Because I was the one who stumbled upon the Joburg Coffee Club, I (Christiaan’s wife) have the honour to share our caffeine experience.
Hosted by Russell Hobbs, this coffee tasting was presented by the Bean There Coffee Company at the Good Food Studio. But first, a bit more information about Bean There and the Good Food Studio.
According to their website, the Bean There Coffee Company acquires, through direct fair trade, the world’s finest single origin coffee, which is hand-roasted to produce an exclusive optimal roast. A few facts about the company:
- They only use single origin coffee - the coffee is not blended which means that they have to get great quality coffee that is great on its own, because it can’t be fixed by blending it with other coffee.
- The company believes in direct fair trade, which means that the pay the farmers a fair price for their coffee, no matter what happens on the market.
The Good Food Studio is situated at the Pick n Pay on Nicol. In my opinion the studio is a stunning venue for any food event and the décor is fresh and interesting. Upon arrival at the coffee tasting we received a cup of delicious cappuccino and some tasty snacks. Local musicians Michael and Derrick entertained the guests with their melodic African tunes in the background and the studio was already buzzing with people.
Jonathan Robinson form Bean There gave some background info about the coffee company and then we tasted a Tanzanian Coffee and a coffee from Rwanda. As with wine tasting, we first had to smell the aroma of the coffee. If I had to be honest I couldn’t really smell anything specific, except of course coffee. But it was still interesting to smell and taste this special African coffee. After the tasting there was a lucky draw where you could win Russell Hobbs coffee machines, but unfortunately we didn’t win anything! The night ended with a delicious coffee tiramisu.
All in all we thoroughly enjoyed the evening but we would’ve liked a bit more education about the coffees, what you are supposed to smell, taste, and what the main differences are etc. But I will definitely make a point of it to rather buy African coffee than coffees imported from overseas.
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