Brazil

More then Half a Million for Brazilian Farmers

Great news from the Alliance for Coffee Excellence and the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association: this year’s Cup of Excellence (COE) Early Harvest live auction raised more than $516,000 for the country’s COE-winning farmers ”that’s an […]

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Rwanda CoE!

The second Rwanda Cup of Excellence competition brought 26 international cuppers to the small town of Rwamagana to judge the final phase of the world’s most stringent coffee competition.   Cupping at the new Kayonza […]

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A Lovely Last Day in Nicaragua

I’m finally climbing out from under the mountain of work that awaited me back here at Barista Mag’s headquarters, after I left for a week to attend the Nicaragua Cup of Excellence (CoE). But I’d […]

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CoE Nicaragua 2009!

The competition is over and I’m back home in Portland, Oregon ”what a week! It was, in fact, so exciting, that I’ve arrived home pretty under the weather, which is slowing me down ”nothing serious, […]

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Nicaragua CoE Continues…

I can now safely say that the Cup of Excellence experience is just as exhausting as any other coffee event. Seriously, with around 60 coffees to evaluate, narrow down and precisely judge as the best […]