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International Jurors posing in front of the farmhouse on the
farm tour |
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The cupping room at the
awesome Recinto del Pensamiento |
Jurors enjoying hot springs
the night before the competition |
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Misty landscape view around
the town of Manizales |
One of the farms we visited |
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Enjoying the hospitality
during the farm tour |
Lush vegetation on
the farm. Not many organic ones though |
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Eleni and Nelson
enjoying a hearty laugh |
Yep, they had them in
Manizales -the espresso was over extracted! |
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The official banner at the
entrance |
A colorful shot of the
International Jurors doing their work |
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Cupping, cupping,
cupping |
And then recording
notes and scores |
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Nelson checking the aroma,
just before "breaking" |
Nelson diligently writing his
cupping notes |
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Jurors comparing notes
and reviewing cupping scores |
Head Judge Silvio Leite
leading the discussion |
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ACE's Executive
Director Susie Spindler & Silvio prepping the Jurors |
Farmers in typical
attire during the Award Ceremony |
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The Award Ceremony |
Nelson dwarfed by the
mounds of Colombian coffee! |
