Most people around here think they know coffee.
They don't. And Valentina is very politely about to prove it.
Valentina is the founder of Caffeto Specialty Coffee — a Colombian-rooted coffee brand now living inside The Outpost LKN in Cornelius. Her family owns the farm in the Andes. The beans ship every two weeks. And the coffee you're drinking at her shop is about as far from a drive-through window as you can get.
In this episode, Valentina breaks down:
- How a coffee cart in NoDa turned into a full brick-and-mortar at The Outpost LKN
- Why the coffee bean isn't actually a bean (yeah, we didn't know either)
- What makes high-altitude Colombian coffee different — and why you can taste it
- The grandmother's recipe behind their signature \"Pili\" drink
- Why she's launching coffee workshops so Lake Norman can finally learn to brew it right
- What real farm-to-cup actually looks like when the farm is YOUR family's farm
This isn't a coffee shop story. It's a culture story. A family story. And honestly, it's going to make you feel a little bad about that gas station coffee you grabbed this morning.
Come for the story. Stay for the mango latte.
☕ Find Caffeto Specialty Coffee:
📍 The Outpost LKN — 20910 Torrence Chapel Rd, Unit D1, Cornelius, NC
📸 Instagram: @caffetospecialtycoffee
🌐 caffetospecialtycoffee.com
🎙️ We Are Lake Norman is hosted by Ryan Webber of Webber Marketing.
Know a local business with a story worth telling? Find us at ryanwebbermarketing.com
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