'm interested in anyone's opinions on Colombian coffee beans. My experience of them has never been good. That in large part is driven by the fact that at the two companies I have slaved at, I mean worked at, over the last 7 years, both have Colombian coffee as the "office coffee", and it is just so bad. It's just not coffee-snobby me; almost all my co-workers agree. At the last company I was at, we were lucky enough that they also provided different blends from coffees from all around the world, and that's what my group always brewed. But at the company I work at now, there is only Colombian coffee available, and it's even worse tasting than what was on offer at my previous company. In fact, it is SO BAD, that I consider it undrinkable, and have given up drinking it at all. I've taken a French press ("plunger") and my own beans to the office and make my own coffee. Perhaps that is just what the company wants; that no one will drink the coffee and the company saves money.I have bought and used premium Colombian Popayan beans before, but while it was drinkable, I never did fall in love with them, and never found that they were that good from making espresso at home.
Did you know that what you see labelled as "100% Colombian" is a brand that falls under the control of the Colombian Coffee Federation founded in 1927 to promote the growing and marketing of coffee from Colombia under the "Juan Valdez" brand. You'd think by now they would be growing beans that tasted good.
So what is your opinion and experience of Colombian coffee? Has it been as bad as mine? I'd be interested in what you think, so please post a comment.
