"1st ANNUAL PORTLAND CUPPING & RECEPTION 2005" - SESSION 1
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Michael Branham's Introduction to Karnataka Plantation Coffees. |
Back left row - Scott Powell of Premier Intl. (L), Ramon (C) and Netty (R) of Rayjen Coffee Co. |
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Connie Blumhardt (Roast Magazine) and Andrea Spella (Portland Roasting), left front row. |
Sherri Johns chatting with Richard Layton (L) and Garth Smith (R). |
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Examining first round of coffees. |
Just before the slurping. |
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Smells yummy! Kelly (L) & Peggy Hudon (R) of Hood River Coffee (front row); Paul Thornton (L) of
Coffee Bean Intl. & Tim Kooistra (R) of BJ's Coffee Co., (back). |
Still examining first round of coffees. |
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Garth Smith (R) of Organic Products Trading Co. |
Don Jensen talking with Janet Munkres (L) and Cindy Ertell of Oregon Coffee Roasting. |
"CUPPING 2005" - SESSION 2
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Michael Branham's Introduction to Indian Coffees with Michael Beech (L) and Andy Cronin (R) of Raven's
Brew; Sherri Johns in the background. |
Diana Lacey (L) and David Kobos (R) front row, with Joe Meinhardt (L) and Mark Stell of Portland
Roasting (R) in the back row. |
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Paul Allen (L) and Pete Miller (R) of Caravan Coffee. |
Kobos Coffee Co. Team. |
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Mark Stell (front) and Andrea Spella (L) of Portland Roasting and Jim Hottenroth (R) of La Tazza Rossa. |
Raven's Brew team. |
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Collaborative effort on determining taste profiles. |
Does it taste of berry or cedar? |
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Ujwala Ranade-Malvi from KPCI and Andrea Spella from Portland Roasting at Karnataka Cupping. |
David Kobos' presentation. |
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David Kobos shows slides from his India trip to Karnataka Coffee Plantations. |
David Kobos talks about his recent trip to Karnataka plantations as others enjoy Indian food. |
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The food was good, as was the coffee!! |
Teamwork at Karnataka Cupping and Reception. |
All's well that ends well!
We thank all participants for making our "1st Annual Cupping and Reception" in Portland
such a fun event. Our growers are looking forward to meeting Mark Stell and Peggy Hudon,
the next round of roasters who are off to take a look at our "Kaapi" country.
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