I have had a great love for coffee since I was a child. My family, on my father's side, was a coffee grower from the Venezuelan plains, which meant that this delicious beverage was never missing at home. Of course, if you ever talk to anyone from the plains of this country, they will tell you that the coffee harvested there is the best. I never doubted that belief, since no bean cultivated and roasted in those lands could be surpassed, or at least according to what my palate had been able to taste. However, I believe that tastes and flavors are so varied that almost anyone will tell you that their favorite coffee is the best in the world.
What about Venezuelan coffee?
There are infinite brands, and every so often a new one comes out from a different region of the country. For me, Venezuelan coffee as a whole is very good, and in this post I will exemplify it.
I was at the gym when, talking about the importance of sugar-free coffee for athletic performance, a friend told me that there is a brand of coffee that contains the best beans in the country. Of course, I have always said that the quality of coffee depends on the plant and the roasting process, something that can vary greatly depending on the region. For example, some beans are roasted more than others, and even sugar is added to give a more bitter sensation to the final powder, at least in the eastern region of Venezuela, which is the area where I currently live.
The coffee my friend told me about is called “YOCOIMA”. Doubting her word, I went to buy it before returning home. Upon seeing the packaging, the first thing I checked was its specifications. The brand was founded in 1945 according to the packaging, and the powder is the result of the selection of the best coffee beans from all over the country. The grind is medium, that is, neither too coarse nor too fine, and this is the first time I've seen them specify the type of grind in the coffees I usually buy! As for the roasting, it is also medium. I liked this a lot, as an intermediate flavor usually gives more smoothness to the beverage, especially when it comes to the coffee I drink in the afternoons.
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For a brand that includes beans from all over Venezuela, I must admit that they know how to maintain that intrinsic characteristic of Venezuelan coffee. The flavor is both bitter and the aroma it gives off when brewed is very smooth. My friend was not wrong in recommending the Yocoima brand. If I were to choose a time of day to drink it, I think it would be at 3:00 PM, since I usually do my writing work at that time in the afternoon. To taste it for the first time I chose some chocolate cookies. I don't usually accompany my coffee with something sweet when I'm at home, but this time was the exception. The combination was very delicious, even more so because they were my favorite cookies.
I drank about two cups of Yocoima coffee... it was a good buy after all.
From which country is the best coffee you have ever tasted?
Venezuelan coffee is delicious, regardless of the region of the country where you drink it. I believe that the Yocoima brand collected the best of each zone of my country to make a product that evokes the essence of the Venezuelan coffee culture. I have become a born reviewer of coffee powder, but how can you refuse to try new flavors?
Everything that has to do with coffee is, without a doubt, exciting.
See you at the next coffee!
