{"id":205,"date":"2010-11-02T12:09:39","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T12:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"dev.cafeimports.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/02\/annes_trip_to_ecuador_for_the\/"},"modified":"2018-09-20T15:31:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T15:31:13","slug":"annes_trip_to_ecuador_for_the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/2010\/11\/02\/annes_trip_to_ecuador_for_the\/","title":{"rendered":"Origin Report: Ecuador 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block;\" src=\"dev.cafeimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judges%20enjoying%20cake%20and%20coffee%28Small%29.JPG\" alt=\"Judges enjoying cake and coffee(Small).JPG\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/>From October 27<sup>th<\/sup> to 29<sup>th<\/sup> I was honored to be a part of the \u201cTaza Dorada,\u201d or Golden Cup, in Quito, Ecuador.\u00a0This competition seeks to identify the best coffees of Ecuador and to show what Ecuador can bring to the specialty coffee market.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block;\" src=\"dev.cafeimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View%20ofVirgin%20of%20El%20Panecillo%20in%20the%20Historic%20District%20of%20Quito%20small.JPG\" alt=\"View ofVirgin of El Panecillo in the Historic District of Quito small.JPG\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\">A group of international and national judges spent two\u00a0days cupping twenty-six samples, which were then narrowed down to the top ten.\u00a0Samples showing a variety of processing methods were submitted- fully washed, honeyed, and natural.\u00a0An overwhelming amount of the samples had strong cocoa flavors and lower acidity, which all of the judges agreed would be perfect for espresso.\u00a0The judges were surprised when they found a coffee with strong apricot notes on the cupping table, and we all waited in anticipation to learn who the producer of this coffee was during the awards ceremony.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block;\" src=\"dev.cafeimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A%20concotion%20of%20beer%2C%20eggs%2C%20and%20raspberry%20syrupsmall.JPG\" alt=\"A concotion of beer, eggs, and raspberry syrupsmall.JPG\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\">The quality of the coffees submitted to Taza Dorada has increased substantially from the first competition four years ago, showing the great potential of Ecuador and the exciting future ahead.\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Imports hopes to bring Ecuadorian coffee to you \u2013 keep watch on our offerings!<\/div>\n<p>-Anne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; From October 27th to 29th I was honored to be a part of the \u201cTaza Dorada,\u201d or Golden Cup, in Quito, Ecuador.\u00a0This competition seeks to identify the best coffees of Ecuador and to show what Ecuador can bring to the specialty coffee market. 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