Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

Anfim Enters New Phase with the Luna Espresso Grinder

The product portfolio of Italian grinder manufacturer Anfim is waxing with the launch of the Luna, a new flat-burr grinder designed for commercial espresso settings.  Beans from a 2-kilogram-capacity hopper…


Milk and Honey a Sweet Addition to the Denver Coffee Scene

Even before Milk & Honey (Instagram) could officially open its doors, the Colorado coffee startup still found a way to sweeten Denverites’ days with coffee service.  While finishing construction and…


Weekly Coffee News: Next-Level Loyalty, a Competition Apology and More

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Peet’s Releases Blend with…


Luminous Coffee Flashes with Darling Design and Rarefied Retail

With weekly product drops, vivid designs, adventurous cup characteristics and transaction transparency, Las Vegas-based startup Luminous Coffee is presenting specialty coffee in a whole new light. Offerings through the Luminous…

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

The nonprofit training and professional development outfit Glitter Cat has launched Glitter Car HR, a new program designed to diversify the field of human resources in the coffee industry. Applications…


Weekly Coffee News: Cafe Imports’ Cupping Corner, Solar Roasting and $65 Instant Coffee

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Cafe Imports Hosting “Cupping…


Can You Eat Coffee Beans Daily?

Yes, eating coffee beans can provide several benefits. Almost the same as consuming a cup of coffee each day. These benefits are: Coffee beans contain antioxidants, which can help protect the body from damage caused by free radicals. Eating coffee beans can provide a quick boost of energy due to the caffeine content. Some studies […]


Luminous Coffee Flashes with Darling Design and Rarefied Retail

With weekly product drops, vivid designs, adventurous cup characteristics and transaction transparency, Las Vegas-based startup Luminous Coffee is presenting specialty coffee in a whole new light. Offerings through the Luminous…

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

Deforestation: Proposed EU Import Ban May Fail to Protect Tropical Rainforests and Farmers – Here’s How it Should Work

Most European consumers’ shopping baskets tend to include items linked to deforestation in tropical regions, involving agricultural commodities such as beef, soybeans, palm oil, cocoa, rubber, coffee, timber and paper. These…


The Chemex ChemAer Swirls Into the Home Brewer Market

Massachusetts-based coffee equipment maker Chemex has launched a new brewer and decanter combo called the ChemAer. Maintaining the general shape, brewing style and borosilicate glass construction of the original Chemex…


Weekly Coffee News: Philz Leaving DC, a Chemex Counterpoint and More

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Philz Coffee Pulling Out…


Weekly Coffee News: Philz Leaving DC, a Chemex Counterpoint and More

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Philz Coffee Pulling Out…

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

HOW TO BE A BETTER CUPPER

Mar 9, 2023 |

Ahead of the launch of Prodigal, Mark and I cupped for a minimum of one hour each morning. Having such a routine allowed us to calibrate well after cupping more than 2000 samples together. Those sessions also taught us a lot, some of which I’d like to share here....

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. World of Coffee Athens takes place June 21st through 24th.

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

Perfect Little Beans

Chinmey Hill Coffee uses specialty-grade beans with zero primary defects (such as black beans or sour beans) and less than five secondary defects (such as broken beans). This is important because primary defects will greatly affect the taste of the coffee. Having zero defects allows the coffee to be the most optimal flavor.

Window for Optimal Flavor

Chimney Hill Coffee ships our coffee the same day it was roasted, so you will receive it before it enters the window of optimal flavor.  This means you’ll never miss the opportunity to enjoy the coffee’s peak flavor.

Coffee Ratings

Coffee undergoes many scoring processes by professionals who achieved their Q Grader certification. Coffee is first graded when it’s green. If there are defects the coffee is determined to be “not-specialty grade”. For those coffees that pass green grading, they are sample roasted and cupped. (Cupping is the official term for critically tasting and scoring coffees. The official cupping form is standard worldwide, and where the 100-point scoring system comes from.) A coffee’s dry fragrance, wet aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body, acidity, balance, and overall impression are taken into consideration while uniformity issues and defects, will lower the overall score.

Specialty Coffee

Specialty coffee, coined by Erna Knutsen in 1974, refers to a coffee that receives a quality grading score of 80 percent or higher. While “premium” or “gourmet” seem like they’re synonymous with “specialty,” they simply are marketing terms with no defined standards. Specialty coffees are grown in specific and ideal micro-climates, and have distinctive and unique flavor profiles, with little to no defects.

Third-Wave Coffee

We’re currently in the third wave of coffee. The first wave of American coffee put pre-ground, vacuum-sealed cans in kitchens across America. The second wave started with the late ‘60s introduction of Peet’s coffee (by Alfred Peet) through the proliferation of Starbucks. The third wave of coffee focuses on origin transparency, nuanced flavors, and artisan roasting. The term “third wave” is synonymous with specialty coffee.

Four New World Coffee Champions Will Be Crowned In Athens This June

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