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Eiji Inoue
The participation of COE can make
me not only learn the development
of Brazil specialty coffee, but also
contact with top specialty coffee
professionals. I can learn from their
understanding of specialty coffee
and market strategy.
Jenny Tong Nolan HIRTE

This trip to Brazil is amazing, and In the origin countries, some of the
gave me a lot of original thoughts, top specialty coffee are from Brazil,
like Brazil has only commercial which is not well known by the
beans, low price of Robusta. What public. COE gives us the best
impresses me the most is the sense platform to promote all these
of responsibility to protect our coffees. I am also surprised by the
planet by Brazil farmers and local change of flavor preferences of
government. This is also the COE: in 4 to 5 years ago, the
meaning of COE judge’s – learn competition coffee are more yellow
about the new things of local fruit flavor with high sweetness.
farmers’ coffee and its culture, This year, I have tasted tropical
more than just cupping. flavors like mango, passion fruit,
Jordan Dabov
pineapple, banana etc.
In Europe, we are facing the challenge
to promote specialty coffee and this
culture. Because major customers are
used to drink espresso priced 1 euro
a cup without considering too much
about its price and quality.

Synøve Nesøen
This is my second time as a judge Shawn Phua
in the international jury, I see the I have worked in this industry for
improvement compared to 6 years years, but I have never seen the
ago, especially the new rules and producing place itself. Baristas win
arrangements of combining Pulped the most of the glory, thanks to the
Naturals with Naturals. The supporting from coffee farmers. I
increase of coffee quality, and the Min-Kai Chan hope to step closer to enjoy specialty
emerging of new coffee.
For me, COE is a window to see the coffee via COE platform.
coffee around the world. I used to be
a green bean judge, and I hope to go
outside Taiwan to taste different
origin coffee.

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