Coffee Tour Features
The founder of coffee tourism is considered to be the American Raphael Lozano. The idea to go somewhere to relax in such a way that the trip was different from the offers in travel agencies came to him over a cup of coffee. He decided to look at the culture and history of countries through his love of coffee. He created a website where he shared his experience and opinion with users. It turned out that there are a lot more people who want to travel to coffee shops than was originally expected. Raphael himself has visited 10 thousand interesting coffee shops in the world for 17 years.
Top 5 countries with the most delicious coffee
On all continents, in any part of the world, you can find exclusive manufacturers and suppliers of coffee beans. The rating includes countries that produce classics of the genre — Arabica and Robusta.
Brazil
The most popular varieties of Brazilian coffee are bourbon and mundo novo. The first has a more refined taste, the second is resistant to diseases. When visiting the country, it should be noted that the level of coffee culture is low here. But there are farmers who grow exclusive varieties, harvest fruits by hand, experiment with fermentation. As a result, pure and sweet coffee with sufficient acidity is obtained.
There are few such farms in Brazil, so it is worth paying attention to the following farms:
Santa Luiza. Oliveira brothers introduced a revolutionary type of grain processing eco washed, carry out fermentation with passion fruit and mango;
Santana. The manual method of berry picking, natural, pulp natural and washed processing, fermentation experiments are used;
Falcafe. A small division of Falgroup constantly conducts experiments with fermentation, achieving an amazing taste.
Brazil is followed by Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, which can also be visited as part of a coffee tour.
Jamaica
In Central America, all countries are engaged in coffee production, but tourists give the laurels of the championship to Jamaica. One of the most expensive varieties in the world, Blue Mountain, is grown here in the mountains. In order to get reliable information about it, you should go to one of the mountain farms. A popular tourist destination is the Jablum Plantation. It was created by a Japanese planter who, after his death, bequeathed his house to the Jamaican government as a museum. The tour includes a story about all the varieties of coffee that are grown here, methods of their preparation and roasting. At the end, tourists will have a tasting of the real Blue Mountain.
Ethiopia
The system of coffee cultivation and production in Ethiopia is the most complicated in the world. But the country is worth visiting only because the drink was once named after the province of Kaffa, where Arabica trees are still found in the wild. The first commercial plantations arose on the basis of Ethiopian seedlings. The Arabs brought them to Yemen in the 15th century and eventually became the main suppliers of Arabica to Muslim countries.
A tour to Ethiopia will be an exciting adventure to the homeland of coffee, and the local flavor will bring a touch of adventure to the trip. It is advisable to take a tour to the tropical mountain forests of Kaffa. Despite the fact that Ethiopia is the main supplier of African coffee to the world market, there are few large enterprises here. Mainly small farmers are engaged in production, who often grow trees on their homesteads.
India
Europeans did not like the monopoly of the Arabs on the coffee trade, so India became the first colony of England to bring seedlings from Ethiopia. Of all Asian countries, India is still the leader in the production of coffee beans and beverages. The plantations are located in the south of the country, in the regions of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Indian coffee shops are fighting for a place in the tourist ratings. In them you can order a cup of brewed coffee, buy grains of different degrees of roasting. Travelers do not have to go to farms, as amazing discoveries are waiting for them in every cafe. India is a tour of coffee shops where coffee is brewed according to original recipes.
Italy
European countries are also competing in the production of coffee beans and the development of authentic recipes. Italy is rightfully considered the leader. Every year it attracts a huge number of tourists. The reason for this is the great history of the country and the local coffee.
There are no farms here, so the tour only goes through coffee shops. These establishments have seen a lot of interesting events in their lifetime. Over a cup of coffee, you can go back to the old days and get in touch with history.
The most interesting of them are considered:
- Caffe Florian (Venice), founded in 1720;
- Gran Caffe Gambrinus (Naples), has been hosting guests since 1860;
- Caffe Gilli (Florence), originated on the basis of a family bakery in 1733;
- Antico Caffe della Pace (Rome) — a haven for artists, writers and musicians since 1891.