Costa Rica!

The first coffee plantation I ever visited was in Costa Rica. Learnt there for the first time how a coffee berry has two beans in it. And the sheath inside actually tastes sweet! It is the roasting that makes the coffee bean bitter!

Got this gift of coffee packet from Nikita who recently came back from her internship in Uganda. Had to do some research on the coffee source. One thing it exposed is how little geography I know.

This coffee is grown in the mountains of Bugisu area bordering on Kenya. Most of the coffee is arabica in style and is grown in small plots by farmers on the volcanic loams surrounding Mt. Elgon. This packet is dark roasted but the beans look surprising lighter in color. The coffee is lower on the acidity scale.

You think she might notice?

My friend Akshay was recently in India. And he got me some coffee beans from there. In fact multiple packets. They are from different estates in southern India (south of Mysore in Karnataka). Note how my friend got the package personalized for me!!

My poor coffee art skills in full display!

Trying out some coffee from Africa for the first time in this coffee maker. The coffee is a lot more intense. I understand this has something to do with Ethiopian coffee being grown in higher altitudes.

Finally got a bag of coffee beans from the largest coffee producing country in the world.