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How time flies, it's already November! The days are getting shorter and the temperature is starting to drop. In the morning I put on my winter coat and gloves and cycle towards BOOT Koffie in Baarn. Time for a new working day: making people happy with our delicious coffee. It is cold on the bike, so I long for a cup of coffee myself to warm up.

We have been purchasing different types and sizes of coffee beans since 1973. These coffee beans are grown in different tropical countries. The country, climate, altitude and how you roast a coffee greatly affects the flavors you taste in your cup. What also plays a big role is the processing method you apply to the coffee bean after picking it. A coffee bean or actually coffee berry is always processed before it makes the crossing to our country.

You've probably heard of washed coffee and unwashed coffee. But what does this mean? And what does a processing method do to the taste of the coffee?

Rick and Esther visited Kopepi Ketiara in Takengon, Sumatra. Sumatra is Indonesia's largest island. An island with a whimsical history and enormous natural wealth ranging from mountain scenery, volcanoes, swamps and rainforests to waterfalls and lakes. Almost the entire island is Islamic, with strict Islamic sharia law in Aceh province.

Ketiara cooperative was founded in 2008 by chairwoman Rahmah, which is unusual in Medan. There are about 1,100 cooperative members, 70% of whom are female.

Ketiara has earned a well-earned reputation as a producer of excellent Fairtrade...

Our Colombia is a high-quality organic coffee with flavor notes of chocolate, honey and dried fruit. No wonder this coffee tastes so good! Not an incredibly pronounced coffee, but the chocolate notes and mild sweetness make for a perfectly balanced coffee.

Also this year, we are playing the BOOT Coffee Game with awesome prizes from our main sponsor Jura Espresso Machines, among others. Participate and win a Jura espresso machine - E8 Piano Black (EC) + 1 year of free BOOT coffee (1 kilo every month) and 1 year subscription to KTC Magazine or 1 of many other great prizes! Test your knowledge about BOOT Coffee at www.bootkoffiespel.nl.

Coffee for me is much more than that. It is an art, a ritual and sometimes even a chemistry experiment. Here it is important to take the time for coffee, as in Slow Coffee, all attention when brewing the coffee. Then it becomes a moment of "not having to do anything" and pure relaxation.