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Peggy Thompson-Hudon of Hood River
Coffee Company joins team of
international coffee cuppers for prestigious Cup of Excellence®
program in Honduras
April, 2007, Hood River, Oregon. Peggy
Thompson-Hudon, founder and president of Hood
River Coffee Company has been invited and has accepted
to join a team of coffee cuppers, on
site in Tegucigalpa, Honduras May 28 – June 1, 2007
for the prestigious Cup of Excellence®
program. A coffee cupper is someone who evaluates coffees
on their merits of aroma and the
familiar ‘slurp and spit’ technique searching
for body, flavor and acidity in each cup practiced the
world over in quality conscience coffee roasters cupping rooms.
“We
are delighted to welcome new juror Peggy” says Head
Judge for Cup of Excellence Honduras Sherri Johns.
“This year’s jury will consist of judges from
Norway, Japan, Europe and the USA. Twenty-five cuppers from
around the world will form the international team to find
Honduras’s best beans in a week long intense evaluation
process.”
The Cup of Excellence®
is a strict competition that selects the very best coffee
produced in that
country for that particular year. These winning coffees are
chosen by a select group of national
and international cuppers and are cupped at least five different
times during the competition
process. The final winners are awarded the prestigious Cup
of Excellence® award and sold to the
highest bidder during an internet auction.
Cup of Excellence, ACE Director, Susie Spindler
says “Peggy’s participation will not only
support the growth of the Cup of Excellence program but also
provide her an opportunity to put
back into the community of coffee producing countries.”
Peggy Thompson-Hudon states, “It is
important for me to continue to challenge myself in sourcing
the best coffees worldwide, for our roastery and our customers.
The Cup of Excellence provides me an opportunity cup the best
and to build relationships with coffee farmers”.
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