All Things World of Coffee Athens!

Posted on June 16th, 2023

 

Next week, we’re heading to Athens, Greece, to set up shop on the World of Coffee show floor! It’ll be a busy weekend, so here’s a quick rundown of everything we’ve got going on at the booth and beyond! We can’t wait to catch up, drink coffee, eat around the town, and party with you!

Find us at Booth 2-R38 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo June 22-24!

We’ve got fresh-crop coffee, in-house designed swag, the Coffee Rose demo, and the whole team waiting to meet you! Keep up with us on Instagram @cafeimportseurope so you don’t miss that event you want to join or a coffee you’re wanting to taste.

HERE IS OUR DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

Now let’s move on to the details…

APERITIF WITH CAFE IMPORTS EUROPE

Cafe Imports Europe is excited to host a fantastic opportunity for you to connect with producers, fellow roasters, and others in the coffee community outside of the show.

This event celebrates all the hands that touch coffee, where passionate individuals from various backgrounds can gather, interact, and inspire one another. Just like World of Coffee – only tonight, with a glass of wine in hand – It’s a chance to forge meaningful connections and share the collective passion for coffee. Indulge in the vibrant evening atmosphere and immerse yourself in conversations with like-minded coffee lovers. Share stories, ideas, and insights as you discover the diverse perspectives and experiences within the coffee community.

We ask that you RSVP to this exclusive event during World of Coffee Athens. Tickets are limited, so reserve yours soon.

GET HANDS-ON WITH SENSORY SCIENCE

Our sensory labs have a new cupping protocol in development, but we want to give you a sneak peek! The Coffee Rose is a tool designed in-house with the goal of improving our cupping accuracy, reliability, and precision. You’re invited to come try it out for yourself at Booth 2-R38. There are three main components to The Coffee Rose:

  1. A responsive, Check All That Apply (CATA) user interface based on a flavor wheel that’s used as a cupping form.
  2. A scoring engine that crunches the numbers behind the scenes as the cupper inputs the tastes and flavors they are experiencing.
  3. A language builder that assembles this myriad of inputs into a human-readable description of the coffee.

You can learn more about The Coffee Rose, and read our white paper here:

TEST YOUR TRIANGULATION TECHNIQUE

How well do you know your coffee? Can you distinguish the subtle nuances and flavors hidden within each brew? Prepare your cupping soon for the Two Brew and a Lie triangulation challenge. This is your chance to claim the title of the ultimate cupper in Athens. In partnership with Stronghold Roasters, we’re challenging the first 30 competitors who sign up to come detect the lie.

Here’s how it works: Each cupper will be presented with three flights of three coffees. Per flight, two coffees will match, and one will not (the lie). Your mission is to taste, analyze, and confidently identify the coffee imposter from the group as quickly as possible. The competitor with the most correct hits in the fastest time is the winner!

Spots are limited, so sign up now!

Alright, folks! Those are the happenings for your Cafe Imports Europe team in Athens. Safe travels, and we’ll see you in Greece!