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The 2009 Cup of Excellence schedule got off to a successful start with the completion of the Colombia¹s International Competition held March 9-13 in Pereira.
The online auction, to be held April 23, will feature unique, high quality coffees from 27 small farmers and from various coffee- growing regions around the country including Meta, Huila, Tolima, Quindio, Caldas, and a newly represented region in Cup of Excellence, Risaralda.
The international jury, consisting of cuppers from Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Norway, the UK, Canada, U.S. and Japan, brought a worldwide perspective to the judging process. During this final jury process, cuppers were presented with 56 coffees, each of which had already been cupped at least three times by the national jury. The coffees were then put through two more rigorous cuppings as the international jurors chose the final coffees to be sold at auction . The top ten scoring coffees were scrutinized a sixth time to determine the winner.
The winning coffee, El Porvenir, from the Meta region, scored a 91.68, followed by Bellavista from Huila, scoring a 90.63. All 27 coffees received more than 84 points from each of the cupping sessions- a requirement for them to be chosen as a Cup of Excellence winning coffee.
The winning farmer, Alejandro Florez (along with other Cup of Excellence winners) was presented with his winning certificate by Juan Valdez during the awards ceremony. The ceremony was held in Pereira in conjunction with a regional coffee conference. Hundreds of conference attendees and onlookers eagerly joined in on the jubilant ceremony, where most farmers appeared in Cup of Excellence hats and t-shirts, creating a sea of red and white from the podium.
All Colombian winning lots will be vacuum packaged to protect their quality while shipping, a service being offered for all 2009 Cup of Excellence coffees.
Since its beginnings in 1999, the Cup of Excellence program has hosted quality-focused programs in nine coffee-producing countries and worked with quality-minded coffee roasters around the world. The Cup of Excellence program is managed by the non-profit Alliance for Coffee Excellence, Inc. The state-of-the-art Cup of Excellence auction platform has been managed in partnership with CommoditiesOne, a leading software development company since 2002. For more information about the Cup of Excellence program, to participate as a juror, or to become a member, log in to:
