Filtrado, a unique coffee shop in Old San Juan

Bill and I recently ventured to Old San Juan to visits Enoc Rivera and his coffee shop, Filtrado.

Enoc serves only locally grown coffee that he often blends and roasts himself. Two of his sources are Ciales PR and Hacienda Juanita. He prepares the finest lattes, espressos, cappuccinos, cortados and of course, filtrados. He showed us one of his enticing presentations which was a “pocillo” and a small cappuccino in matching cups. He also sells tea and pastries.

Enoc foams milk while making two espressos.

Filtrado’s outdoor courtyard where people can enjoy their coffee.

An iced coffee at the courtyard.

Enoc holds an espresso with milk.

This is how baristas taste coffee. A double espresso in two cups, one with milk and one without, so it can be tasted both ways.

A beautiful cappuccino served in a light blue cup

His coffee shop is unique because it’s not open in the mornings. Instead, he opens at noon and closes at 7 p.m.

Enoc says this is because coffee isn’t just to help you wake up. It’s an experience to relax and enjoy coffee’s taste and complexity.

Soon, he hopes the shop will stay open until 9 p.m. and serve some specialty cocktails and mocktails that incorporate coffee.

Enoc is a local coffee expert, and we asked him about how the coffee industry in Puerto Rico has grown in the past few years, and what its future is. To listen to his answers and hear him make a cappuccino for us and give a tour of his shop, listen (or subscribe) to our newest podcast episode on Googleplay.com/rainforestinn or Apple iTunes

This is the first part of a new project that the Rainforest Inn is doing on local coffee growers, producers and shops in Puerto Rico, so stay tuned!