A Dutch flair for Italian espresso
Strange but true: although you’ll never find a coffee tree growing in the Netherlands, this country is still a major player in the coffee industry. Here, it’s not about plantations but roasting facilities. The Netherlands has been roasting coffee since the 16th century when the ships of the Dutch East India Company brought the first coffee from ‘the East’. But coffee roasting seldom reaches such heights of perfection as it does with Royal Taste Coffee where Frederique Thiessens is a coffee tasting professional as well as a coffee connoisseur whose opinion counts in the Netherlands. And she has a very high opinion of a certain leading brand: Fioresso.