Counter Culture Coffee - Coffee Driven People, People Driven Coffee (#)

„  The contest was held in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the second largest city in Bolivia.  Santa Cruz was chosen as the venue for the contest for two main reasons: the altitude is more moderate than the super-high La Paz (high altitude is tough on the cuppers, roasting is difficult and water boils at too low a temperature), and the political climate is more stable (the residents of La Paz are fond of barricading main roads as a form of political protest).   I was joined on the jury by a number of great cuppers from around the world.  I was joined by cuppers from Japan, Malaysia, England, Norway, Holland, France, the United States and Bolivia.  It was a great group.  Over four days, we cupped and ranked over 50 coffees to establish the ‘Best of the Best’ from this incredible country.  The coffees were surprising: some tasted remarkably like Costa Rican coffees to me!  Others had a remarkable cherry-chocolate flavor, which I have come to recognize as the quintessential Typica flavor characteristic.  (Typica is a strain of coffea arabica, the coffee plant.  It is the oldest, and one of the greatest).   We finished the contest, and declared the winners.  A Cup of Excellence awards ceremony is always an emotional event, as farmers who have never been recognized for their hard work before are cheered by an audience who are celebrating their achievement.   Many of these farmers had taken a 2-day bus trip just to get to the ceremony.  The commitment that small, quality-oriented coffee farmers have continues to astound me.  After the ceremony was finished, we all danced together, happily celebrating a successful event.   The next day, a few of the judges decided to head down to the coffee growing area, known in Bolivia as the Jungas, to see some of the winning farms firsthand.  Now, going from Santa Cruz to the Jungas requires going through La Paz, an incredible city, up over La Cumbre pass (over 16,000 feet!)“
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Timeforcoffee.com (#)

„Four of the most famous coffees by district are San Marcos de Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Heredia, and Alajuela. Altitude may be a more important factor in determining flavor than district; strictly hard bean indicates a Costa Rican coffee grown above 3,900 feet; good hard bean from 3,300 to 3,900. Unlike many coffees of the world, Costa Rican growths generally are identified either by the estate or farm (finca) on which they were grown, or by cooperative or processing facility (beneficio) where they were processed. This piece of information, which is usually available to the roaster or importer, is seldom passed on to the consumer except in the case of well-known estates like Bella Vista or La Minita.“
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ICAFE (#)

„President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez signed the law on 12 January,2002, at a meeting with coffee producers, processors and exporters held at CoopePalmares R.L. Backing for the trust fund will be provided by the Costa Rican Coffee Institute (ICAFE), which will guarantee $5 million; INFOCOOP, another $5 million; the loans received by coffee growers; and the State ($25 million). Juan Bautista Moya, Executive Director of ICAFE, says the sector is confident that the guarantees will not have to be executed, since the trust fund stipulates that when a producer voluntarily makes use of it, a percentage of the benefits will be withheld and applied against his or her debt. Once the trust fund is set up, bonds totaling $75 million will be issued in order to offer long-term rescheduling of loans.“
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Café Forum | Costa Rican Coffee Companies (#)

„Visit our plantation and factory the next time you are in Costa Rica. - de la Comandancia 700 n 300 oueste, Heredia, Costa Rica 84700 - Tel: +506 261-0707 - Email: steve@cafebritt.com - Url: www.coffeetour.com Cafe Cortez-El Cerro Exports Roaster and Wholesaler of Costa Rican coffee, from green in large quantities to cases of special specifications and many roasting methods. Micro roasting consultants and green and roasted coffee retailer. - San Joaquin de Flores, Heredia, Costa Rica - Tel: 506 265-6563 - Toll Free: 1 800-20052-6782 - Email: elcerro@racsa.co - Url: www.cafecortez.com San Marcos Umana Exports Coffee Exporter, Coffee Roaster, Coffee Producer, Coffee Processor.“
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Café Forum | Thailand Coffee Companies (#)

„Our coffee shop is in Chiang Mai. - 81 Huay Keaw rd., T.Suthep, A.Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand - Tel: 053-225862 - Fax: 053-225863 - Email: info@lannacafe.com - Url: www.lannacafe.com Return to Menu  Coffee Roasters Bangkok The Empresso Coffee Thailand Coffee roasted for local and export market - 71/48 Prime Realty Building, Soi Reanrom, Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand 10240 - Tel: +661 8181677 - Email: The*Empresso@chaiyo.com Return to Menu  Importers Chiang Mai Mitchmax Costa Rican Sunshine Importers of 100% pure Costa Rican coffee beans straight from the growers. Light and dark roast ground or bean at a very competative prices. Superb tasting coffee never seen in Thailand before.“
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BBC News | AMERICAS | Coffee producers move to boost prices (#)

„Tuesday, 19 June, 2001, 02:25 GMT 03:25 UK Coffee producers move to boost prices Coffee producers from Colombia, Mexico and central America have decided to start destroying more than a million bags of low-grade coffee in a bid to boost quality and raise ailing prices. In a meeting in the Costa Rican capital, San Jose, the coffee-producing countries agreed to begin implementing the plan in October. The Secretary- General of the 28-member Association of Coffee- Producing Countries, Roberio Silva, said he hoped the voluntary programme could eventually be adopted by all members of the group, in order to have an even bigger impact. Coffee prices have fallen considerably in the past two years.“
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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„But my reasons for liking a particular coffee are often complicated by other concerns. For example, perhaps I have visited the farm where a coffee is grown and admire how it is produced, as I do coffee from the Costa Rican Doka Estate. Or maybe I like the coffee and the economic and environmental sustainability that is part and parcel of every cup. Sumatra Gayoland and Nicaraguan Segovia fair trade and organic coffee are examples of this type of “favorite.” I also love coffees that have specific and unique flavor tones, such as Ethiopian Harrar and Sulawesi Toraja.“
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Coffee by Country | Page 1 (#)

„Four of the most famous coffees by district are San Marcos de Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Heredia, and Alajuela. Altitude may be a more important factor in determining flavor than district; strictly hard bean indicates a Costa Rican coffee grown above 3,900 feet; good hard bean from 3,300 to 3,900. Unlike many coffees of the world, Costa Rican growths generally are identified either by the estate or farm (finca) on which they were grown, or by cooperative or processing facility (beneficio) where they were processed. This piece of information, which is usually available to the roaster or importer, is seldom passed on to the consumer except in the case of well-known estates like Bella Vista or La Minita.“
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Coffee From Around The World - National Coffee Association (#)

„A Central American coffee-growing country with a reputation for fine coffee, Costa Rica produces only wet processed arabicas. With its medium body and sharp acidity, cuppers often describe a Costa Rican coffee as having 'perfect balance.'  Coffee is grown on predominantly small farms, or fincas. After being harvested, the cherries are immediately taken to state-of-the-art processing facilities, known as beneficios, where wet method processing begins.   In Costa Rica, careful attention to quality processing and conscientious growing methods are consistent with a fine quality coffee.“
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Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)

„I want to learn more about the supply side of fair trade coffee when I'm in Central America. Do you have any Costa Rican contacts or information on Costa Rican farmers who grow free trade coffee? I'm most interested in the interaction between people and their environment and I think I'd like to do an independent project on some specific aspect of the biological implications of organically grown coffee. I know organic does not necessarily mean fair trade coffee, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a bit of overlap.“
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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Coffee Times (#)

„The event was an emotional experience particularly for Jose Manuel Urena of Coffee Brokers, New York presently based in Romania. A Costa Rican, from an "old growth" coffee country where people believe they produce the best coffees in the world, he declared that he was humbled by his visit to India. It was a moment of truth for him, on cupping high quality Indian coffees, to experience at first-hand the dharma of the bean, the quality contours of "serious" coffees. He said he'd received a "gift" of a lifetime in the coffee trade.“
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index (#)

„There is a haunting image in Scott Patterson's mind from his last stay in Central America, where he worked as an English teacher. Lines of Costa Rican farmers and land laborers walked along dirt roads toward the cities, leaving their coffee fields behind to look for jobs in sweatshops, known as maquiladoras, because they were unable to support their families. Often, these long journeys were in vain.“
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Tea & Coffee 05/04 - Hunting for Specialty in Costa Rica (#)

„The good co-operatives are working on this. About 40% of Costa Rican coffee now goes through co-operatives, and the British party was interested to find how hard the co-ops were working to change the individual farmer’s idea of what coffee could do. They are having some success, and their farmers are reasonably well off, and looking forward to the next internet auctions in May. Last year, the best coffee fetched $10.35 per pound, which had an encouraging effect on individual farmers.“
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Transfair USA | Image Gallery — Coffee (#)

„Any of the images below may be used to accompany any article or news item, online or off, related to Fair Trade, provided that it is not misleading or defamatory, and that proper attribution is given. Costa Rican Co-op El Dos member Alba Luz picking ripe coffee cherries“
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Tea & Coffee 03/00 - Central America in the Whirlwind... (#)

„While still the world’s largest producer of coffee, exports of that commodity are less than 2% of the total. As one Costa Rican farmer pointed out, how much their huge internal consumer market for coffee pays and the effect that has on inflation is of far greater concern to policymakers than whether coffee farmers can make ends meet. Hence, the counter intuitively high estimates for this year’s crop emanating from Brazil itself.“
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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Summer 2003 (#)

„Guillermo Vargas was amazed. Manager of a Costa Rican Fairtrade coffee co-operative - from the Coocafe umbrella co-op - he was touring Britain and Ireland during Fairtrade Fortnight. And as our train rattled through the Scottish countryside, taking us to the next flurry of promotional activities organised by determined local Fairtrade enthusiasts, Guillermo shared his amazement.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„The relative lack of innuendo in Costa Rica coffees ironically may be owing to the advanced state of the Costa Rican coffee industry. They tend to come from trees of relatively recently developed cultivars of arabica like caturra or catuai, and usually are impeccably wet-processed using technically advanced techniques that eliminate the oddities of flavor that derive from traditional or regional variations in processing.“
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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Autumn 2001 (#)

„The Earl Grey tea bags, and Green Tea bags with either Lemongrass or Cinnamon, are all sourced from Fairtrade estates in Sri Lanka. A Costa Rican ground coffee, from Bristol roaster Brian Wogan, completes the new line-up. It is on sale in selected delicatessens and health food shops. As always, please ask for these products if you can’t find them in your local store.“
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Global Exchange : Coffee Cooperatives (#)

„Although COOCAFÉ is a strong cooperative offering good quality CostaRican coffee, the Fair Trade market is still not yet big enough toabsorb all of their production. From 1993-2000, an average of 53% oftheir sales went to the Fair Trade market, meaning that 47% had to besold at conventional terms to importers or to national exporters.Their primary Fair Trade market is Holland, followed by Germany andthen the United States.“
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Amazon.com: Books: Costa Rica: The Last Country The Gods Made (#)

„I wish I had known about it beforehand! The writers are very passionate about everything Costa Rican from coffee to indigenous peoples, from ants to women's issues, from bananas to religion! My favorite chapter was "House Made of Rain", an exploration of the rain forest from the point of view of a bird--you'll never forget it! By the way, the book is a beautiful hardcover, not paperback.“
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Cafe Britt (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„From start to finish, the company has taken matters into its own hands, to ensure that Costa Rican coffee lovers have the opportunity to enjoy some of their nation's world-class coffee. These days, there is considerably more to Cafe Britt than a cafe. The company consists of a plantation where coffee is grown, a roaster, three cafes, and a mail-order service.“
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Sustainable Coffee (#)

„If Nicaraguan coffee comes back to where it was twenty or thirty years ago, the roasts will easily rival the best Costa Rican and Guatemala Antiguan brews. The better Nicaraguan coffees are likely to come from the north and center of the country. Regions to watch are Matagalpa, Jinotega and Nuevo Segovia.“
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International Coffee Organization (#)

„At the invitation of the Costa Rican authorities the Executive Director witnessed the incineration of low-grade Costa Rican coffee as part of a regional agreement to eliminate inferior coffee in support of the ICO's Coffee Quality-improvement Programme established by Resolution number 407 .“
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The Coffees of Costa Rica (#)

„And it does so not by conking you over the head with its power. It's actually milder in acidity compared to some other Costa Rican coffees from the Tarrazú region. What it has is a refined sweetness in the cup, balance. Each time I roast it and every time I brew it I feel like I am on the verge of discovering something new there.“
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Café Forum@Lucidcafé | International Directory of Coffee Companies (#)

„Green and roasted coffee retailer. Roaster and Wholesaler of Costa Rican coffee, from green in large quantities to cases of special specifications and many roasting methods. - San Joaquin de Flores, Heredia, Costa Rica - Tel: 506 265-6563 - Toll Free: 1 800-20052-6782 - Email: elcerro@racsa.co - Url: www.cafecortez.com “
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„With her fund-raiser this weekend, Feldman said she will not only spread the buzz about Costa Rican coffee in the Vail Valley, but in so doing, she will provide financial assistance to her Third World coffee connection and raise money for a close friend of hers who is undergoing chemotherapy for a brain tumor.“
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India coffee magazine: Sintercafe XVII- India Participates in Sintercafe XVII As" Guest Producer Country (#)

„Sintercafe, founded in 1987 is a private, non-profit Costa Rican organization, which through actualization of events such as conventions, seminars & workshops and field trips has organized meetings for producers and consumers from around the world, that has led to the improvement of commercial relations in coffee technology.“
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Tea & Coffee 03/03 - Trade News (#)

„They will be able to meet directly, during the selection of the coffee, the international judges and their buyers, cuppers or even at times the owners of the businesses in their own country. This is wonderful exposure to the world - to see the people of Costa Rican coffee from the growers to the millers."“
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A World of Flavor (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Rich and full-bodied, Costa Rican coffee has a smoky trace evident to many of its drinkers. “Guatemalan and Costa Rican coffees… have wonderful distinctive acidity,” said Manning of two of Central America’s best coffee countries.“
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Costa Rica (#)

„At the same time, COOCAFE can count on fair trade organizations like Equal Exchange to purchase over four million pounds of coffee each year at guaranteed prices. These high-grown beans are an excellent example of a top-quality Costa Rican coffee, noted for its balanced acidity.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„"I believe that we will double the size of this company at least within the next five years, perhaps within the next three," Chief Executive Orin Smith told a crowd of Costa Rican coffee-farm owners and political officials in late January.“
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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - over a cup of coffee-July 2003 (#)

„Costa Rican coffee - One of the strongest coffees I have ever ever had! It melts in your mouth and the taste and the aroma stays for hours :). So if you have a meeting, avoid this coffee!“
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View topic - Venezuelan Coffee? - Coffee Forum (#)

„Anyway, I have about 10 pounds of Panama and Costa Rican green beans that I need to get through before I have a need for more coffee. Maybe then I will give your coffee a try.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„The Costa Rican president said that coffee exports to the Chinese mainland could be a lucrative business that could help rev up the sluggish economies in the region.“
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Glossary (#)

„Tangy is a darting sourness, almost fruit-like in nature, related to wineyness.  A fine high-grown Costa Rican coffee is frequently tangy.“
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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: La Doka Estate - Costa Rican Coffee (#)

„1 person recommended Costa Rica: The Last Country The Gods Made in addition to La Doka Estate - Costa Rican Coffee“
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Amazon.com Gourmet Food - Browse Categories (#)

„· Costa Rican Coffee “
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