You are in the unique world of the Microfarm Project Web series! Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to travel along with our unique guests to the exciting world of specialty coffee. The destination? The birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia, or otherwise... Ethiopia Motherland! What did we bring back from the trip? 4 unique coffees, 4 unique experiences for our consumers ... for a limited time!

1st STOP IS ETHIOPIA DAMO

Master Chef Leonidas Koutsopoulos and Coffee Explorer Panagiotis Constantinopoulos chat about coffee and tasting.

It’s slowly approaching that time of year again when a cup of hot espresso or cappuccino is sure to warm both your hands and your day. Whether you are a fan of a quick “espresso before leaving for work” or slowly enjoying a cappuccino with its delicious milk foam, espresso-based coffees are a part of your daily routine at any time of the day. Your favorite beverage is there for you to enjoy every morning and keep you company every evening.

So how did espresso and cappuccino become such an inseparable part of our lives?

Technopolis was once again this year crowded with intense aromas and coffee lovers. Naturally, Coffee Island made an appearance at this year’s Athens’ largest Athenian coffee event during which our aim was to ‘seduce’ you on a unique journey through our Single Estate and Microfarm Ethiopia Damo editions as well as discover our new Nitro Cold Brew recipes.

Panos Georgiou kept us company throughout a unique journey. Now, his pictures and words paint a picture of our last days in Ethiopia.

Panos Georgiou, narrates the rest of his trip to Ethiopia, while discovering with us the beauty of the Coffee Motherland.

The trip to Ethiopia, a unique specialty coffee discovery adventure as told through the lens and memoirs of photographer, Panos Georgiou, our partner, dear friend and companion for long-distance – journeys be they geographical or adventures filled with flavours, gives us his narration and intense moments of emotion.

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On October 1, as is the case every year, everyone around the world will be celebrating International Coffee Day. The star of the day is this precious plant that is magically turned into our favorite beverage: coffee!Coffee is being celebrated by the people who behind the scenes are involved in its creation and magic; from producers, roasters, baristi, partners and affiliates all the way through to distributors.

Open your notebooks, put on your reading glasses and get ready to learn everything about coffee! You drink coffee every day – maybe more than once a day – but how much do you really know about this exotic fruit? If you don’t know everything about it, how do you know you’re making the right choice for you?
In order to find the coffee drink that meets your tastes and requirements, we must first answer a question: What exactly is coffee?

MICROFARM PROJECT: THE TASTE YOU CAN RELY ON

If you want to know everything about coffee, if you want every sip to be a unique journey following in the footsteps of Coffee Island’s “explorers”, then the Microfarm Project, which transforms knowledge into an experiential experience offering you both unique aromas and flavors as well as inner pleasure, is for you.

One of the most difficult “Goodbyes” is when we have to “say goodbye” to the summer holidays, relaxing on sun loungers, Greece’s beautiful beaches and enjoying cocktails at the beach bar. September means a return to everyday life and routine: work, children, school, tutoring, lessons or exams. So whatever autumn brings with it, it definitely requires energy along with positivity.