Cupping for Quality, Day One

Finished the first day of Cupping for Quality at Long Beach.  We cupped 25 coffees today, including coffees from Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Ethiopia and Sumatra.  All of the coffees we cupped bling, so I have no idea what we cupped.  In truth, most of the coffees were pretty average, scoring on the whole between 80 - 85 points.  This is not a COE event, but a farmer feedback cupping for those producers who are Rainforest Alliance certified.  In short, the scores and feedback will help farmers improve their quality, and enable better coffee for their future crops.  It was a good day, full of cupping and new friends.  Tomorrow will be a day of another 35 coffees, and ending with a trip to Intelligentsia's cafe with Andy.  Hopefully some pics for the next post.