Yesterday morning I went out with my husband to buy plants in a nursery. I like one in particular that is in a secluded place called La Union. And although it is an area that is considered to be in the city, you could say that it has a bit of a rural feel to it. In this area, there are many nurseries and some small farms.
We entertained ourselves by looking at plants and doing a wee shopping which will be the reason for another post. But at some point, it provoked us to stop for a drink. We saw a small sign on the road advertising a cafe and decided to stop.
The coffee shop's name is Savignano Cafe.
We got out of the car, a little hesitant since there were no other cars parked outside. But we only wanted a drink, so we went in.
But just by entering, I realized that it could be a great success to have stopped there. The place looked nice.
The decoration is simple but with some paraphernalia.
I asked the guy who made the coffee if I could take pictures. I was immediately approached by another guy, the owner, who told me that of course, I could.
He told me to approach the place where he has the coffee roaster. And he started talking to me about the beans they use and some of the blends they make on the premises.
They work directly with small farm producers. All the coffee they use in the coffee shop is roasted by them. Also, the packaged coffee they sell is roasted and blended by them.
They have another area with tables in the back. That's where we sat.
In the coffee shop, they also do courses and workshops.
And they do coffee tastings. On one wall is this wheel with different flavors that can be appreciated when tasting coffee. The place is a small ode to coffee, and the owner is passionate about the subject and seems to know a lot about it.
The owner told us more about the quality of the beans and the roasting process. And he showed us some characteristics with some beans that they had on display that they use for the courses.
We also learned that besides using coffee brought directly from small farms in the coffee-growing areas of the country. They have a small plot of land near the coffee shop in the same municipality where they have a small coffee plantation. They use that coffee in the coffee shop, although it is not enough to supply the demand. When we were there yesterday, they didn't have that coffee.
On the outskirts of the balcony, he had a coffee bush planted. He took a coffee fruit to hull it and showed us what the freshly harvested coffee bean looks like. It has a slimy layer around it, the mucilage is removed from the beans by a washing process, he explained. He urged us to taste it and see that it was a bit sweet. He explained that this is the reason we get some bitter coffees because it is likely that the mucilage was not completely removed from the beans and they were over-roasted with it.
The coffee we tasted was one grown in Boconó, a village in one of the Andean states. I ordered a macchiato and the husband had an Americano.
We had eaten just before going to the nurseries, but because we have a sweet tooth, we ordered an alfajor to share.
The coffee was delicious.
What should have been a stopover, turned out to be a whole coffee experience. The environment and the coffee were a perfect combination.
The coffee shop is off my usual routes, but it is worth the detour and I will definitely visit it again. I would also like to do one of the courses, so I'll keep an eye out to see if I can afford to do one.
This is my participation in #TheCoffeeShopPrompt No. 4.
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