Coffee

BOOT Coffee's mission of "Happiness through Taste" also extends to the field of decaffeinated. There are many reasons why people drink decaffeinated coffee. For me, for example, it's because I still want to be able to sleep but also enjoy delicious coffee. After years of searching and setbacks, I joined a company with a golden bag, BOOT Coffee. Our decaffeinated coffee is already different from many others in the base. High quality green coffee is used. Then it is processed into black gold with great care and attention.

Read the full blog by our barista Alexander Trompert.

This time it's the turn of our Alejandro. The always cheerful (yes, really), hospitable barista and trainer has a passion for all things coffee. You can see this in his beautiful Latte Art creations, informative coffee training and taste it in the precision brewed cups of coffee.

In your opinion, what is a coffee that everyone should try?
Well... From the regular range, I like to drink the Indonesia Sumatra Organic. Usually brewed in the morning as a filter with my V60 filter dripper and later in the day at the Coffee Shop & Bar as espresso. This organic certified all-male friend with flavors of intense, chocolate, black currant and spicy is just super tasty and I gladly recommend it!

The next day I went cupping with the Hartmann family. They were really very enthusiastic so we scheduled 3 rounds. Of course I didn't say no to a 4th round either. Who wouldn't want to taste Hartmann Mi Finquita coffees!
In the end, I tasted a total of 30 Hartmann coffees and 8 Mi Finquita coffees, making an impressive total of 38 coffees.

During this cupping we really tasted all sorts of things mixed together. From Geisha to Caturra, from Maragogype to natural, washed and so on. The tasting is done with a cupping spoon and blind, so I didn't know which variety was in front of me either. Each coffee has a number and the experience is noted. You are only told afterwards which coffee belongs to that number, so you are never biased. At one point I tasted a coffee that, to me, stood out tremendously.

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...

Currently our Rick Maas is on a coffee tour in Indonesia. The first part of the trip took him to the island of Java (central, east and west), where he visited three projects, among others. Java is known for its fertile volcanic soil, which is ideal for growing coffee. Rick is looking for new cooperation opportunities, harvests and coffee varieties. At several plantations, small amounts of coffee are roasted in sample roasters to assess the flavors and judge the coffee. Working with coffee farmers and local contacts, Rick has tasted many wonderful natural and washed coffees.

Join us on Saturday, June 29 for the summer edition of the Coffee Tasting Day at the Coffee Shop & Bar in Baarn. We try to provide nice weather, but promise to at least let you taste the finest coffees and demonstrate some special brewing methods.