Cigar Asylum Cigar Forum  

Go Back   Cigar Asylum Cigar Forum > Non Cigar Specialty Forums > Coffee & Tea Forum > Coffee Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-25-2013, 04:57 PM   #1
novasurf
The Roastmaster General
 
novasurf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 262
Trading: (2)
novasurf is on a distinguished road
Default Second Bloom

One coffee farmer I deal with is a former neighbor of mine here in NJ. Awesome guy. We visited his farm this week, discovering an earlier second bloom than usual (it has been very dry). The road to his coffee farm in Puerto Rico is not for the faint of heart. The hills are steep and treacherous. A single moment lost concentration could be the difference between life and death. I kid you not. The Army Corp of engineers built this “road” in the mountain in the 1960’s. The road in itself is a miracle.

We offer his Puerto Rican Mountain Grown coffee on occasion. It sells briskly, and we do not get a large amount of it at a time. I did savor his naturally sundried coffee during my stay. It was very smooth.

Sadly, the coffee industry in Puerto Rico is a shell of its former self. In its heyday, Puerto Rican coffee offered from the Yauco region was superb. It was expensive because pickers had to be paid US minimum wage. Now the major Puerto Rico farms have been bought up. Its owner will turn a profit. Marketing power is key. I digress.

Here are some pics. The sweet smell of jasmine in the morning as the sun rises is captivating. These are old vines. Caturra and bourbon plants. Enjoy the view.

The road at the midway point in. Looks easy, dropped my heart about a hundred times to get here:



About a third of the way down, just outside of the drivers side door, my feet were pointing down. Your can see the electrical tower way down below. This pic does the steepness no justice:



The darker leaf in the center of the pic are all trimmed coffee vines.



Some more smaller trees:



Bloom boom!



Just a small snapshot. These pics and others will be placed on our company website. But I wanted you to get a feel for the amazing journey that coffee has to go through from seed to cup. There are so many variables that affect a final cup's quality. Just wanted to share from the farm side.
__________________
UB on FB here
novasurf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-26-2013, 11:33 AM   #2
gvarsity
still crazy
 
gvarsity's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 621
Trading: (15)
gvarsity will become famous soon enough
Default Re: Second Bloom

Very cool. Thanks for the pics.
gvarsity is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2013, 06:03 PM   #3
novasurf
The Roastmaster General
 
novasurf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 262
Trading: (2)
novasurf is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Second Bloom

Quote:
Originally Posted by gvarsity View Post
Very cool. Thanks for the pics.
Any time, friend. I miss Madison.
__________________
UB on FB here
novasurf is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:43 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
All content is copyrighted jointly by Cigar Asylum and the content provider.