Monday 20 June 2016

#1 - A Visit To Antong Coffee Mill, Taiping.

After our lunch at Restoran Chai Chin, some of us wanted to visit the Segari Turtle Sanctuary and that meant we have to go back the way we came from. Then somehow along the way, we changed our minds and decided to drive to Taiping. We stopped for a durian snack along the way and I will be posting about it on a later date.

We were back on the road after our durian snack. We were told to follow the 1st car because they were going to take us to a place to taste good coffee. Being a coffee lover, I presumed we were going to a coffee shop or a cafe.
We followed closely behind the 1st car and we were brought to this place. My good friends brought us to visit Antong Coffee Mill in Taiping. The moment I opened the car door, I could smelled the wonderful aroma of freshly grilled coffee. A busload of tourists were there before us.
Antong Coffee Mill is a historical coffee mill and a popular spot for tourists from far and near.  According to a flyer, it is about 81 years old charcoal grilled coffee factory. If you are interested to visit or to organize an educational tour, you can call up for an appointment.
Tel: 012-3051106, 014-9000055, 019-5680008.
Traditional way of cooking the coffee with wood fire.
Melting sugar for cooking coffee bean with wood fire.
A short video showing the melting of sugar.
Machinery used in the traditional coffee mill.
Moving on to the show room & visitor centre for a taste of it's signature coffee.
Samples of different types of coffee beans.
Traditional way of brewing coffee. "I love Antong coffee".
A lady friend waiting to be served her cup of Antong coffee.
A Trishaw.
Ancient granite grinding stones
Ancient granite grinding stones and granite mortar and pestle.

I remember, LORD, your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them.
(Psalm 119:52, New International Version-NIV)

38 comments:

  1. Excelente trabalho e bela reportagem fotográfica.
    Um abraço e boa semana.
    Andarilhar

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    1. Thank you, Francisco. Have a beautiful day!

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  2. what a lovely surprise, I hope you all enjoyed your coffee at the end of the tour.

    Diana

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    1. Thank you, dear. It was a pleasant surprise. Good coffee & photo sessions for me!

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  3. So cool!

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    1. Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

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  4. What an interesting tour, hope you enjoyed your coffee.

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    1. Thank you, Mamas. Oh yes, I enjoyed tasting the coffee.

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  5. Hello, what a neat tour. I love coffee, can you buy some coffee beans to take home? Wonderful series of photos. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!

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    1. Thank you, Eileen. I don't know about coffee beans but there are other products e.g. 3 in 1 or 2 in 1 instant coffee for sale.








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  6. Sounds interesting to visit a coffee mill. May try to visit here if time permits when I am passing through Taiping. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. It is worth visiting the factory. Very interesting visit.

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    1. Thank you, dear. We enjoyed the trip very much.

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  8. I would have loved going for coffee here. I'll bet is was ever so good.

    Have a fabulous day Nancy. ☺

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    1. Thank you, Sandee. We enjoyed the coffee tasting and I enjoyed taking snapshots of the place. Have a lovely day!

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  9. Wa.. interesting ! Thanks for sharing how coffee are milled

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    1. Thank you, Elin. It was a surprise visit. Have a great day!

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  10. I BELUEVE COFFEE IS YUMMY

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    1. Hi Gosia, Yes the coffee is yummy! Have a happy day!

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  11. Really interesting post...thx for sharing! xx

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  12. Amazing post and I love the coffee machinery!

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    1. Thank you, Linda. It is good to see the traditional way of processing coffee.

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  13. I am drinking coffee as I read this! This place is awesome, and you know it will be so fresh. I have never heard of coffee made this way. Have you ever had flavored coffee?Do people still use Trishaws, or is this just an exhibit?This one is pretty.

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    1. This is the first time I visited a coffee mill. I have tasted flavoured coffee and I still prefer the original flavour. Trishaws are no longer in use except maybe in tourist places. This one still look new.

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  14. Thank you Nancy for showing this. I like it.My mom is drinking coffie all the day. I think she loves the photos too.

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    1. Thank you, Ralph. I and your mom are coffee lovers. I am glad you and your mom enjoyed my photos. Have a beautiful day!

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    1. It used to be a popular means of transport in the olden days.

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  16. Got chance, would loves to visit it...

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    1. It is quite near to Ipoh. You are welcome to visit.

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  17. This looks like a good place to visit! I must include in my cuti-cuti malaysia notes...

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    1. Will be interesting to visit and see the traditional way of processing coffee.

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  18. I love coffee but somehow I don't know how to appreciate this type of local coffee.

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    1. Hi Phong Hong. I enjoyed all kinds of coffee as long as they taste good to me.

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