Holidays n coffee

[Thumper]

Hi everyone,

Am on holidays with the family on the gold coast. So of course that involves coffee ;D

So Can anyone let me know where the coffee plantation is on Mt Tambourine...or anywhere else in the area.

Thanks,

Mark.

[gilkatho]

Re: Holidays n coffee

Try these plantations:

Mount Tamborine Coffee Plantation
64 Alpine Terrace
Mount Tamborine QLD  4272
http://www.totaltravel.com.au/link.asp?fid=632732

Tangakinya Coffee
330 Federal Rd
FEDERAL NSW 2480
http://tangakinyacoffee.com.au/

Wayne

[elbeano]

Re: Holidays n coffee

The coffee plantation cafe gets really busy on sundays,so I recomend a visit during the week so "Kees" the guy who runs the plantation and does the roasting can show you around.What they are doing up Mt Tamborine is absolutely amazing.

[Thumper]

Re: Holidays n coffee

Thanks for that . Will let you know how it went.

[Gadget]

Re: Holidays n coffee

Hi Thumper,
I hope the coffee went well on your holiday. I visited the Mt Tamborine plantation when I us on holidays in January.

Here is the link with a few pictures!

http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1203336117

Cheers

gadget

[Thumper]

Re: Holidays n coffee

Thanks Gadget
I only had two good coffees while away and one was at the Mt Tamborine Plantation.
Thankfully i took the moka pot and gas burner, ground up all i had before i went, bought a bag of Mt Tamborine ground (dont have a hand grinder), coffee fetish satisfied again.
Gave some to a mate of mine, he likes too.
Kees loves his plantation, and is passionate about promoting the local industry. We had a great time looking around the plantation.
Great photos you got, makes me wanna go back.
Wish i lived in frost free climate. Might have to find big greenhouse.

[Gadget]

Re: Holidays n coffee

Hi Thumper,

Glad you enjoyed the Mt tamborine plantation as much as I did.

Maybe no need for a green house. Coffee can grow in filtered light (rain forest), so may be indoor plant. Importantly it needs a stable temperature. The high grown coffees are grown at altitude (partly) because of the stable temperature.

I found it to be enjoyable to blend hobby into holiday! Where to go for next holiday?

[Thumper]

Re: Holidays n coffee

Hi Gadget

I dont cope with holidays very well, and dont usually get involved in planning them, unless i can find coffee there. I spent this past week working in Bodalla, stayed in house on Potato Point so my wife tends to think i had a second holliday. Ocean looks nice at sunrise and by moonlight. By day all i saw was Dairy cows.
Had i more i time would have stopped at Euro Coffee , but when i am in home mode i am difficult to stop.
When my wife finds a destination rest assured ill be asking CS about its coffee though.