Archive for April, 2011
Coffee Kids
As a board member for Coffee Kids I was asked to make a few remarks at their annual reception Friday night as part of the SCAA Conference. This is what I said: I am something of a history buff in general and after 13 years in the coffee industry I like to think I’m an [...]
2011 USBC Houston: Day Two
Now that Day One is behind us and I’m prepared for another long day of score keeping for the 2011 USBC. Twenty more Barista’s will be competing to make it to the Semi-Finals on Saturday. I have to commend Marcus Boni and his team for setting the bar high this year in getting started and [...]
SCAA’s Third Annual Symposium
The morning topics were about current and future climate change impact on coffee production.
2011 Nicaragua Cup of Excellence: Days 4 & 5
The final round of the 2011 Nicaragua COE offered some amazingly well balanced coffees with tart acidity and rich bodies.
It IS Easy Being Green
As you may already know, Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters was America’s first 100% green-powered coffee roaster. Our earth conscientiousness does not end there. We are proud to share with our consumers how important our planet is to us and that our actions prove our passion.
2011 Nicaragua Cup of Excellence Day 3
Round 1, sessions 4, 5 and 6 were filled with cocoa and vanilla aromas.
Wednesday Cupping Notes
Today’s cupping was a real skill building exercise. Bob took four coffees from our inventory and roasted a dark and light version of each. We then had to identify which of the samples was dark roasted, which was light roasted and which was a 50/50 blend. The featured coffees for this exercise, which were also [...]
2011 Nicaragua Cup of Excellence: Day Two
During round one, it was the judges job to narrow 60 coffees down to only the best offerings, which will be done in three sessions.
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