by bill on Sun May 28, 2006 9:13 pm
And then there were the superstars: a handful of coffees that broke away from the pack. One, a coffee I came to call "The Hulk" was a big, muscular coffee that had one of the most solid bodies of any coffee I have ever tasted. Another special one, (my nickname: "Daisy") was very floral and richly perfumed, carrying notes of jasmine, lemon verbena, and roses.
by krazykanuk on Mon May 29, 2006 6:00 am
We are committed to frequent interaction with the people and places that produce our coffees, and we are committed to spending as much time as possible 'at origin' to practice sustainability first hand.
by HB on Mon May 29, 2006 7:29 am
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by richardtempura on Mon May 29, 2006 9:16 am
Yikes. It's true, I do love cheese. Top 5 (today, tomorrow it may well change): I love a brie (and who doesn't,) but the best I've had was in Europe, where it isn't stabilized for export and is allowed to mature.
by bill on Mon May 29, 2006 10:33 am
At the end, after tabulating all of the scores, we announced the winners in an awards ceremony at the ancient Franciscan church near the center of town.
by dsottavio on Mon May 29, 2006 12:24 pm
We strongly believe that just paying top dollar is not enough: we must interact with the communities and farms that produce our coffees, and encourage them to improve the quality of the product, so they are not reliant on a fair trade base price, but instead receive high prices based on the quality of the coffee they grow.
by bill on Mon May 29, 2006 3:35 pm
The winners were then mobbed by the national press, and everybody talked coffee and danced (Nicaraguans love to dance) late into the night.
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by jet37 on Mon May 29, 2006 4:53 pm
As is our tradition, we donate 10% of our Holiday Coffee sales to a special cause. This year, we support Coffee Kids, a wonderful organization that is involved in aid and development work throughout the coffee growing world.
by bill on Mon May 29, 2006 7:01 pm
My Spanish was tested when I was interviewed by the big Nicaraguan TV channel for the nightly news. After that, I joined the dancing.
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