{"id":1987,"date":"2022-04-30T10:22:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?p=1987"},"modified":"2022-04-30T10:22:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:22:06","slug":"touring-hacienda-munoz-the-closest-coffee-hacienda-to-san-juan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/30\/touring-hacienda-munoz-the-closest-coffee-hacienda-to-san-juan\/","title":{"rendered":"Touring Hacienda Mu\u00f1oz, the Closest Coffee Hacienda to San Juan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took a tour of Hacienda Mu\u00f1oz in San Lorenzo, half an hour up the mountains from San Juan. Its coffee has won the Best Coffee People\u2019s Choice Award at the Puerto Rico Coffee and Chocolate Expo for three years running. Is it really that good?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Touring Hacienda Mu\u00f1oz, the Closest Coffee Hacienda to San Juan\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WPaGxXU1tQM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour focused on the coffee-growing industry and its history, as well as the methods used to grow, process, and roast coffee. The detail was sometimes excruciating, as we stood on the hillside in the hot sun listening to our impassioned guide go on and on and on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While small, it\u2019s a much larger operation than Hacienda Iluminada, the small hacienda we toured last fall which focused its tour on sustainable practices and integration into the forest. Here, we saw neat rows of coffee plants planted in full sun. In addition to its coffee fields, Hacienda Mu\u00f1oz operates a small caf\u00e9, where we enjoyed fresh turkey sandwiches on baguettes, and a larger restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lisa bought a bag of medium-roast coffee, and it was indeed exemplary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost for the tour was $20, or $10 for kids and those over 60. It included a tasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/9181503609429467230\/6490180803696896857#\" target=\"_blank\">Info<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/9181503609429467230\/6490180803696896857#\" target=\"_blank\">Discover Puerto Rico Article<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/9181503609429467230\/6490180803696896857#\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a tour of Hacienda Mu\u00f1oz in San Lorenzo, half an hour up the mountains from San Juan. Its coffee has won the Best Coffee People\u2019s Choice Award at the Puerto Rico Coffee and Chocolate Expo for three years running. Is it really that good? 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