by andrew | Oct 16, 2018 | competitions, origin
Smallholder coffees excelled at the 2018 Papua New Guinea Coffee Cupping Competition, with top lots achieving over 85 points on Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) scoresheets. This is the third annual event organized by PNG’s Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC), in...
by andrew | Dec 8, 2016 | associations, competitions, events, origin, quality
Smallholder farmers cultivating Timor-Leste’s signature heirloom coffee variety led the field in the country’s inaugural national cup quality contest. The competition ran from November 28 – December 3rd in conjunction with Festival Kafe Timor, a weeklong...
by andrew | Apr 6, 2016 | competitions, events, featured, news, origin
Myanmar coffee is coming to the Specialty Coffee Association of America event in Atlanta. This will be the first time that an organized producer group from the origin has visited the United States and also the first season that specialty coffee is available for export...
by andrew | Feb 6, 2014 | competitions, events, origin |
Cupping sessions will begin on February 26th across the USA and around the world to preview the 2014 Cup of Excellence Brazil Late Harvest winning coffees that will sold at auction on March 6th. As you’ve read in my prior post about the event, I was impressed by...
by andrew | Jan 23, 2014 | associations, competitions, origin, quality
I’ve just returned back from the 2014 Brazil Cup of Excellence in the picturesque little town of Espirito Santo do Pinhal and can report that it was an “excellent” experience true to its name. See my photos from the trip on Facebook All of the...