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🌍 KENYA & ETHIOPIA ORIGIN TRIPS 2026 Pack your bags, we're heading to East Africa! 🇰🇪 ORIGIN TRIP 1: KENYA 📅 29 NOVEMBER – 4 DECEMBER 📍 Nairobi → Kiambu & Ruiru → Nyeri We start in Nairobi, cupping with Dormans in their large lab and getting a glimpse of the season. From there, we visit an estate working on high-quality Kenyan Naturals and Farmers Cooperative Societies in Kiambu and Ruiru. Then we head to Mt Kenya to meet Peter of Kamavindi Coffee, visit Iria-ini FCS in Nyeri, and finish with the producers we contracted to grow Naturals for The Coffee Quest. 🇪🇹 ORIGIN TRIP 2: ETHIOPIA 📅 6 – 13 DECEMBER 📍 Addis Ababa → Hawassa → Sidama, Yirgacheffe & Guji We kick off with a tour of Daye Bensa's dry mill in Addis, then settle in at Gatta Farm in Sidama and visit washing stations in Bensa and Arbegona. Next stop is SNAP Coffee in Yirgacheffe and Guji, where we'll meet producer Esayas Beriso and see how he processes our Natural and Anaerobic Boku. We close deep in Guji's forests with Sookoo Coffee and Ture Waji, known as "The King of Guji." Two separate origin trips this December: join one, or book both! Wanna come? Check the link in our bio for more info, or reach out to us at michiel@thecoffeequest.com #OriginTrip2026 #CoffeeSourcing #Kenya #Ethiopia #TheCoffeeQuest taken in East Africa by @thecoffeequest
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HUILA MÁGICO 2026 — THE CUPPING HAS BEGUN. The lots are in. The tables are set. And right now, somewhere between Huila, Amsterdam and the United States, our teams are tasting their way through the best coffees the region has to offer. Over the past weeks, producers from all across Huila submitted their finest lots to the fifth edition of Huila Mágico. Each one carries months of work — careful picking, precise processing, and the kind of patience that only comes from knowing your land. Soon, we'll announce the top 5 winners of Huila Mágico 2026. In the meantime, take a look at our previous editions on our Highlights! Stay tuned! #HuilaMágico #CaféDeEspecialidad #TheCoffeeQuest #SpecialtyCoffee #Huila CoffeeCompetition taken in Huila, Colombia by @thecoffeequest
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🇨🇴 EVA IN COLOMBIA — A RECAP. In early August, Eva (our Colombian sourcer, and much more) took a deep dive into our supply chain in Colombia. From the south of Huila to the hills of Antioquia, she visited producers, toured TCQ facilities, and cupped some unforgettable coffees. Starting at Los Patios, our central wet mill in Huila, before heading into the field to meet Faiber at Finca La Holanda and Elmer at Finca Chambaku. From there, we travelled to Rionegro to visit our sister company, The Coffee Quest Colombia, where we toured the dry mill and cupped alongside the team. The final stop was Finca Lomas de Nogosco in Fredonia — our model farm and research hub for regenerative agriculture and advanced processing. Farm visits. Cuppings. New connections. Great conversations. That's what origin sourcing looks like. #TheCoffeeQuest #OriginSourcing #LosPatios #SpecialtyCoffee taken in Colombia by @thecoffeequest
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🇨🇴 Colombia is part of our story. It’s home to many of the producers we work with, to our colleagues and friends, and to a coffee community we care deeply about. After the devastating earthquake in western Colombia, we wanted to do our part. In that light, we at The Coffee Quest, as one global team across the US, Colombia, Europe, and Brazil, will be making a joint donation to World Central Kitchen, Cruz Roja Colombiana, and Presentes Corporación, supporting the people and communities working on the ground. This is a small gesture, but it comes from a place of solidarity and gratitude for a country that has given us so much. If you can, please consider supporting these organizations directly. Every contribution can help. We stand with Colombia. 🇨🇴 #WeStandWithColombia #TheCoffeeQuest #Colombia #CoffeeCommunity #Solidarity taken in Colombia by @thecoffeequest
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🌎 COLOMBIA ORIGIN TRIP 2026 Pack your bags, we're heading to Colombia! 🇨🇴 OCTOBER 2026 📍 Huila → Antioquia From Huila to Antioquia, we'll go through all of the supply chain in Colombia. Starting in Huila with farm visits across our producer network and a tour of our central wet mill, Los Patios, in La Plata. From there, we'll travel to Medellín to visit our Dry Mill and finish at Finca Lomas de Nogosco in Fredonia — our hub for regenerative agriculture and hands-on research. Fun fact: Los Patios is our innovation hub, where we process lots like Scarlet and Bright Yellow... And you'll get to see behind the curtains! Wanna come? If you are in the EU, get in touch today for full details! 📧 eva@thecoffeequest.com #OriginTrip2026 #CoffeeSourcing #Colombia #TheCoffeeQuest taken in Colombia by @thecoffeequest
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We recently hosted our first-ever Mexico Cup of Excellence cupping, bringing together the community to discover some of the highest-scoring coffees. It was an evening filled with exceptional cups, surprising coffees and plenty of conversations around the cupping table. The evening ended with some tacos and margaritas together. 🌮🍹 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening so special. Until the next cupping! ☕️ by @thecoffeequest
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🌱 QUALITY COFFEE DOESN'T BEGIN AT THE PORT. It starts 30 centimeters underground. For years, Colombian coffee farms have faced a slow decline. Exhausted soils. Rising input costs. Shrinking yields. And most advice farmers receive is tied to product sales... not to what their land actually needs. The result? Smaller beans, inconsistent quality, and a supply chain under pressure on both ends. This is the problem Ruta Regenerativa was built to solve. 🌿 WHAT IS RUTA REGENERATIVA? A 2‑year initiative between The Coffee Quest and SoilBalance, working across 4 Colombian regions (Antioquia, Huila, Tolima, and Sierra Nevada) to regenerate coffee farms from the ground up. Not through more inputs or another certification. But by correcting the root causes: the soil itself, and the quality of knowledge reaching the farmer. 🔬THE 5M MODEL 🧪 Minerals 🦠 Microbiology 🌾 Organic Matter 🌿 Mulch & Covercrops 📊 Monitoring When these five align, the chain transforms: healthy soil → vigorous plants → strong beans → high‑quality coffee. 🏗️ HOW WE'RE BUILDING IT We're establishing a 40+ lead farm network with biofertilizer units and enriched compost sites as living demonstration hubs. Neighbouring farmers learn by seeing and doing... not from a manual. A our team of trained agronomists carries the method forward. Better farming delivers better coffee. Better coffee builds a better supply chain. And a better supply chain starts with the soil. 👉 Stay tuned for more on the 5M model in Fredonia, Antioquia! #RutaRegenerativa #TheCoffeeQuest #RegenerativeCoffee #CaféDeColombia #SoilHealth taken in Fredonia, Antioquia by @thecoffeequest
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🔍 Meet Lennart Reuber — a Master's student in Energy Science from the Netherlands who has spent the last two months in Santa María, Huila, building his research alongside producers in our network. His thesis? Agrivoltaics in specialty coffee production. What if solar panels and coffee plants could share the same land — and both benefit from it? It's a question barely anyone has explored. When Lennart started digging, he found only one project in the world had tried this combination. He's building the second. It started years ago in an Amsterdam specialty café, where Lennart fell in love with coffee and the people behind it. That curiosity about the full value chain (from farm to cup) never left him. If you find his face familiar, it is because he used to be an Intern at our offices in Amsterdam! When he pivoted from music management to energy science, he looked for a thesis that could bridge both worlds: technology and people, research and real farms. He found that bridge at TCQ Colombia. We support all research that brings Added Value to the supply chain, and people like Lennart are always welcomed in our offices :) Right now, he's in the field — visiting farms, interviewing producers, and working alongside our team in Huila to understand the real challenges before anything gets built. Next stop: Fredonia, Antioquia. 🌱 taken in Santa María, Huila by @thecoffeequest
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🇧🇪 WOC 2026 — FINAL RECAP. WHAT A WEEKEND. And we're still buzzing. ☕ 10+ cuppings – and every single one brought something new. 🍸 Guest roasters who made our stand come alive. 🍻 Co-fermented coffee beer – yes, it happened. Yes, it was good. 🤝 Connections that reminded us why we love this community. To everyone who joined us – whether in the cupping rooms, at the stand, or at the end of the day with a beer in hand – thank you. We're leaving with full and caffeinated hearts. See you next year. 👋☕ #WOC2026Final #WorldOfCoffee #TheCoffeeQuest #Recap #SpecialtyCoffee taken in Brussels, Belgium by @thecoffeequest
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🇧🇪 WOC 2026 — THANK YOU ALL. Three days. Countless cuppings. Endless conversations. And a whole lot of coffee. We're back from Brussels with full hearts (and empty coffee bags). World of Coffee 2026 was everything we hoped for and more! To everyone who: ☕ Joined our cuppings 🍸 Brewed with us at the stand 🤝 Came to find us in the cupping rooms 🍻 Stayed until the end for co-fermented beer Thank you. Truly. It was a joy to share our future-proof coffees, connect with old friends and new faces, and celebrate what makes this community so special. Already counting the days until the next one. Until then, we'll be here, brewing and sourcing for you. #WOC2026Recap #WorldOfCoffee #TheCoffeeQuest #ThankYou #specialtycoffeecommunity taken in Brussels, Belgium by @thecoffeequest
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🇧🇪 WORLD OF COFFEE BRUSSELS 2026 — HERE WE GO! The biggest event in specialty coffee is almost here, and we’re packing our bags (and our best beans) for Brussels! From June 25–27, you’ll find The Coffee Quest at the Brussels Expo. This is our moment to connect, share incredible coffee, and dive into everything that makes this community so special. And we have an exciting lineup planned for you... 📍 Come visit us at Stand 11179. We've curated a full schedule for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday... think exclusive cuppings, brewing specials with guest roasters, and plenty of good coffee and conversation. And because we like to keep things interesting... by the end of each day, we might just have a special beer brewed with co‑fermented coffee. Swipe through the carousel to see our daily event schedule! ➡️ We can't wait to see you all there. ☕🤝🍻 #WOCBrussels2026 #WorldOfCoffee #SpecialtyCoffee #TheCoffeeQuest #CoffeeEvent taken in Brussels, Belgium by @thecoffeequest
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🔬 WE'RE HIRING: COFFEE LAB OPERATOR Fancy working with some of the best coffees on the planet, right by the water in Amsterdam? We're looking for a Lab Operator to join our riverside office. You'll be at the heart of our daily coffee operations – roasting, cupping, sample management, and keeping our lab running like clockwork. If you: ☕ Have affinity & experience in specialty coffee ☕ Have roasting, green coffee & cupping skills ☕ Are structured, independent, and proactive ☕ Speak English ☕ And have had some hands-on experience in a coffee role (roastery, café, QC, etc) We want to hear from you! As a Coffee Lab Operator, you'll be involved in roasting, cupping, quality control, sample production, and sensory evaluation. The role combines hands‑on coffee work with operational responsibility and offers room to grow. You'll collaborate closely with both our sourcing and sales teams, helping suppliers and customers make informed, quality‑driven decisions. What we offer: 💚 Competitive salary 💚 International coffee events and origin exposure 💚 Opportunity to develop toward coffee quality, sourcing support, and operational leadership 💚 A team of passionate coffee professionals and a sunny waterfront terrace in Amsterdam 💚 Pizza and team drinks included Strong plus: ✨ Q‑Grader or SCA certifications ✨ Cropster experience ✨ Technical or machine maintenance skills ✨ Spanish or Portuguese 📍 Amsterdam, The Netherlands 📅 Starting date: 1 September 2026 (latest) 📅 Apply before: 19 June 2026 📧 Send your CV and motivation letter to Michiel Lampers at HR@thecoffeequest.com Know someone who might be interested? Tag them below or share this post. #coffeejobs #specialtycoffee #greencoffee #coffeelab #qualitycontrol taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @thecoffeequest
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