Benjamin und ich waren heute Lukas von Sonntagmorgen in der Rösterei besuchen.

This was our first sample. What was amazing about all four coffees we cupped was that they were all Panamanians...and the flavor differences between them were *huge*.

With Anne and Tim Varney.

Pepperoni pizza, anybody? Digs and Cheong's Chinese cupping massage experience makes lasting impressions.

Noe has been hired by Cafe Imports to oversee the cooperative's cupping this year. Noe has more than a decade of experience cupping and was a joy to cup alongside. This cupping was really a first peek at what will come out of the cooperative this year, and, truth be told, it's pretty darn exciting. Of course there were some outliers, but those that were delicious, man ... hallmark berry, peach, mango, creamy chocolate to come.

SM is the yellow building on the left. After getting your coffee, you can get bodywork done by Carlos.

also see:

www.flickr.com/photos/neilpeng/872976451/

The rock formation on the left looks like two hands, pinky fingers together pointing up

Great Blue Heron at Radnor Lake cupping its wings

A coffee cupping (tasting) workshop at Whole Foods last week.

Blog post at Tamarind and Thyme.

Fuji 200

Cupping can be done all over the body.

Walter, William and Hannah cupping some samples from Los Idolos '09 mitaca crop at our Pitalito cupping lab.

cupping last weekend at Stumptown

Photo: Kate Beard

Yum Yum tested her Cambodian wonders on me today to assist with the swift removal of a stuffy nose + chest.

I've been gone to long but have many pictures to post. See you all soon!

I was initially worried the trestle (underneath part of the table) was too high, but the height seems to work for everyone who's been by so far, including some folks barely 5 feet tall. They just don't have to bend over cups.

(colour repro in this photo really sucks; had my studio lights (daylight balanced) mixing with 2800K halogens. Boo!)