Bogotá: Specialty Coffee Tasting & Brewing Methods

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.71 (35 reviews) 91% rated it 5 stars

Free cancellationExcellent quality

1/19

Duration2h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · PT +1

Mobile ticketAccepted

Four brewing methods, four coffees, one afternoon that changes how you drink coffee

You'll taste four different coffees prepared four different ways, learning how grinding, water, and technique change what ends up in your cup. A flavor guide helps you name what you're tasting, and a local empanada clears your palate between rounds. The farmers who grew the coffee walk you through the whole thing, so you leave knowing where it came from and how to brew it better at home.

Step-by-step itinerary

Specialty coffee tasting experience

Taste two coffee origins
Learn coffee history
Eat baked empanada
Taste two more coffee types
Discover coffee preparation methods
Use flavor table to associate memories

The Experience

The moment you walk in, someone hands you a cup of something that doesn't taste like coffee you've had before — and then they ask you to describe what you taste. Not "is it good," but what flavor it reminds you of, what memory it pulls up. That's how the specialty coffee tasting in Bogotá starts, and it's a bit disorienting in the best way. The people running it are actual coffee farmers from Fusagasugá, about an hour outside the city, and they've been doing this for fifty years. They're not trying to sell you anything fancy — they just want you to understand what's actually in the cup.

The tasting itself moves through four different brewing methods: Aero Press, V60, French Press, and Japanese Siphon. Each one pulls something different out of the same bean, and as you taste your way through, you start to notice how grinding matters, how water temperature matters, how the pour itself changes the flavor. They walk you through two origins first — one washed process, one honey process — while telling you the actual story of where the coffee came from and how it got to your table. Then there's a baked empanada to reset your palate, and then two more coffees: natural process and washed. By the end of it, you're not just tasting coffee; you're tasting the difference between how things are grown and how they're prepared.

The whole thing happens in a small group, which means there's room for questions and for the kind of conversation that doesn't happen in a typical café. They've set up a flavor table so you can match what you're tasting to actual descriptors — it sounds simple, but it's the difference between "this is good" and "oh, I'm actually tasting citrus and chocolate at the same time." All the coffees are organic and fair-trade, which matters if that's something you care about, and the experience is wheelchair accessible with public transport nearby if you're coming from central Bogotá.

What’s included

Specialty coffee tasting with four brewing methods (Aero Press, V60, French Press, Japanese Siphon), two tasting rounds covering washed, honey, and natural process origins, a flavor guide to help you identify what you taste, a baked empanada to refresh your palate between tastings, and direct conversation with the coffee farmers about sustainable and fair-trade practices. Coffee and tea are included.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Café González

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to understand coffee beyond the cup — the farmers explain how their choices affect flavor, so you leave knowing how to brew better at home and why the coffee matters. The small-group format and accessible space work well for solo travelers, couples, and mixed-ability groups.