Comments on: Minas Coffee: From Bosnia with Love

By: Hank Carbajal

Hank Carbajal — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:16:57 +0000

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

By: erdelman

erdelman — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:13:54 +0000

“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.

By: T

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:24:53 +0000

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!

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:32:52 +0000

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]!

By: Olaf

Olaf — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:35:23 +0000

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.

By: Emerson Brito Cossi

Emerson Brito Cossi — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:01:07 +0000

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

By: Brotherhood of the Bean

Brotherhood of the Bean — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:39:42 +0000

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!

By: Gradin.com

Gradin.com — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:57:40 +0000

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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