Cup of Excellence Cupping events
Joining and jumping in with both feet, so to speak.
I am working to attempt to set up Mid-Atlantic buying groups for Cup of Excellence coffees. Part of what I would like to do is set up cupping events, similar to what Atlas Importers, Cafe Imports, and Royal Coffee NY do for many of the CoE origins.
I started on this journey a bit late in the process for the first 2009 origin, Colombia. The Colombia auction is this Thursday, April 23. I have roasted all the samples and will be cupping them tonight and tomorrow night. I would like to invite anyone who is interested to stop by my place in Alexandria and participate. Future origin cuppings will likely be at Cafes or other public locations--the timing of this auction, my late start, and last weekend's SCAA expo have prevented that for the Colombia cupping. Please feel free to drop me a line here, or email me at chad at noquartercoffee.com. All are welcome, and I know many of you have excellent palates from what I've seen at shops and at the weekly Counter Culture cuppings.
I will post further information here as I set up additional events for future origins. Next up is El Salvador (auction is June 4, international cupping and final selections are next week).
Chad
I am working to attempt to set up Mid-Atlantic buying groups for Cup of Excellence coffees. Part of what I would like to do is set up cupping events, similar to what Atlas Importers, Cafe Imports, and Royal Coffee NY do for many of the CoE origins.
I started on this journey a bit late in the process for the first 2009 origin, Colombia. The Colombia auction is this Thursday, April 23. I have roasted all the samples and will be cupping them tonight and tomorrow night. I would like to invite anyone who is interested to stop by my place in Alexandria and participate. Future origin cuppings will likely be at Cafes or other public locations--the timing of this auction, my late start, and last weekend's SCAA expo have prevented that for the Colombia cupping. Please feel free to drop me a line here, or email me at chad at noquartercoffee.com. All are welcome, and I know many of you have excellent palates from what I've seen at shops and at the weekly Counter Culture cuppings.
I will post further information here as I set up additional events for future origins. Next up is El Salvador (auction is June 4, international cupping and final selections are next week).
Chad
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Permalink Reply by Nick Cho on
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Chad,
Trish and I might be interested, as would a couple of our baristas, but "tonight and tomorrow night?" Don't you like being able to fall asleep? :-)
Any chance of doing something earlier in the day? Trish has been on CoE international juries a few times... but I also know she doesn't like to cup too late in the day.
Let us know!
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Permalink Reply by Chad Sheridan on
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Nick Cho said:Chad,
Trish and I might be interested, as would a couple of our baristas, but "tonight and tomorrow night?" Don't you like being able to fall asleep? :-)
Any chance of doing something earlier in the day? Trish has been on CoE international juries a few times... but I also know she doesn't like to cup too late in the day.
Let us know!
Nick
Nick,
Problem is that coffee is an avocation--my vocation requires that I be in the office during the day. Cupping tonight here at home--perhaps could swing by Murky tomorrow afternoon if things are quiet, if you're willing to host. Figure we could work half the samples in 60-90 min, if we're diligent.
My focus is on the middle lots, as their the ones most likely to be reasonable buys (top 3 will likely get testosterone-infused bidding as in past years). -
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Nick Cho said:Depends on what "afternoon" means. :-)
I have a literal definition. After + noon. :-)
Easiest for me is say 3:30 to 4ish; I can take swing leaving work early.
Just cupped 5 of them. Five more in a few... -
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