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Baristas Raise the Bar at the 2005 USBC - 9 Bars: May 2005 |
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Friday, 02 September 2005 |
by Ellie Hudson-Matuszak, Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters & Tea Blenders
Courtesy of Fresh Cup Magazine, May 2005 issue - 9 Bars
As you might have heard by now, the 2005 U.S. Barista Championship
(USBC) was a wildly successful educational and professional event,
culminating with the crowning of a deserving champion in my friend and
colleague Phoung Tran, owner of Lava Java in Ridgefield, Wash. With her
victory—and prior to it—Tran exemplifies professionalism, dedication to
the craft and creativity.
After attending and participating in a few barista competitions around
the country, I arrived at the USBC finally feeling like I knew what to
expect from the competitions. One expects to see honored, humble,
knowledgeable competitors serving judges their full-bodied espressos;
sweet, velvety cappuccinos; and signature drinks with ingredients like
chocolate, citrus, cream, caramel, brown sugar and vanilla.
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Espressocraft Tamper update: |
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Wednesday, 31 August 2005 |
 First I would like to thank you for your continued interest and support.
Due to the higher than expected demand, we chose to hire an outside
manufacturer to handle the production of our tampers. The company
that was hired gave us every reason to beleive that they could
produce our tampers with the same level of quality and care that we
created in our own facility. Unfortunately this was not the case, and
we discovered flaws in the recent production run of tampers that were
due to be released on September 1st. Due to this unexpected delay
we have chosen to resume production locally, under the direct
supervision of our own engineer. We expect to have the next
production run ready for early Fall, 2005.
As much as it pains us to delay the release of our products, we feel
that nothing is more important than quality. Espressocraft will
not settle for anything less. We believe that our customers choose our
products because of the exceptional quality and attention to detail,
therefore we will not ship a single tamper that is not perfect.
We will be sending out an e-mail as soon as we have the next release date.
Thanks again for your support.
Ken Nye
Espressocraft, Inc.
http://www.espressocraft.com
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Diedrich to Offer Top-rated Brazilian Coffee |
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Monday, 22 August 2005 |
Cup of Excellence winner – Café de Minas – scores a “premium specialty”
rating of 90.84 and will be offered exclusively by Diedrich Coffee
IRVINE, Calif. (August 22, 2005) – Diedrich Coffee Inc. (NASDAQ:
DDRXE), a leading roaster, retailer and wholesaler of gourmet coffee in
Southern California, has announced that it will be the exclusive
provider of the award-winning Brazilian coffee, Café de Minas.
Awarded a premium specialty rating of 90.84 by the Cup of Excellence
program, this estate grown coffee was judged to be one of the very
finest in the world. Grown in the mountainous region of Sul De
Minas, known for its rare and harmonious blend of microclimate, soil
and altitude conditions, this elegant medium roast coffee has a
tropical, sweet flavor with a long complex finish. Coffees
of this exemplary quality are very rare. To achieve its unique
qualities, the Café de Minas bean is nurtured until perfectly ripe and
then carefully picked for a well developed body, pleasant aroma and
lively sweetness. Due to the coffee’s top rating and strong
demand, it will be offered for a limited time only, beginning August
25th and will be priced at $18.95 per 12-ounce bag.
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