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    Chapter 02 · Food & Coffee · Highland Plantations

    The Cup

    "Cupping session with the head roaster. Take home 500g of beans you helped process."

    The closing morning — a proper cupping of your own coffee, then home with a bag of beans that began with you.

    The Cup
    Duration
    Day 3
    Location
    Plantation tasting room
    Rating
    5 (134 Reviews)
    Price
    Included with Highland Plantations package
    About This Tour

    The roasted beans rest overnight. By morning, they are ready.

    The head roaster sets up a proper cupping — three coffees on the table, including yours. You cup blind, take notes, and discuss what you taste.

    Then 500g of your beans, vacuum-sealed and labeled with your name, the harvest date, and tasting notes.

    The drive back stops at two mountain viewpoints. The whole journey closes slowly.

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    Highlights

    What you'll
    experience.

    • ·Cupping session with the head roaster
    • ·Take home 500g of your own beans
    • ·Cupping notebook included
    • ·Slow scenic drive back with viewpoints
    Itinerary

    Example
    schedule.

    Flexible depending on the day and the season.

    1. 7:30 AM

      Breakfast at the house.

    2. 9:00 AM

      Cupping session — your coffee versus two reference origins.

    3. 10:30 AM

      Beans packed. Notebook handed over. Goodbyes.

    4. 11:00 AM

      Drive back with two scenic stops.

    5. 1:00 PM

      Arrive Da Lat or Buon Ma Thuot.

    Why This Experience is Different

    You take home the beans you helped grow, process, and roast.

    The cupping is a real one — not a tourist tasting.

    The drive back is part of the close, not a logistics line.

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    Join this experience.

    Tell us your dates and group size — we'll confirm availability within hours.

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