Crimson Cup’s Brandon Bir Named a Tasting Judge in Third Annual Oaxacan Coffee Awards for Quality
Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) April 06, 2016 -- Brandon Bir, coffee sourcing and education manager for Columbus, Ohio coffee roaster Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea, has been named a final-round tasting judge for the Third Annual Oaxacan Coffee Awards for Quality. Bir will evaluate the top 20 coffee samples in the third and final round of the competition on April 7, 2016. Categories include washed coffee, honey-processed coffee and natural coffee.
“It’s a real privilege to judge the finest coffees from Oaxaca, Mexico,” Bir said.
Held to identify top-quality coffees grown in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, the Oaxacan Coffee Awards for Quality are hosted by Chapingo Autonomous University in collaboration with the Cuppers Q Network of Oaxaca, the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Axiom Coffee Ventures and Café Brujula.
After the final round of judging, competition organizers will host an open tasting of the best coffees for national and international buyers on April 8. An award ceremony and coffee auction for the top 20 entries will follow on April 9.
Over the past few years, Crimson Cup’s coffee-buying team has made trips to coffee farms and co-ops in Oaxaca, seeking out new coffees and new relationships through its Friend2Farmer direct trade program. Roast magazine editors cited the roaster’s work in cultivating relationships with coffee growers around the world as a factor in its 2016 Macro Roaster of the Year title.
About Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea
Columbus, Ohio coffee roaster Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea is Roast magazine’s 2016 Macro Roaster of the Year. Since 1991, Crimson Cup has roasted sustainably sourced specialty and craft coffee in small batches. The company also teaches entrepreneurs to run successful coffee houses through its coffee franchise alternative program, which includes a coffee shop business plan. Crimson Cup coffee is available through a community of more than 350 independent coffee houses, grocers, college and universities, restaurants and food service operations across 29 states, Guam and Bangladesh, as well as the company’s own Crimson Cup Coffee Houses. To learn more, visit crimsoncup.com.
Cheryl Claypoole, Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea, http://www.crimsoncup.com, +1 6143615023, [email protected]
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