"Wonderful Coffee - do not miss the tour if you are in Costa Rica - the estate is beautiful and the whole coffee process is very interesing and authentic, May 10, 2005
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Coffee Tour Award
Doka Estate Coffee was also awarded the National Historical Monument by the Ministry of Culture (June 2003).
DOKA COFFEE TOUR is located in the Costa Rica capital of coffee, Sabanilla de Alajuela. Doka Estate belongs to the Vargas Ruiz family, locals and pioneers in coffee growing for over 70 years.
For the second year in a row Doka Estate has been awarded the 'Best Coffee Farm in the World' by Sintercafe (in 2000 and 2001). Sintercafe is a Costa Rican coffee trade fair with Costa Rican coffee producers and international coffee trade participants. An international jury of coffee tasters then judge the Costa Rican coffees and hand out awards. This prestigious event takes place every November in Costa Rica.
The Doka Coffee Tour takes you through a real working gourmet coffee plantation - you will see three generations of coffee tradition.
Doka Estate Awards:
Second Place SINTERCAFE 1995
First Place Central Valley Regional Contest 2000
First Place SINTERCAFE 2000
First Place SINTERCAFE Best Coffee Farm in the World 2000
First Place SINTERCAFE Best Coffee Farm in the World 2001
The main objective of the Coffee Tour is to educate and inform tourists about the process that growing coffee involves. The tour takes you throughout our Doka estate and watermill.
Your tour guides are very knowledgeable and full of information that will make the tour a special learning experience. You will hear about the history of the coffee farm, it's owners, it's geographic location, the traditional coffee growing methods, and also the coffee brewing tradition of 'chorrear'. The tour takes you to Almacigo, your first stop, where the process of growing and producing fine coffee is covered from planting the seed to picking the ripened coffee berries.
From here you will visit the 'recibidor' (coffee bean receiver) where you will be shown the first classification of the coffee beans as well as the different brands that are processed on the estate.
The oldest working water powered mill in the country (beneficio) is the next stop. You will see the peeling machines, how they work and what we do with the coffee bean skins. The fermentation tanks and their importance in the resulting taste of the coffee follows. The bodega is where we store our coffee and where export ready coffee is kept. You will also visit the sun drying patios and the roasting hall where you will see and smell the different roasts we produce.
Once the tour is concluded you can visit the souvenir store which is chalk full of great coffee and Costa Rican crafts perfect for gifts or home decorations.
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Doka Estate "The Real Coffee Tour"
Telephone: +011(506) 2449-5152 / 2449-6623 | Fax: +011(506) 2449-6427
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