For many of us, the superior dry processed coffees from last year's Ecafe auction were the coffee drinking highlights of the year. So it's good news that some of our favorite roasters have picked up lots for our delectation this year.
There's also some ominous news for us, good news for the farmers: many of the choice DP lots were bought by Japanese specialty roasters. In the past, they were the ultimate clean freaks, and wouldn't touch DP with a ten foot pole. Perhaps they've come to the same conclusion I did when cupping these coffees, that screen dried DP is a new category of processing that is just as clean as the best wet processing technique. Since they are also willing to pay top dollar for their coffee, it means we'll soon be paying more for these gems, and that the farmers will be adequately compensated for the care that goes into these lots.
In any case: you can see the "score-sheet" for yourselves:
http://auction.stoneworks.com/includes/ecafe2006/final_results.html
"U" in the first "item" column designates dry process, "W" wet process. Click on the coffees name in the description column to get its cupping report.
My congratulations to Green Mountain, Dallis, Caffe Pronto, Paradise, Nuovo, Barefoot, Groundwork, Kean, Koffee Klatsch, and Sacred Grounds for buying these coffees.
Peter G got a wet processed Yrg, but none of the dps.
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