look good while picking.
Different coffee, different stages
Our in-house agronomist shows the importance of the root system.
Proud new Daddy Kostas
Massimo showing off the quality.
In the Nursery with the 3 Coffee Guys
Elin always has time for smiles.
The winning pickers. Quality and quantity.
Checking out the Drying beds
Proud new Mummy Veronika
In full concentration mode.
Damian has a new friend.
Rana in the evening with help from our Sponsors
day 4
After all the hard work of the planting, picking and processing, today was the day for the tasting. A day dedicated to sensory skills and the art of cupping.
Ready to cup!
Protocol and understanding the SCA form
Today was sponsored by Fiorenzato. Need a good grinder to maximise flavour
Sensory is about all the senses.
A walk in the plantations is a daily activity.
Sometimes you just need to take time to look up and enjoy the nature.
The Gesiha boys
The coffees we picked and processed now go the drying beds
Meridiano hosted us for the cupping season
Back to base to continue the processing
One of the funniest moments of the week. Click here for the video!!!
4 Different processes on their way to readiness
Anaerobic naturals looking amazing
It seemed only right to get caught in a bit of rain while in the plantations.
Rinsing the washing
Wonderful walks
Spread them out
3 Coffee Guys and Omar Arango.
Honey vs Washed
day 5
While we left our processed coffees to begin their drying we left Misiones to visit a couple of farms in the area. Another HUGE day as we visited different places and finished off doing something a little special.
It was about time we took another group photo.
The incredible colors of Colombia
This amazing wet processing center is 100% hydra powered
We learnt a lot about various types of stumping
Another group photo because we love it.
We LOVE this women, Claudia and her beautiful coffee plantation.. and her cakes
All the equipment is fully operational
Guided tour of her gardens and farm
Thank you Claudia for letting us visit your beautiful, wonderful farm.
Next stop to visit Josè and his farm. A very different experience
None of us had seen these before.
A very healthy farm
Day 4: Evening
For our last evening we headed into town for a game of Tejo. The locals turned out to watch us humilliate ourselves. Beers, explosions and laughs.
No. We are not even going to try and explain it.
Locals show us how to do it the correct way
love the looks on the faces
Serious spectators
Soner in a moment of action
Almost a natural… almost
The men’s bathroom
Always Cerveza time
What class!
Not too sure.
day 5
Time to head back to Bogotà, but the trip is not yet over. There is still more to see.
Our icon group photo from in front of the where the coffee is brought in by the donkeys
Never have we looked so serious all week
Final cupping of Colombia coffees for the week at the Racafe HQ
The 3 Coffee Guys are always smiles as usual
A mountain of coffee ready to be processed
If you didn’t know anything about the coffee industry, this would be a strange pic.
A stop to visit the Racafe Dry mill- This is one of the largest in Colombia
The homestead has been recently renovated and is part museum.
Colombia coffee piled high ready for export.
The Final night is Party Night at Andres in Bogotà-
Thank you to everyone for an incredible week of new places, new faces, new friends and LOTS of coffee
