Among other coffees from the region, I was treated to a preview of the top 3 winners of the Costa Rica Cup of Excellence competition. Thanks to our buddies at Atlas Coffee (in Ballard, holla!) for hosting in their spankin new Lab, complete with 5-barrel sample roaster (I bet...
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Addison puts in his two cents
The whole family got involved with cupping the Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence coffees on Monday and Tuesday (the auction was yesterday, but we decided not to participate). Here, Addison says, "the cinnamon I detected in the dry fragrance really comes out as animal cookies in the wet aroma. Goo!"
Monster Cupping
Monday, Monday, Monday!!! (And Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday!!!) We have 34 samples of Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence coffees to cup. There's so many, we're splitting it into two days, with two flights each day. Need a reason to escape from a mundane Monday and/or Tuesday? Stop on by the Roastery around...
We won the #4 Best of Panama!
We spent the better part of yesterday morning checking in on the bidding frenzy for the 25 Best of Panama coffees. Our hearts were set on the #4-ranked coffee, the Katowa Organico (which we got a couple years back when it was ranked #7), which our bidding group (consisting of...
Get your suits out, 'cause we're literally swimming in coffee samples...
We couldn't resist. We’ve been anxiously awaiting the samples from the Best of Panama for the online auction (to occur on May 29). Every year, coffee farmers in Panama submit their lots to an international panel of coffee professionals, who then have the daunting task of narrowing the field to...