by andrew | May 12, 2008 | hawaii, origin, restaurants |
The company claims that the new shakes, priced at $2.49 for a 16oz and $2.99 for a 24oz serving, have a “sophisticated flavor that will appeal to coffee and shake fans alike.” I have a couple of problems with this: 1) It is highly unlikely that any company...
by andrew | Mar 10, 2008 | news, origin, retail |
Uganda’s New Vision newspaper reports that Urth Caffe, a popular Los Angeles establishment has pledged a $500,000 investment in the country’s coffee industry; a bold move. U.S. Coffee Investor to Sink $500,000 in Kisoro (um, sink?) URTH Café, one of the...
by andrew | Feb 11, 2008 | events, origin, quality |
Over thirty coffee tasters from different corners of the country have completed a three day training course on advanced coffee valuing techniques. The training which attracted thirty six tasters, called cuppers in the coffee industry, was organized by OCIR-Café....
by andrew | Feb 1, 2008 | hawaii, origin
Hawaii’s favorite reporter Howard Dicus was kind enough to make mention of my recent SCAA Cupping Judge announcement on KGMB-9’s Thursday morning news broadcast. KGMB is the local CBS affiliate and dominates the morning ratings in Hawaii with their local...
by andrew | Jan 31, 2008 | economy, hawaii, origin, quality, sustainability
In an impressive piece of writing and editing of a news story (involving me), Erika Engle of the Honolulu Star Bulletin masterfully extracts the essence of a very complicated and obscure subject (coffee tasting and the Hawaii coffee industry) in a tidy 14 inch daily...
by andrew | Jan 18, 2007 | competitions, events, news, origin, quality
After eight years of conducting the Cup of Excellence program the Brazil winning farmers saw their average price per pound rise up to over $5.00lb. Yesterday’s online auction took many by surprise as all 28 coffees had bids within the first 25 minutes, and a record...
