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The '''Cup of Excellence''' is an annual competition held in several countries to identify the highest [[coffee quality|quality]] [[coffee]]s produced. It is organised by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, which was founded by [[George Howell (entrepreneur)|George Howell]] and [[Susie Spindler]].<ref name="Dougherty2008">{{cite book|author=Deirdre Mayer Dougherty|title="A Sense of Taste with a Sense of Place": Coffee Identities Across the United States and El Salvador|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2uROhItUlmUC&pg=PA68|accessdate=14 November 2012|year=2008|publisher=ProQuest|isbn=978-0-549-73594-6|pages=68–}}</ref> The winning coffees are sold in [[internet auction]]s.<ref name="DavironPonte2006">{{cite book|author1=Benoit Daviron|author2=Stefano Ponte|title=The Coffee Paradox: Global Markets, Commodity Trade and the Elusive Promise of Development|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mwpAO0J9ojgC&pg=PA157|accessdate=14 November 2012|date=20 February 2006|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-84277-457-1|pages=157–}}</ref> The competition has been dubbed as the '[[Oscars]] of the coffee world'.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnett |first=Andrew |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/The-cup-of-excellence-The-Oscars-of-the-coffee-1014558.php |title=The cup of excellence: The Oscars of the coffee world |publisher=seattlepi.com |date=2011-02-14 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> |
The '''Cup of Excellence''' is an annual competition held in several countries to identify the highest [[coffee quality|quality]] [[coffee]]s produced. It is organised by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, which was founded by [[George Howell (entrepreneur)|George Howell]] and [[Susie Spindler]].<ref name="Dougherty2008">{{cite book|author=Deirdre Mayer Dougherty|title="A Sense of Taste with a Sense of Place": Coffee Identities Across the United States and El Salvador|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2uROhItUlmUC&pg=PA68|accessdate=14 November 2012|year=2008|publisher=ProQuest|isbn=978-0-549-73594-6|pages=68–}}</ref> The winning coffees are sold in [[internet auction]]s.<ref name="DavironPonte2006">{{cite book|author1=Benoit Daviron|author2=Stefano Ponte|title=The Coffee Paradox: Global Markets, Commodity Trade and the Elusive Promise of Development|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mwpAO0J9ojgC&pg=PA157|accessdate=14 November 2012|date=20 February 2006|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-84277-457-1|pages=157–}}</ref> The competition has been dubbed as the '[[Oscars]] of the coffee world'.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnett |first=Andrew |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/The-cup-of-excellence-The-Oscars-of-the-coffee-1014558.php |title=The cup of excellence: The Oscars of the coffee world |publisher=seattlepi.com |date=2011-02-14 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> |
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The competitions began in 1999.<ref name="DavironPonte2006"/> By 2012 they were held in [[Brazil]], [[El Salvador]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], [[Burundi]], [[Rwanda]], [[Colombia]] and [[Bolivia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cupofexcellence.org/CountryPrograms/tabid/56/Default.aspx |title=Country Programs |publisher=Cup of Excellence |date= |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> In the course of the competition each coffee is tested at least five times. Only those coffees that get high scores continuously move forward in the competition. The final winners are awarded the Cup of Excellence and sold via an internet auction to the highest bidder. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cupofexcellence.org/WhatisCOE/Introduction/tabid/147/Default.aspx |title=What is COE |publisher=Cup of Excellence |date= |accessdate=2013-01-16}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:39, 15 January 2013
The Cup of Excellence is an annual competition held in several countries to identify the highest quality coffees produced. It is organised by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, which was founded by George Howell and Susie Spindler.[1] The winning coffees are sold in internet auctions.[2] The competition has been dubbed as the 'Oscars of the coffee world'.[3]
The competitions began in 1999.[2] By 2012 they were held in Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Burundi, Rwanda, Colombia and Bolivia.[4] In the course of the competition each coffee is tested at least five times. Only those coffees that get high scores continuously move forward in the competition. The final winners are awarded the Cup of Excellence and sold via an internet auction to the highest bidder. [5]
References
- ^ Deirdre Mayer Dougherty (2008). "A Sense of Taste with a Sense of Place": Coffee Identities Across the United States and El Salvador. ProQuest. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-549-73594-6. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ a b Benoit Daviron; Stefano Ponte (20 February 2006). The Coffee Paradox: Global Markets, Commodity Trade and the Elusive Promise of Development. Zed Books. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-1-84277-457-1. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Barnett, Andrew (2011-02-14). "The cup of excellence: The Oscars of the coffee world". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ "Country Programs". Cup of Excellence. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ "What is COE". Cup of Excellence. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
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