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Straight from Bosnia comes the Balkan pearl, Minas Coffee. Minas Coffee is to coffee as tomatoes are to fruit. You may not recognize the coffee as such by taste or smell, but it’s a wonderful flavor unto itself. The Balkan coffee is a Turkish style grind which is ground to something akin to graphite. I presume the beans are probably robusta, but I can’t be sure. Their flavor is unlike anything I’ve ever had before.
Traditionally, you would put 2 teaspoons of this stuff into a pot of water and bring it to a boil very slowly. It’s supposed to froth at the top “thicker than blood” before it’s ready. Then you let the fine grounds settle to the bottom before drinking. That’s a thick Turkish cup for you.
I brewed Minas Coffee the same way I would any coffee in my paper filter brewer. It went without error and created a most wonderful aroma and cup of coffee. It’s the smoothest cup of coffee I believe you’ll find. I’m not a good judge of the caffeine quality from coffees anymore, but I can say that this one didn’t have me vibrating in my seat. That is to say, it doesn’t have an unusually high amount of caffeine in it. The downside – it’s a little difficult to get your hands on.
I was able to get this coffee from a local Bosnian food store in the Atlanta area, but I’ve since found a site that sells it online as well. Bosnian coffee has inspired poetry as well. I found a little piece on www.hollowear.com. The very next gift you should buy an international coffee connoisseur is Minas Coffee. My personal guarantee is attached. If you don’t like it, send your unused portion to me!
I’ve Joined the Brotherhood…
Brotherhood of the Bean has invited me to do some guest writing for them because of my shared love for coffee and (I’m sure) my refined palate. I’ve just written my first piece…
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We are very excited to have Olaf share his passion for coffee with us! I am sure that we will all enjoy his future posts here at the Brotherhood.
I for one have never tried a Turkish grind, I think this might have to be my maiden coffee so to speak!
I’d like to know more about that blend and why this name, because Minas is a name of the States in Brazil that produce the most quality coffee in the world, we can say that some kind of coffee from there are the same than Colombia and Kenya coffees.
I’m saying this because I’m Brazilian and also I coffee expert.
Thanks and congratulation about this blend
I am familiar with the Minas coffee of Brazil. It is known for its quality and selection, of course, though the “most quality coffee in the world” is quite a coveted position at the Brotherhood. Ironically, however, I am currently in pursuit of samples from Minas. As for a relationship between the names, there is none that I know of. Two different languages, worlds apart.
I’ve heard the coffee is called Minas because Yugoslavians bought up extensive estates in that region of Brazil years ago.
Bosnian coffee – unlike Turkish – isn’t placed in the water before boiling. Boil the water first, then add 3 teaspoons of coffee per cup and stir. Put it back on the heat till it froths up. Dobro [good]!
I hope you get this comment, I’m not sure how long ago you created this.
Anyway, I am looking to find Bosnian coffee I can order for my boyfriend’s family who is from a town close to Sarajevo. I want to find some coffee from their home country to give them for Christmas.
I just happened to find this through a google search, and you said above that you found coffee in a Bosnian food store in the Atlanta area. Where is this store, and what is the name of it?
I live in the surrounding Atlanta area and you could very well be a lifesaver if you could help me out. It would probably be easier for me to just go there rather than try to find something online.
Thank you for your help!
“MINAS” coffee is one of the most popular coffee brands on the market of ex-Yugoslavia. The brand was launched soon after World War II.
„MINAS” coffee is a blend of high quality Brazilian brands Arabica and Robusta, (coming from Minas state, hence “Minas” coffee), in ideal proportions for traditional (Turkish) coffee.
I buy in our stores, in Bosnia, a blend of raw “Minas” beans and roast them myself in an electric oven, best results I got roasting them on 200 C. I pay a bit less then 5 Euros for 1 Kg of raw “Minas” beans. There are many companies from former Yugoslavia that tried to profit with the brand name “Minas” after the break up of Yugoslavia, however, many of the blends that they produced were far away from the high standards of quality that us who grew up drinking “Minas” were used to. The Blend you got and your explanations of how it tastes and above all how it smells tells me that you got the real thing. But some companies will put label “Minas” on their blends and quality might not be as good.
Gentlemen, I am a buyer/broker of various products worldwide. Recently a client of mine requested a price and delivery for a quantity of 2,000 Tons for Montenegro, CIF. Is this possible or are represented in Montenegro. I would sincerely appreciate your response as soon as possible. If you will consider, please supply me a proceedure. Thank you for your consideration.
Hank Carbajal, Montrose, California, USA