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We were going for the #4 coffee and the #9 coffee ... not sure which 
I really wanted more because I was really impressed with about 8 
coffees (all in all, I think this was the best COE auction in 
general). I was just a little scared we could end up with both. It 
didnt happen: someone was really tenacious with #4, and it looks like 
Japanese bidders as well as the one Norwegian company took a lot of 
the auction. But we did get #9 on a group bid with Willem Boot, Ecco 
Caffe and others... its going to take like 6 weeks min. to see this 
stuff though.
Tom
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I've just seen a news article on the SCAE (the European equivalent of the 
SCAA) website regarding the El Salvador Cup Of Excellence 
http://www.scae.com/default.asp?nid0).I just wondered whether Tom had managed to get anything interesting this 
year? Tom? Anyone else know?
Phil

At 05:14 PM 7/8/03 +0100, Phil Jordan wrote:
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May I gently chide you for not checking Tom's website first?  It says on 
the home page, under "What's New?":
"Auction Updates: [...] Expect some El Salvador Cup of Excellence 
selections too - we formed a group to win the #9 coffee, our favorite ".
Would you expect less of our host? ;-)
Seth Goodman

At 09:24 AM 7/8/03 -0700, miKe mcKoffee wrote:
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Well, a little quick surfing yields this additional info about the coffee 
Tom's buying:
Seth Goodman

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You can certainly chide me for being an idiot and looking in the wrong place. 
I went to the Green Coffee offering page (which is the bookmark I keep) 
before posting, and the latest I can see there is the posting from last week 
about the Sidamo. I've now checked the "What's New" on the home page and see 
your point.
No, of course I would expect no less of our host which is of course why I 
asked. As an SCAE member I go their site from time to time and I 
thought "Aha! I bet Tom's gone for some of that then!" and hence the post.
Cheers Seth
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 12:22:15 -0400, Seth Goodman wrote
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Yum!
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 12:29:52 -0400, Seth Goodman wrote
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 Yum, indeed. Interesting that nearly all the winners were
Boubon variety, very little of the usual El Salvador Pacamara.
Some of the winners include a variety called "Kenya". I wonder
what the background of that variety is? The most discriptive
cupping notes I've ever seen are from that auction. Check out
the cupping notes for the first prize winner:      Score: 91.66
points 
Cupping notes: Good crisp cup, fruitiness, chocolate caramel,
winey, buttery, smooth, cream port wine, fruity, citric, aroma,
complex Yrige-berry, lemon pepper aroma, stayed sweet, hearty,
well put together, blueberry, sweet, floral, rose, black tea,
sweet, balanced, walnuts, bergamot, apple, enduring aftertaste,
spice, pepper tones, tight knit, floral aroma, cocoa, ripe fruit
at dawn, sweet leathery aroma, sensual, rich dark molasses,
toffee, claret.
 Wow, purchased for $14 lb, the whole 18 sacks! Tom liked the
one he bought even more. I'll have to try some.
  Charlie
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Charlie wrote
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Oh yes, me too. I'm getting into the (good/bad - you decide) habit of
ordering "sexy" coffees from Tom and then shipping them across the Atlantic
at surface rate to keep the cost manageable. Managed to get some KBM too. At
least my stash isn't as big as some of you guys have - it's around 40 kg
(about 88lbs) - but it's creeping up, and it's all Tom's fault. Bless him!
Must drink more .....
All the best
Phil

Phil writes:
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I'm down to about 4 1/2 stone.  But...I missed out on the KBM, so I'm
surely going to load up on KXF.  
I buy most of my annual supply of coffee during the summer so now is my
big buying season.  I'm going to get some of that El Salvadoran COE...
I'm going to skip the Costa Ricans this year and load up on Panamanians
instead.  I'm going to get some of the Nicaragua Segovia Miraflores and
the giant-bean Nicaraguan Pacamara Tom was talking about.  I'll prolly
get some of that "Horse" just to see what everyone is talking about.  No
kenyas. Definitely some Bali Shinzan...  I'm already well stocked on
Indonesian and Yemeni coffees.  I should add 60 pounds, or so, over the
next three months.  That'll push me up over 100 pounds, which is just
about my annual usage.  :-)
-- Rick

I don't know why so many are turned off by Kenyas.  They have been one of my
favorite, and most unique coffees since I started down this slippery slope
back in 1976.  They have changed over the years though, and the Mika is about
as close to the 'old' Kenyas as I can find.  My wife and I are 'thoroughly'
enjoying Kenya AA Mika this week.
Ed Needham
To Absurdity and Beyond!http://www.homeroaster.comed
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Don't do this to me Ed!   Must resist, must res.......