{"id":58574,"date":"2025-03-14T10:24:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/blog\/?p=58574"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:56:52","slug":"the-legendary-coffee-exchange-comes-to-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/2025\/03\/14\/the-legendary-coffee-exchange-comes-to-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legendary Coffee Exchange Comes to Houston!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||57px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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Sign up! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sign-ups are open from March 16\u201330.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Get randomly matched with another coffee roaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019ll introduce you to your exchange partner via email.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Send an\u00a0 8\u201316 oz. bag of a single-origin coffee roasted by you to your exchange partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Cup your own coffee alongside your exchange partner\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find our in-house cupping form here, and watch a video featuring Cafe Imports sensory analysis director Ian Fretheim for more information on how to use it. (If you prefer to do your own thing, that\u2019s great, too. Only use what\u2019s helpful.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. 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Let us know how it went!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019ll send out a quick survey after the exchange, and we can\u2019t wait to hear about your experiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;REGISTRATION FORM&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Registration&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Raleway|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe9f_nRE5ad-0a3b7Afjw3MB5nLzQOCkKKPyvNwtMlFRlnRtQ\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"640\" height=\"1927\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\">Loading\u2026<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;CUPPING FORM &#038; EXPLAINATION VIDEO&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Cupping Form and Video&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Raleway|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>You can download the Cafe Imports Analytic Cupping Score Card by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/Cafe_Imports_Sensory_Analysis_Analytic_Cupping_Score_Card.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Legendary Cupping Exchange - Cupping Form Intro\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/M7P5r34Fzww?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Discover Beatuty Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Raleway|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We love inviting our coffee friends to one another as a testament to how incredible the community of coffee roasters is all around the world. 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