SCAA Conference Photos May 2008
Posted May 5th, 2008 by Alan NietlisbachCategories: Events
Rainforest Cupping - NYC April 2-4 20081st Day7 flights of 5-6 coffees each (Colombia/El Salvador/Brazil)8 Judges including Linda Smithers (Headjudge) with coffees ranging from 65 - 94 across the board… cupping panel has good experience overall but with focus on fair evaluation of coffees only (not a competition) the 3 day excercise is just that… an excercise in discoveryPanel: Linda Smithers, Andy Sprenger/Cafe Pronto, Lowell Grosse/Charleston Coffee Roasters, Richard Borg, Royal Coffee NY, Michael Perz/Timothy’s Coffee, Mike Love/Coffee Labs Roaster, Steve Colten/Atlantic Coffee NY, Alan Liebowitz/Zingermans, Today’s cupping (4/3) included Colombians, Panama, Tanzania, Nicaragua, Brazils…more to come… 4/4… 3rd day of cupping… a Peruvian (the only one) RA cupped rather surprising as did 2 Panamanians (one especially good - venture to guess ?)… more Colombians, Brazil Naturals and Pulped Naturals as well as Hondos and Nics. Overall a great cupping exercise and opportunity and we all look forward to the final results to be published during the SCAA Mpls early May - see you there !AN/VSC