Raising the bar of Ugandan coffee

"Mixing red and green coffee cherries together it's like giving abortion to baby before birth" - Kads Dison Uganda does produce the most incredible coffee that stands for quality and flavor that makes it unique and more approachable among coffee professionals. Coffees from Uganda recently started to dominate among baristas around the world who compete … Continue reading Raising the bar of Ugandan coffee

New coffee farms to visit this winter. Africa calling

I start preparing for my trip for this winter. I will be visiting some coffee farms in places I never been before and some I previously had pleasure to discover. This winter the road takes me back to African continent that I love with all my heart. The adventure would encompass not only coffee farms … Continue reading New coffee farms to visit this winter. Africa calling

Devastated coffee farm in Uganda

While in Uganda, I asked barista Martin Rogers to help me organize trip to the coffee farm in Uganda which turned dramatic. Not only they were 4 hours late for 7 hours car drive to the farm but I ended up in this farm (forgot the name) in Sipi area which was tragic to look … Continue reading Devastated coffee farm in Uganda

The gem of Kenyan coffee

Kenya is absolutely beautiful and charming country with incredible landscape of green lavish valleys and breathtaking Rift Valley that runs through Kenya from north to south. Kenya is home to 64 of the total lakes found within the continent of Africa. I was able to visit two of them, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha. Nairobi … Continue reading The gem of Kenyan coffee

New Level of Myanmar Coffee

Coffee of Myanmar in CoffeeT@I magazine “You may not think about politics, but politics think about you”. The quote was stated by Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner,  portrayed by Michelle Yeoh in 2011 film “The Lady”.   Republic of the Union of Myanmar is an independent state in Southeast … Continue reading New Level of Myanmar Coffee

Ena Galletti. The woman in coffee. Ecuador

In February 2016 I had a pleasure to meet the wonderful and powerful woman in the coffee industry of Ecuador. Her name is Ena Galletti. She runs her specialty coffee shops in the capital of Quito and also works with different coffee producers around Ecuador to select the best the country can offer for the … Continue reading Ena Galletti. The woman in coffee. Ecuador

Finca Maputo. Ecuador

Finca Maputo is situated in Ecuador’s incredible 'cloud forests' of the Pichincha province, close in proximity to neighboring Colombia and on the equator. Henry and Verena Gaibor, the co-owners and operators of Finca Maputo, met when working with Doctors without Borders in Burundi, Africa. Henry and Verena managed a clinic together in Maputo, Mozambique - the namesake … Continue reading Finca Maputo. Ecuador