The Cup of Excellence is the most prestigious competition and award for coffee growers who have diligently produced coffee of truly unique quality. For the winning farmer, this competition brings not only financial security, as the coffee is sold in global online auctions at premium prices, but also prestige for his farm and the producing region.

The village of Shakisso became the base for our week-long trip around the region. From Shakisso we headed to the mountains to find quality coffee with dry processing. In Guji, dry processing is the right choice because the local water contains a lot of mercury, which is a result of intensive gold mining.

La Boheme Cafe has been working with this family farm since 2014, when Charles, the owner of our roaster, met Renard "Nayo" Ovalle Vides 

Our first meeting with farmer Linarco took place during our trip to Colombia. We regularly travelled abroad to pick up coffee at the place of origin and Colombia absolutely charmed us. The combinations that make up Colombian coffee in a cup are simply unique.

La Boheme Cafe has been working with Marcos Croce and Silvia Barreto since 2014. We were immediately drawn to the mission of this family farm: a sustainable economy from a social, economic and ecological point of view.

There's nothing like a cup of coffee made from freshly ground beans. We've prepared a simple guide on which grinding coarseness to choose depending on your preparation.

The Vacuum Pot looks a bit industrial and can create a completely magical experience from preparing coffee at home. Don't you believe? Try it out!

If you don't allow yourself to have a proper espresso, a moka pot can be the ideal option for you to prepare coffee at home, which is the closest in taste to espresso. You will need: Moka teapot Water at a temperature of 95°C Finely ground coffee. A bowl of cold water Method: Pour hot water up to the level of the safety valve into the bottom container of the moka pot Insert the coffee filter and fill it up to the brim with ground coffee. Then screw the top part of the kettl...

Kalita comes from Japan, it is quite similar to V60 , but unlike V60, the resulting drink is fuller, although a little less pure in taste.

Cold Brew is a coffee preparation method in which the coffee is slowly steeped in cold water for several hours. The resulting drink is characterized by low acidity and high sweetness.

Did you know that the French press is one of the oldest ways to prepare coffee? And also one of the easiest ever

AeroPress is a relatively new coffee maker. It is light, compact and almost unbreakable, making it ideal for travel. 

The Chemex is a beautiful design device for preparing coffee at home, which will come in handy if you want to invite someone over for coffee.

Let's start lightly, with probably the most common home coffee preparation. V60 comes from Japan, so you can enjoy a beautifully clear and sparkling drink.

Our baristas have decided to share their know-how with you and put together recipes for the most common homemade coffee preparations.

"Specialty Coffee", in translation selection coffee , is produced only from coffee beans of the highest quality, growing in ideal climatic and geographical conditions. Their unique properties and taste usually reflect the quality and character of the soil in which they were grown, the so-called "terroir".

They are also suitable for alternative preparation as single shot espressos, or are often used in espresso blends.

The fleshy part of the berry is removed before drying. This is called the washing process or wet process.

Coffee processing begins when the coffee cherries are picked and ends in our roastery. Every small change in the whole process can affect the final taste of the coffee. It also depends on the specific farmer who grew it and differs depending on the country in which it originated. It is affected by rain, humidity, sun...

As you all know, the two most common and commercially used types of coffee are Arabica and Coffea Canephora (Robusta).