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Minas Hill to launch Flowers in Action micro-lots, grown by female producers

In celebration of International Women’s Day, coffee trader Minas Hill will host a cupping of micro-lots produced by female farmers, at Bossa Nova Brazilian Restaurant Café on 12 March. The coffees on display will be micro-lots exclusively produced by female farmers part of the Flowers in Action project. This will mark the  launch of the coffees in Australia.
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NZ crowns Cup Tasters and Latte Art Champions

Alan Bruce of Flight Coffee Roasters in Auckland has won the 2020 New Zealand Cup Tasters Championship, held at Ozone Coffee Roasters in Auckland on 28 February. In the final round, Alan scored 7/8 correct cups in 2.13 minutes.
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IWCA Australia celebrates International Women’s Day

The Australian branch of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) is hosting cupping and networking events in Sydney and Melbourne to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March. The Melbourne event will be held at Veneziano Coffee Richmond on the day from 2:30pm, and the Sydney event will be held the next day at Condesa Co Lab from 6pm.
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How minerals in water influence the taste of coffee

Coffee taste depends to a certain extent on the overall mineralisation – sum of all the minerals – and alkalinity – carbonate hardness – of the water. Water is an excellent solvent that consists of more than just the pure chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen, i.e. H2O. Substances from the environment and minerals are dissolved in drinking water. These influence the tas­te of coffee because they determine the chemical properties and solvent behaviour of the water.
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Volunteer at the Australian Coffee Championships

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) is calling for volunteers at the Condesa Co Lab 2020 Australian Coffee Championships, taking place in Adelaide from 27 to 30 March. Volunteers who love all things coffee, want experience in event management, or to find out what goes behind the scenes at a national event, are encouraged to apply.
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Royal Queensland Coffee Awards to reward nation’s best roasters

The Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show has launched the Royal Queensland Coffee Awards, providing Australian coffee roasters another chance to benchmark their products. International coffee judge, Q Grader, and Q Roasters Owner Lachlan Hosking, who has 35 years of experience in the industry, has been appointed Chief Judge of the competition.
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Colombian government launches $97 million coffee price stabilisation fund

The Colombian Government has announced the launch of the Coffee Price Stabilisation Fund (FEPC) worth COL$218 billion (about $97 million). The FEPC aims to secure the nation’s coffee farmers against volatile international coffee prices. “It is an instrument that gives certainty [and] tranquillity to coffee producers that they will receive predetermined prices for their product. [Now they] can be dedicated to growing the best coffee in the world and not worry about those price fluctuations,” says Alberto Carrasquilla, Minister of Finance.
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