Blog destinado a narrar experiencias, investigaciones, estudios y actividades relacionadas con el mundo de los cafés especiales #specialtycoffee. Igualmente mis experiencias como Trainer autorizada de la Specialty Coffee Association of Europe #SCAE y como miembro activo de organizaciones internacionales relacionadas con el mundo del café #SCAA/#SCAE/#ACE #Café #Coffee #Venezuela #Latinoamérica. "Mientras más aprendo solo sé que menos sé." "The more I learn the less I know."
Bienvenidos/Welcome
Muchas personas alrededor del planeta no conciben la idea de iniciar su día sin tomar una taza de café. Es parte de la rutina diaria. Es todo un ritual, dependiendo de como lo bebamos y donde; de si lo preparamos nosotros o nos lo preparan; y de cual método de extracción usemos. Todo esto integra una cadena compleja que va más allá de la taza que llevamos a la boca. Implica el trabajo arduo de millones de personas alrededor del globo terráqueo en más de 60 países productores. Conlleva el esfuerzo de todo un año de planificación en procura de obtener una cosecha de calidad y muchas pero muchas oraciones esperando que nada ocurra que pueda afectar a la misma, sea que se trate de un simple hongo (Hemileia Vastatrix) que produce la roya o de una catástrofe natural totalmente fortuita pero igualmente de desastrosa. Hasta ese glorioso momento en que -con taza humeante en la mano- nos la llevamos a la boca y el paladar se deleita con sus aromas y sabores.
El café es el segundo producto comercial tras el petróleo. Y es el segundo producto de consumo masivo después del Te (evidentemente por razones de población). Y esto no es casual. O fortuito.
Nada mejor que tomar un rico café rodeado de nuestros familiares y buenas amistades. El confort que nos brinda una taza del precioso oro negro va más allá de una simple satisfacción. Nos brinda calidez, empatía, comprensión, soluciones y disipa las tristezas. Todos los que somos amantes del café sabemos que no hay tribulación o alegría que no pueda ser compartida a través de una taza de café, ya sea fría o caliente.
Sean bienvenidos a mi Blog, su casa, y compartamos juntos nuestras experiencias en el maravilloso mundo del café.
Un aromático y caluroso abrazo cafeínado o(~)
miércoles, 17 de junio de 2015
A WINDOW WITH VIEW AND A CUP OF COFFEE
miércoles, 9 de julio de 2014
WORLD OF COFFEE, RIMINI-ITALY, 2014
Gracias a todos por leerme..un abrazo sincero...
martes, 9 de octubre de 2012
Infografía del Café
MARÍA ESTHER LÓPEZ CÁSARES
lunes, 10 de septiembre de 2012
sábado, 8 de septiembre de 2012
El Café y el Té son maravillosos
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"Why Coffee & Tea Are Amazing for You
Coffee vs. Tea
Health Benefits of Tea
Health Benefits of Coffee
Too Much Caffeine?
Espero les haya gustado...
martes, 4 de septiembre de 2012
El Valor de lo Seguro.
viernes, 31 de agosto de 2012
BARISMO: THE NEW VENEZUELAN FASHION?
The Venezuelan is a man of fashion. Likes being in all the new. Is passionate about new technologies. New trends: whether it is clothing, accessories, food, visiting new locals, countries and even in talking terms. Depending on that, will know all that is considering Trendy and will differ from what is not, assuming such distinctions.
Evidence of this is the Blackberry effect in the Venezuelan population. While in other countries has produced losses and other technologies are the sales leaders, in our country remains one of the most wanted and acquired especially among the younger population. Some people say that “Male/female who is respected not walk with the head held high, because has the blackberry in a hand”. Crazy, uh?
However, what I’m really concern about is the intention of some people to turn to Barismo in the middle of coffee, when it is only its final link, not the least, but obviously not the primary. It complements, is one with the subject and brings it to its greatest expression. Barista's work is to highlight, with great humility as just do the best in the world, the amazing qualities that this grain is being led to your palate as a cup of coffee.
It's complicated. But I would like you to understand my concern. Not every student receives the information in the same way, and not every teacher knows how to teach assertiveness as well as learned in a classroom. In this sense, not all certificates in coffee ACTUALLY CAN TEACH and transmit that passion that comes to feel for something you really love. And not being certified does not mean that CAN´T do that.
I mean, having a paper that says I got certificated in level 1 or 2 or even 3 means that I AM BARISTA. And not because I don’t have it means that I am NOT.
Once, I was in a course with someone who claimed to be Barista from Peru, Brazil, USA, and a lot of many places. The Time to stand in front of the coffee machine arrived and he just did do nothing: ZERO. Like one of us who were there and had expressed a desire to learn, contrary to him that came with the course curriculum ahead.
Finally, I want to share with you a lesson I learned many years ago in my practice as a lawyer. One day we were at work talking to lawyers colleagues and began the discussion of professional graduated from public Universities and graduated from private Universities. Both groups aimed for opinions either as to the quality of these professionals. The focus of discussion was that the graduated from the Public ones said that it was much better and more recognized when looking for work have being graduated from a Public. Evidently, others argued the opposite. What I learned in the passing of the years is that I have known excellent and brilliant lawyers graduated of both kind of Universities, but I've known terrible and disastrous lawyers of both too. The point is: the University will form you, but the professional, is a thing that only you can do for yourself.













