Coffee travel

Rick Maas is on the final leg of his coffee journey. He is currently visiting several plantations in Panama in his search for the finest coffees. There is also a lot of personal contact with the coffee farmers, pickers and families who live on and off the coffee plantations.

Fortunately, we all get to travel with him a little bit and Rick regularly sends fun and interesting video updates. Like this vlog with coffee farmer and entrepreneur Ricardo Koyner on his Kotowa plantation in Boquete, Panama. Among other things, our famous Panamaria Espresso and Filter comes from this plantation.

Visiting the coffee farmers of the Kachalu Project in the Santander region.
Our colleagues Rick Maas and Tuyet Tran left for Colombia last Monday. They traveled to the Santander region to visit 9 different plantations of the Kachalu Project. The purpose of this trip is to personally talk to the owners of these farms and to learn more about their working methods and the different processing methods. Focus is also on the financial situation of the farmers with the goal of gaining further insights and looking together at how to ensure the future sustainability of the plantations. When asked what the farmers' dreams and goals are, their answer is that at Kachalu they prioritize nature instead of increasing their yields by using non-organic fertilizers and pesticides to increase their production.

At the beginning of the summer Rick Maas, our coffee buyer, traveled to beautiful Panama and on to impressive Colombia. Visiting coffee farmers and searching for beautiful new coffees.

My and my family's history and connection to Panama began more than 30 years ago with the Panamaria, the fabulous coffee of the month of October with a deliciously broad layer of sweetness from fruits such as apricot and chocolate and which finishes subtly with a citrus acidity.