Africa - Rwanda & Ethiopia

In Rwanda, Dan was a featured presenter at the East Africa Fine Coffee Association’s annual meeting. Dan’s presentation on Trends and New Products in the Coffee Industry was attended by over 300 delegates from twenty countries.
Upon leaving Rwanda, Dan traveled to Dire Dawa, Ethiopia where he spent a week teaching [...]

Paul deLima Passes Q Grader Coffee Exam

Paul W. deLima III, Director of Coffee Operations at Coffee Analysts in Burlington, VT has passed the Q Grader Coffee exam. The rigorous exam covers a variety of coffee-related subjects, such as green grading, aroma identification and coffee cupping.

As of August 2008, 395 coffee buyers and cuppers (tasters) worldwide [...]