Nepal’s nascent coffee business is slowly but surely redefining the idea of a Nepali’s morning brew. Here we present the pictorial journey of how the beans make it to your cup.
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Royal Everest Coffee Mill in Thimi, Kathmandu, where pulped cherries from local coffee farms are brought in for hulling, polishing, cleaning and, sorting and grading.
Coffee beans are dried.
This machine runs the processes of hulling, polishing, cleaning and sorting. Final grading is done by hand to ensure quality control.
The beans are stored in organic jute bags as these are breathable and prevent mildew and mold.
The beans then undergo a final round of sorting and grading by hand before they are bagged for delivery. Though labour-intensive, this step is crucial in quality control.
Roasted beans.
In the world of specialty coffee, presentation is just as important as aroma and taste.
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The beans look like they could be specialty grade, and that is good news. I just find it strange that the article is finished with a picture of latte art, rather than one where you can look at the complexity of the crema