Discover the art of Colombian coffee with a passionate local coffee expert during the 1.5 hour immersive coffee workshop. Meet your host Leandro at his cozy coffee shop in Bogota's historic center, where you'll dive into the rich history and vibrant culture of Colombian coffee. Perfect for coffee enthusiasts, business groups, and teams, this experience offers a deep dive into the world of coffee. Begin with a warm introduction as your host shares their journey as a coffee producer and reveals why Colombian coffee is celebrated worldwide.
The experience is divided into three engaging parts:
1. Blind Coffee Tasting: Learn to identify and differentiate high-quality coffee through its fragrance, aroma, and flavor.
2. Coffee Brewing & Tasting: Choose four specialty coffees from a curated selection and discover how to brew them using unique methods. Your host will also share four expert tips for making exceptional coffee at home, paired with a slice of the cake of the day.
3. Buying Coffee Like a Pro: Wrap up with insider advice on selecting top-quality coffee anywhere, regardless of brand or origin.
This immersive and interactive experience is perfect for coffee lovers, offering insights, flavors, and practical techniques to elevate your coffee game.
Discover the rich world of Colombian coffee through the eyes of your host, Indira, on this immersive Bogotá coffee tour. More than just a tasting, this experience is a window into Colombia’s vibrant culture and deep-rooted coffee traditions. Indira will share fascinating stories and insights about Colombian coffee - its history, cultural significance, and the rise of new-wave brewing methods. You’ll learn about the country’s diverse coffee-growing regions, what makes each unique, and the important role played by coffee farmers and cooperatives. She’ll also guide you in how to taste specialty coffee like a pro, appreciating its fragrance, aroma, body, and flavor notes. As you visit 3–5 carefully selected cafés and snack shops, you’ll meet passionate baristas, roasters, and coffee shop owners, many of whom roast beans in-house and are eager to share their craft. Along the way, enjoy typical Colombian snacks such as pandebono (cheese bread), arepas (corn patties), mora cake (blackberry cake), and palo de queso (cheese sticks), all while diving deeper into Colombia’s coffee culture.
We loved the market tour with Zulma, who explained a lot and had us try several things. After 30 min in an air-conditioned bus, we arrived at Doña Leo's house. She was so welcoming and had us do the majority of the cooking after her explanation. When our Spanish wasn't enough Zulma translated but both tried really hard to speak understandable Spanish for us to practice. We had a lovely lunch with self-made tortillas, pollo pibil that was extremely rich in taste, empanadas, sauces and coconut dessert. After lunch (around 2pm) Zulma called an Uber to bring us back to the city center of Merida, all included. There was no need for a large evening meal after the full lunch.
Valentina and Juan were terrific hosts. We learned about the variety of fruits & vegetables available locally, cooking, beverages, culture and daily life. We considered the time with our hosts a cultural exchange day. What a great time!
This tour was incredible! Sara was very knowledgeable and her English was excellent. I’m so glad my husband and I did a private tour so we were able to do exactly what we wanted. We tried soooo many fruits and other goodies at the market. I wouldn’t have felt comfortable navigating the market by myself.
