Coffee and Beyond

In the world of wine, tea, perfume, and tobacco, or other types of beverage or food, there is a special skill to test the taste, aroma, and quality of a drink or food before it is widely marketed. Their five senses are very sensitive to know the quality of the material they are testing, so that class or caste can be distinguished from tea, tobacco, wine, and coffee . This profession is highly valued because not everyone can do it, even though they have studied it scientifically. There seems to be a basic talent that a person must possess, for example, the so-called Coffee Connoisseur, which is different from the skills of a barista as you often see in your favorite cafe.  What Is the Definition of a Coffee Connoisseur? Life is great with good coffee (freepik.com) A coffee connoisseur is someone who knows everything there is to know about the beverage. You're familiar with the various roasts. You're familiar with the various sorts of beans (and where they come from). You're ...

  Kalau anda punya hobby minum coffee, entah itu kopi tubruk, cappucino, espresso atau aneka varian lain seperti es kopi gula aren, dan sebagainya, maka anda punya peluang sangat bagus untuk menjadi jutawan di bidang perkopian. Anda bisa memilih untuk berjualan kopi bubuk, berkebun kopi dan tentu saja menjual minuman berbasis kopi.  Di era industri 4.0 peluang itu semakin menarik sebab anda bisa mengandalkan kecanggihan teknologi informasi dan media sosial untuk bersaing dengan pebisnis lain yang sudah eksis di dunia kopi. Yang paling penting anda harus mulai mempelajari seluk beluk kopi, bukan hanya resep yang akan anda gunakan untuk meracik kopi bersama barista di warung kopi atau cafe anda.  Menyeruput secangkir coffee sudah menjadi bagian dari lifestyle kawula muda jaman now (freepik.com) Pastikan terlebih dahulu biji kopi dari daerah mana yang anda pilih untuk disajikan kepada para penggila kopi maupun para pemula yang ingin merasakan dahsyatnya rasa kopi yang ...

Coffee for coffee lovers.  Image: wakeup-world.com Coffee has become a part of history and social life of mankind, and now there is a coffee shop on every corner of the town and village. Coffee is not just because of the genes of Arabica and Robusta, even coffee growing with glory cappuccino, cafe latte, coffee civet and various variations of coffee, which can be found in liquid, cake, ice cream, and various other coffee recipes.  Coffee has unique facts and legends. Coffee is also beneficial for human health both physically and mentally, but you must be wise in coffee because coffee consumed also have harmful side effects on your health. Do you like black coffee? Coffee contains caffeine when taken in proper doses, then black coffee is very useful for you physically and mentally. Over 500 billion cups of coffee are drunk each year or around 1.4 billion cups per day. Over half of this is consumed during breakfast. If you open a new coffee shop, the coffee drinkers...

A new cafe in Pondok Indah Mall, Jakarta. Image: Komang Setiabudi Are you a true coffee connoisseur? Do you understand the robusta and arabica coffee taste?   Perhaps you also understand about organic coffee and had also enjoyed a delicious of Kopi Luwak (civet   coffee) in Bali or Jakarta.     It turns out you also know how to mix coffee at home with a traditional coffee machine or your home, so you will not be disappointed if served a delicious coffee from the barista at the coffee shop that you visit. Therefore you get inspiration and ideas to build your own cafe business. German soldiers sit outside a Paris cafe on the Champs Elysees on Bastille Day in 1940. Image: dailymail.co.uk

Are you a fan of cappuccino or espresso? Perhaps you should try the cafe latte. Latte or Cafe latte (Italian language which means coffee with milk) is espresso or coffee mixed with milk and has a thin layer of foam on top. Comparison between the milk with the coffee cafe latte is 3:1. Apparently there is a unique story of the creation of the cafe latte. Do you want to know before you try to to make cafe late? The history   A beautiful girl with a cafe latte.   Image: 123rf.com Cafe Latte discovered by the late Lino Meiorin in Italy at the end of 1950. He is the owner of a cafe; he is also the first Barista from Italy. His visitors it is not used to the taste of a traditional cappuccino which is very sharp , and therefore they asked for more milk (latte) to be mixed with the coffee. Lino finally decided to sell espresso drinks with more milk and call it a "cafe latte". At that time, he presents a caffè latte in a bowl and then switch to using th...

Image: indiereader.com When you are going to order a cup of coffee at a coffee shop , you will see the list of menu offerings range of coffee as black coffee , cappuccino, cafe latte and espresso coffee. Espresso was first discovered around 1900 in Italy, which freely translated means a cup of espresso coffee served quickly. Today, often found people pronounce or spell it wrong to "expresso" . Pronunciation it does not need to be a serious problem, but a professional barista will smile, and it will make you a cup of espresso. Espresso invented in 1884 in Italy. Espresso is made by forcing pressurized hot water through finely ground coffee. The espresso is the base ingredient of some of the most famous and popular beverages such as cappucino, cafe latte, machiato, and mocha.  Do you agree, if you've never drank a cup of espresso, then you can not be called a true coffee connoisseur?  

Miss Coffee Indonesia. Image:  Katon/Okezone.com Early last June, Putu Anandita, a Balinese girl,  crowned as Miss Coffee Indonesia 2012. Now she is Ambassador Coffee of Indonesia. For the first time, Indonesia successfully held the Miss Coffee Indonesia contest. This event is an opportunity to choose the "funnel" of Indonesian coffee in the world. Association Competition held by Duta Indonesia (ADI) is also aimed at strengthening the declaration of agro-tourism in Indonesia. Indonesia is known as a producer of excellent quality coffee. You can discover Indonesian coffee plantation on the island of Java, Toraja, Bali, Papua and Gayo (Aceh) and other areas in the archipelago. This is the task of Miss Coffee Indonesia to promote Indonesian coffee to all over the world.