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I didn't actually take this photo, a graduate student specializing in coffee did. This week's Farm Update is about a little story he told me about good coffee versus bad coffee. I asked him if he had any photos and he sent me this one of a coffee cupping.
My little secret (shhh, don't tell anyone) is that before becoming a coffee farmer, I never drank coffee. A friend of mine was helping when I first started the website. He set the password to "DrinksCoke". That was several years ago. Since then, the password has been changed and now I drink coffee every day.
When I started drinking coffee I taught myself to drink it black. I still prefer it that way. That's good because it's easier to taste the coffee for quality control purposes. I'm still not as good at distinguishing the subtleties of coffee as Shawn the graduate student is. I guess I'll just have to keep practicing.
Cupping is one of the coffee tasting techniques used by cuppers to evaluate coffee aroma and the flavor profile of a coffee. To understand the minor differences between coffee growing regions, it is important to taste coffee from around the world side-by-side. Cupping is also used to evaluate a defective coffee or to create coffee blends.
Cuppingroom.hk: "Cupping Room was founded in 2011 in Stanley Plaza, Stanley, Hong Kong Island. From the beginning, our focus was to bring carefully roasted and prepared coffee to Hong Kongers in a comfortable environment. In 2013, we relocated from Stanley Plaza to the bustling district of Sheung Wan, expanding in the process to include Australian-inspired café fare."
I cannot resist eating wanton noodle when I am in Hong Kong. Where I am after coming out from Tsim Chai Kee Noodle at Wellington Street, I see this white building with huge windows.
For coffee lovers, you should give it a go and they serve meals as well. See what you think about it?
One of my friends said it ok while the others and myself like it...a subjective matter! Guess I am not the fussy one.
This is marginally also a selfie, because you can still see me there :P
Camera for the photo : Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens for the photo : M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f/1.8
These lights are made out of glasses used for cupping in earlier times. One can either put some oil in the bottom and float a wick, or else use a tea light. They are great for nights outdoors here, as there is generally a wind making candles useless.
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The Ethiopian Tchembe won out big time! It was a brilliant, bright, fruity cup.
6 Degrees Gourmet Espresso Bar
Billings, Montana
From right to left:
- Cafe Grumpy Gatomboya, Karatina, Nyeri, Kenya
- Gimme! Top Lot Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
- Stumptown Kilimanjaro Kenya-processed, El Salvador
- Gimme! Kibungere, Burundi
- Toby's Estate Pedra Redonda, Brazil
- Joe Camp Cooperative, Ethiopia
- Joe Finca La Vega, Colombia
- Blue Bottle Finca Hartmann Maragogipe Honey, Panama
- Blue Bottle Guatemala Maragogipe Finca El Injerto