We will be cupping a curated selection of our coffees: available, soon to be available, along with some stunners that simply need revisiting.
Date: Sunday, April 23, 2017
Time: 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: The Cupping Exchange, Room 618
Honduras
From the currently harvesting. Showcasing long-time friends and new acquaintances from Santa Barbara, which produces some of our most interesting Central American offerings coming from some of our longest-standing relationships.
Moreno Family, El Cedral, Santa Barbara
Guatemala
A selection of some of the most versatile coffees we offer. Featuring cups from Antigua & Huehuetenango.
Luis Pedro Zelaya Zamora, Bella Vista Mill
Kenya
Charles Cardoso from Kenyacof will be on hand to discuss the flight of freshly harvested coffees (on offer), along with the ups and downs of the just completed harvest season.
Mary Maina, Manyeki Estate
Ethiopia
From mainstays to our first international presentation of newly established relationships with cooperatives in the Agaro region.
Asnake Nigat of Kata Muduga Union
Colombia
Alejandro Renjifo of Fairfield Trading will accompany the presentation of our Acevedo lots, freshly arrived and meticulously curated during the Acevedo Cup Competition from December 2016.
Alejandro Renjifo (R) with Acevedo Cup winner Fernando Bustos (C) & Eduardo Urquina of Fairfield Trading (L)
Burundi
Ben Carlson from Long Miles Coffee joins us as we cup and reflect on how stunning these Burundian coffees have been and what it took to get them there.
Ben Carlson (L) with Jeremie Nakimuhana (C) from Long Miles with a farmer from Mikuba Hill
Sal, Martell, Robert and David will be on hand to talk about the coffees, the origins, and also CCS, our model and fielding inquiries/interest on working together.
Our session is open to the public. The room is set for 30 people, with 25/30 spots already confirmed.
Get in touch with Sal to secure these last spots. He will also be happy to schedule a meeting with you should you not be able to attend the cupping.