TomC wrote:Royal Coffee Importers is awesome with all the data they provide.It's at least on par with what SM has done all these years, plus the added benefit of the large body of cuppers they have evaluating each roast really establishes a wider range of appeal. My point with regards to Tom's scores at SM is that even if I agree with them (and I tend to usually), there's always a massive amount of brilliant coffees that would otherwise be overlooked if folks only stared at the cupping scores. I think one of the Colombian's I was referring to earlier, that I picked up last year only scored something like an 86 and it was intensely good, better than many other higher scoring coffees I had at the time from them.

I imagine as The Crown (roasting/training lab) gets up and running this winter, we'll see even more roaster based information disseminating from them.

SJM wrote:I was surprised there weren't any other home roasters at the Mejor de Nariño Tasting tasting at Royal on Friday afternoon.

farmroast wrote:While considering the Gesha, also; Roastmasters Panama-Mama Cata-Typica and Gesha grown together on same plot

TomC wrote:I know we all stay pretty well keyed in on new releases from Sweet Maria's, so it's not like something from them is going to slide under the radar. But it does get my curiously sparked when I see comments like "competition worthy", and more importantly (to me) a very even, balanced scoring circle. I don't recall too often that Tom would use such a descriptor for a coffee, maybe once or twice in the past at most. They just released a Colombian microlot that looks quite good. I picked up 5 pounds. It reads quite sweet, bright and floral. I also don't get too tied up in their cupping scores, and pay more attention to the flavor descriptors. Many of the best Colombian's I've ever had, scored from 87-89.

https://www.sweetmarias.com/product/col ... -microlote