Coffee

The price of coffee is currently higher than ever. To ensure that our farmers continue to receive a fair price and that we can continue to offer you the best-quality coffee, we will be adjusting our prices effective April 8, 2025.

At BOOT Koffie, we deliberately wait to adjust our prices until we know the actual purchase prices, working directly with our partners and focusing on fair pricing, quality, and sustainability. For us, “fair” means that the price is agreed upon with our partners through direct communication and with an eye toward the bigger picture. This year, we’re seeing an average increase of 25%. We’re not passing on the full increase. The price per kilogram is rising by an average of 9%, which amounts to about 3 cents per cup.

Our Colombia Kachalu coffee comes not from one farmer, but from an entire cooperative! The entire cooperative consists of about 3,000 farmers. About 60 coffee farmers from Santander, Colombia, work together within Kachalu, a project that has been growing organic coffee in a very sustainable way since 1999. These farmers and coffees from this project are all Organic and Rainforest certified, indicating how one with nature these farmers are.

Ricardo explains that weather patterns are changing drastically. "In recent months we had extreme rainfall, much more than normal. This is a problem because it puts enormous pressure on the plants," he explains. When the coffee plants are almost ready to ripen their beans, they are already exhausted from the growing process. The excessive rain causes the soil to absorb too much water, preventing oxygen from reaching the roots. "The plants can no longer absorb their nutrients and do not get any energy from the sun because it stays cloudy for days," he said.

Last week we were once again at the Horecava in the RAI. This year we were at the Coffee Concepts with our booth, right next to the SCA National Coffee Contests. Needless to say, that was a great bustling place. Our team members also actively participated in several competitions.

It was great to meet so many of you in person and hear your enthusiasm about our coffee! Did you miss us, but still want to meet or collaborate? Feel free to contact us through our website for a free trial session. We look forward to hearing from you!

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.

For 20 years, Gesha has been one of the most sought-after coffees in the world. In Panama, the Gesha news struck like lightning, and this variety has been highly favored ever since. She receives record-breaking bids at coffee auctions and is a prize winner with great regularity. Panama was already becoming well-known in the world of quality coffee. When Geisha coffee was discovered in 2004 and successfully grown and sold at high prices by more Panamanian farmers, Panama was finally recognized as a quality coffee country. The origin of this coffee is in Ethiopia, in the Gesha region, where this particular variety still grows.