
Cup Of Excellence Brazil - national jury underway; international jury packing for the long road to Machado

Cup Of Excellence Bolivia is a fascinating country with equally fascinating coffees. An international jury of cuppers descended on Coroico Oct 5-9 and thoroughly enjoyed selecting the 30 lots awarded Bolivia's Cup of Excellence winners - the online auction is scheduled for Nov 19.

Cup Of Excellence Alongside many challenging and insightful presentations, the Cup of Excellence will participate in the 'Green Coffee Field Trip' and lead a comparative varietal tasting. The quality conversation continues...

Cup Of Excellence in the books: The Restaurant Show, London, UK; and SCAJ, Tokyo, Japan - on deck: NCA Fall Education Conference, NYC, USA

Cup Of Excellence Bolivia CoE: Hisaki Yokota, Japan; Philippe Barraca, Sweden; Oliver Stormshak, USA

Cup Of Excellence Bolivia CoE: international jury is assembled in Coroico - after a calibration round yesterday, cuppers are eager to dive into round 1: 58 distinct coffees on the table over the next 2 days

Cup Of Excellence Susie and Erwin are in New Zealand - cupping and CoE-focused training for zealous kiwi roasters

Cup Of Excellence Coffeefest Seattle: Jon will be inhabiting the corners of our cooperating importers' booths - stop by and say hello! Mercanta 1-2p Atlas 2-3p Cafe Imports 3-4

Cup Of Excellence Susie presents history and vision of CoE at the Nordic Barista Cup in Iceland - followed by a team competition tasting Costa Rica CoE

Cup Of Excellence
This is Bolivia's 5th Cup of Excellence competition. With amazing altitudes and impressive topography, Bolivia's coffees are as dynamic and beautiful as its people.
Here is this year's international jury:
ACE Head Judges
Sherri Johns USA
Jorge Escobar El Salvador
Japan
Yoshimi Ito - Itoya Coffee
Yuko Itoi ...- Times-Club
Kentaro Maruyama - Maruyama Coffee
Naomi Nakahira - UCC Ueshima Coffee
Hisaki Yokota - Your Coffee
N. America
Jeff Babcock - Zoka Coffee
Wendy De Jong - Tony's Coffees and Teas
Dennis Jackson - Ancora Coffee Roasters
Al Liu - Atlas Coffee Importers
Jared Rennie - Noble Coffee Roasting
Oliver Stormshak - Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.
Europe
Philippe Barreca - Arvid Nordquist HAB, Sweden
Björg Brend - Kontra Coffee, Denmark
Aleksandr Malchik - Montana Coffee, Russia
Heili Politanov - Gourmet Coffee OÜ, Estonia
Grant Rattray - Mercanta Ltd., UK
John Arild Stubberud - Kaffebrenneriet as, Norway
Morten Wennersgaard - Solberg & Hansen AS, Norway Read more
Here is this year's international jury:
ACE Head Judges
Sherri Johns USA
Jorge Escobar El Salvador
Japan
Yoshimi Ito - Itoya Coffee
Yuko Itoi ...- Times-Club
Kentaro Maruyama - Maruyama Coffee
Naomi Nakahira - UCC Ueshima Coffee
Hisaki Yokota - Your Coffee
N. America
Jeff Babcock - Zoka Coffee
Wendy De Jong - Tony's Coffees and Teas
Dennis Jackson - Ancora Coffee Roasters
Al Liu - Atlas Coffee Importers
Jared Rennie - Noble Coffee Roasting
Oliver Stormshak - Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.
Europe
Philippe Barreca - Arvid Nordquist HAB, Sweden
Björg Brend - Kontra Coffee, Denmark
Aleksandr Malchik - Montana Coffee, Russia
Heili Politanov - Gourmet Coffee OÜ, Estonia
Grant Rattray - Mercanta Ltd., UK
John Arild Stubberud - Kaffebrenneriet as, Norway
Morten Wennersgaard - Solberg & Hansen AS, Norway Read more
international-juried cupping discovering Bolivia's top coffees
Time:Monday, 05 October 2009 08:00
Location:Coroico, Bolivia
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