The Dutch green coffee trading company Trabocca is preparing to host The Ethiopian Cup, an awards and auction program designed to highlight some of the finest coffees the progenitorial coffee country has to offer. The Amsterdam-based importer, which maintains deep sourcing ties in Ethiopia, introduced the auction program last year under the name Operation Cherry Red. The jury will include: Rubens Gardelli of Gardelli Specialty Coffees (Italy); Ryan Knapp of Madcap Coffee (USA), Katy Keisling of Stumptown Coffee Roasters (USA), Anette Moldvaer of Square Mile Coffee Roasters (UK), Myung Geun Kim of Coffee Libre (South Korea), Scott Tedder of Bonanza Coffee (Germany), Jose Aguilar of Monmouth Coffee (UK), Lee Jong Hoon of Coffee Graffiti (South Korea), and Lex Wenneker of Friedhats Coffee Roasters (The Netherlands). “The Ethiopian Cup is part of Trabocca’s mission to deliver Ethiopia’s best coffees to roasters worldwide while contributing to thriving coffee communities,” Simons said. Auctions like The Ethiopian Cup are not a fix-all solution to the multifaceted problem of coffee prices, but they give the Ethiopian growers the recognition they deserve.”Registration information and additional detail on the Ethiopian Cup can be found here.

Source: Ethiopian News April 04, 2019 18:45 UTC