2021 Colombia Cup of Excellence winning producer Pablo Andrés Guerrero in Nariño. Image courtesy of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence.
Results for the Cup of Excellence green coffee competition of 2021 are in, with nearly two dozen high-quality coffee lots coming from Colombian coffee growers now heading to auction.
The winning producers were celebrated during a Friday, April 9, online awards ceremony after a group of judges at COE-approved Global Coffee Centers whittled a list of 35 finalist coffees down to 23, with each winning coffee scoring a minimum of 87 points.
Two coffees, both washed-process Gesha varieties, earned the distinction of scoring 90+ points, including the top lot (90.61) from Nariño-based producer Pablo Andrés Guerrero.
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In partnership with the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) has launched a certificate of advanced study (CAS) in coffee called Coffee Excellence.
Taking place mainly online over the course of a year, the CAS program adds to the growing field of multidisciplinary coffee studies in academic institutional settings. With higher fees and more stringent admission requirements than typically seen in non-academic coffee education programs, Coffee Excellence has been designed as a post-graduate certificate program for existing coffee professionals seeking to advance their careers.
In its program description, ZHAW said the Coffee Excellence CAS may also be appropriate for “those who have an educational background and wish to pursue a career in the exciting world of coffee” or for people who want to teach in the academic field of coffee.