The days started with a small breakfast by the pool, then it was off to the local coffee school. It was here that we would be cupping the best of the best from Nicaragua. There were 22 judges from every corner of the world that came together to taste and critique these coffees. The week [...]
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Super Taster Test
I have heard about different ways to assess the capacity of human beings to taste. Last month, I found an article in a prestigious coffee magazine about a test regarding the ability to perceive flavors. Researchers in institutes such as the UF Smell and Taste Center, have studied the correlation between the number of fungiform [...]
Cupping Coffee: Comparisons, Analysis, Deliciousness
Hello, This week we got the opportunity, as part of the Cup of Excellence, to roast and cup some of the top coffees from this year’s Brazil competition. For those unfamiliar, the Cup of Excellence is an organization that has put together national coffee competitions in a variety of coffee growing countries from Brazil to [...]
Visiting a Tea Garden
I never imagined that visiting a tea garden for the first time would affect me in such a wonderful way. Honestly, I never thought these magnificent places — the Annamalai ranges in Tamil Nadu state neighboring the Mudumalai and Indira Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuaries — existed. It took us almost three hours from Coimbatore [...]
