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Since 2021, we\u2019ve been hosting the Legendary Coffee Exchange, a community-driven coffee swap with the goal of drawing human connections across the industry. Facilitated by Cafe Imports, roasters worldwide contribute a bag of their coffee in exchange for another roaster\u2019s offering. Everyone will taste their new coffee and then contact its roaster to share their thoughts and feedback, but more importantly, meet another passionate coffee professional. What\u2019s more legendary than exchanging coffees and making new friends?<\/p>\n
This year’s Legendary Coffee Exchange occurred at the 2023 SCA Expo in Portland, Oregon. 88 roasters came by the booth to drop off their coffee and pick up a new one, and all the participants were entered into a drawing for an Ikawa Pro50 Sample Roaster<\/a> (a special thank you to Ikawa<\/strong> for partnering on this year\u2019s exchange)!<\/p>\n On Sunday, the last day of the Expo, we drew the winner’s name – Karla Calidonio of IHCAFE in Honduras. We set out across the show floor to give her the news. After finding her, she told us she gave her spot to a roaster in Honduras, Carlos Guerra. She insisted that he receive the roaster, so we gave him a call to share the news.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”Raleway||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Carlos wasn\u2019t at the Expo when we called him, and he sounded wonderfully surprised to be winning an Ikawa Pro50. Once he got to the Expo floor, we all got to know each other, took photos together, and packed his new Ikawa into a travel case bound for Honduras. At that time, Carlos didn\u2019t have a sample roaster. We were touched that someone could win the Pro50 and immediately put it to good use at their home roastery.<\/p>\nCarlos Guerra: Coffee Roaster and Barista Champ<\/h3>\n