The Business Behind Specialty: Micro Festival El Salvador Day 2
The final day of Micro Coffee Festival El Salvador started bright and early – perhaps a little too bright for those who’d been enjoying the...
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World Coffee Roasting Championships: What will the new rules change?
On 20 April 2023, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) unveiled its new Coffee Value Assessment. The idea behind the updated cupping form and protocol is to collect a broader range of information about a specific coffee (including physical and extrinsic data), and thereby more accurately assess its quality. At this time, the Coffee Value Assessment is yet to come into effect. However, on 18 May 2023, the SCA released its… read more
On 20 April 2023, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) unveiled its new Coffee Value Assessment. The idea behind the updated cupping form and protocol is to collect a broader range of information about a specific coffee (including physical and extrinsic… read more
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Mejor de Nariño: A Specialty Coffee Auction Comes to Nariño, Colombia
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Shop For a Cause: Amazon & Anacafé Support Education in Guatemala
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Watch the 2016 World Barista Championship (WBC) in Dublin via LIVE STREAM
The World Barista Championship (WBC) 2016: there’s no bigger or better competition in coffee. For those of you going to World of Coffee in Dublin,...
Watch the 2016 World Brewers Cup Dublin via LIVE STREAM
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