Papua New Guinea National Coffee Symposium, May 2019
An update of the Papua New Guinea Coffee Market Study written by me for PHAMA last year was published for the recent occasion of the country's first national coffee symposium, which was held May 22-23, 2019 in Port Moresby. The event drew over 300 stakeholders from...
Smallholder Coffees Shine at 2018 PNG Competition
Smallholder coffees excelled at the 2018 Papua New Guinea Coffee Cupping Competition, with top lots achieving over 85 points on Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) scoresheets. This is the third annual event organized by PNG’s Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC), in...
No California, Coffee Does Not Cause Cancer
Coffee is not known by medical science to cause cancer, nor it is considered a probable carcinogen by any accredited health organization. Nonetheless, California's coffee shops will soon be required to display a cancer warning sign due to a recent state court ruling....
Festival Kafe Timor Sponsors Wanted
The first Festival Kafe Timor in 2016 brought together thousands of smallholder farmers, baristas, and roasters from across Timor-Leste to participate in educational activities and the celebration of national coffee culture. It was a positive experience for the...
Ethiopian Women in Coffee at World of Coffee Budapest
Two cupping sessions at the World of Coffee event in Budapest will feature coffees from representatives of the Ethiopian Women in Coffee association (EWiC), including cup quality competition winners. Ethiopian Women in Coffee Cupping Session Date: Wednesday, June 14,...
Timor-Leste Coffee Quality Competition Won by Smallholder Farmer
Smallholder farmers cultivating Timor-Leste's signature heirloom coffee variety led the field in the country's inaugural national cup quality contest. The competition ran from November 28 – December 3rd in conjunction with Festival Kafe Timor, a weeklong celebration...
Timor-Leste Forms First Coffee Industry Association
Just in time for this year's International Coffee Day, Timor-Leste has formed its first coffee industry association, which promises to be a historic first step toward revitalization of the country's coffee industry. You've likely heard of Timor-Leste before, possibly...
Ecuador Taza Dorada Robusta Competition Results
"Jasmine," "kiwi," "green apple," and "banana" were just some of the flavors used to describe winning coffees at the first Taza Dorada Robusta (Robusta Golden Cup) national coffee competition that concluded this past week in Lago Agrio, Ecuador. The event was...
SCAA Unification: Everything Old is New Again
Special to the SCAA Chronicle newsletter Earlier this year, I voted alongside fellow SCAA Board Members unanimously in favor of pursuing unification with SCAE. We recognize that such momentous change will not be easy. In return, the price of that effort promises a new...
First Myanmar coffees coming to SCAA in Atlanta
Myanmar coffee is coming to the Specialty Coffee Association of America event in Atlanta. This will be the first time that an organized producer group from the origin has visited the United States and also the first season that specialty coffee is available for export...
Latte Art Increases Coffee Value: Study
The connection between aesthetics and people's perception of value is something that has been long known and studied by sensory scientists but a direct link between latte art and coffee drinkers' perception of coffee value has remained anecdotal: until now. An article...
Women farmers win first Myanmar coffee competition
In the first Myanmar coffee competition, two women smallholder farmers secured first and second place in their category and the overall event. Results were announced and trophies presented at a formal ceremony last week in Pyin Oo Lwin. I had the honor of...