Month: June 2013

Juan Valdez Coffee

My dear friend Cel recently came home from her American tour, and one of her stops was Colombia. Three guesses as to what I asked her to bring back for me. Yes, COFFEE. According to Wikipedia: Colombian Coffee is a protected designation of origin granted by the European Union (September 2007) that applies to the coffee produced in Colombia.[1] The Colombian coffee has been recognized worldwide as having high quality and distinctive taste. The main importers of Colombian coffee are United States,Germany, France, Japan, and Italy.[2] Almost all coffee is grown in Colombia in a region called Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis. So yeah, Colombia’s big on their coffee. Cel got me a pack of Juan Valdez mild Arabica coffee. Apparently, it’s one of the biggest chains in the country, and lucky for me, I get to have a taste of it! The coffee was pre-ground and, though the grind looked a bit too fine for the drip brew method, I still opted for that since our espresso machine’s currently out of commission. My brother taught me how to prepare coffee using a single-serve pour-over plastic cone with paper filters. It’s as …