During the COFFEENA Fair in Cologne / Germany the first World Championship of Cezve Ibrik was hold. We are talking about coffees to be prepared like the Turkish or Greek way of doing it (roasting, brewing and serving). 10 participants took part at this championship. They had 12 minutes to show the judges drinks prepared in this way, 2 of them without any additives, 2 with spices and sugar and 2 signature drinks. The classification was:



Champion - Christina Koumpouni - Greece

2nd… Continue

Another World Championship organized during the fair COFFEENA in Cologen / Germany was the one for Coffee in Good Spirits. 23 participants took part at this Championship and the best 6th of them arrived to the final round. The final classification ended up as follows:

Champ - Marta Piigli de Estonia

Subchampion - Edmund Buston UK

3rd classification - Francesco Corona - Italy

4th classification - Morten Vestenaa - Denmark

5th classification - Sandra Daniela Stucki -… Continue

On Sunday the 28th of June the 6th Edition of the World Cup Tasters Championship was celebrated during the COFEENA fair in Cologne / Germany. More than 30 participants took part. A first round had to be organized as wells as a semifinal - the best 4 arrived to the final. Really a big success for this competition. The final classification ended up as follows:



Champion - Valentina Kazachkova of Russia - all 8 coffees were right within the time of 7:37

Supchamp - Bart van Sanden of… Continue

On Sunday the 28th of June the 6th Edition of the World Cup Tasters Championship was celebrated during the COFEENA fair in Cologne / Germany. More than 30 participants took part. A first round had to be organized as well as a semifinal - the best 4 arrived to the final. Really a big success for this competition. The final classification ended up as follows:





Champion - Valentina Kazachkova of Russia - all 8 coffees were right within the time of 7:37

Supchamp - Bart van… Continue

http://scae-championships.com/newsletter/2009/newsletter-2009-02_00.php

The association SCAE has just send us the newsletter dated 23rd of june 2009. If you click on the above mentioned link you will find the newsletter in order to read it, you will also find the lists with the timetable of the competitors in the different championships.

They also mention a link in order to follow the championships via internet. They will start broadcasting on Friday… Continue

We have the honour to publish that the Director of our Institute of Coffee - INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE CAFE - Mr. Jon Willassen - has been nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award of SCAE (Specialty Coffee Association of Europe) for a whole life dedicated to coffee world. It is one of the award SCAE will hand over under it's section called "The Awards for Coffee Excellence 2009". Under his nomination the mention they say the following about him:





"I haven't known Jon very long,… Continue

We just got the competition schedule for the World Championships in Cologne / Germany



Friday, 26th of june

10.00 a.m. (Germany) - SCAE WORLD ART CHAMPIONSHIP



Saturday, 27th of june

10.00 a.m. (Germany) - SCAE WORLD COFFEE IN GOOD SPIRITS CHAMPIONSHIPS



12.00 a.m. (Germany) - SCAE WORLD CEZVE IBRIK CHAMPIONSHIP



Sunday, 28th of june

10.00 a.m. (Germany) - SCAE WORLD CUP TASTER CHAMPIONSHIP



Spain has for the first time a… Continue