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A 2009 retrospective in February 2010, you ask? Well, I’ve been hard at work for the last 6 weeks or so (which you will see in the 2010 wrap-up), so it’s going to have to do. What, you want a refund?
This is my second annual year in review, started in 2008 and inspired [...]

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After a one year hiatus, the Cup of Excellence competition returns in November to Brazil, the origin where there first COE was held in 1999.
You can read all about it in the organization’s press release:
MISSOULA, MT – The Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (BSCA) announces with excitement the 2008 Cup of Excellence® schedule, bringing the successful [...]

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LONDON (July 16, 2008) – The World Barista Championship (WBC) will announce the official espresso machine and coffee grinder sponsors for its 2009 – 2011 competitions on August 29, 2008 at 1:00 PM GMT. The live announcement will be broadcast from the International Coffee Organization headquarters in London on the WBC’s website at http://www.worldbaristachampionship.com.
Once [...]

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Congratulations to our friend Tracy Allen (above, with nose to grindstone) for his recognition as one of the industry’s leading pursuers of coffee quality!
Vice president of Seattle-Based Zoka Coffee Roasters & Tea Co., Tracy Allen, has become one of only six recipient of the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Mose Drachman Sales and Service [...]

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