Invalsa News

  • Join us at the SCAA in Boston!

    We can't wait to welcome everyone to our hometown, Boston, for the SCAA Event 2013, April 11-13! We're hosting a cocktail reception for customers, potential customers, and friends on Friday evening at the Harvard Club of Boston. Please click on the link below to register if you can join us! Sell Tickets Online through Eventbrite

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  • Exciting new arrival -- first-ever Burundi Cup of Excellence coffee!

      Nelson was delighted to be on the international jury for the first-ever Cup of Excellence competition in Burundi back in May 2012. We won the bidding for one of the top-scoring coffees in the auction -- and it's finally here! Enjoy!

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  • Invalsa booth at Coffee Fest NYC!

    Nelson and Eleni at our Invalsa booth at Coffee Fest New York last weekend! We had a good time seeing old friends, and making some new ones, while spreading the word about Bolivian coffee!

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  • Coffee Fest New York, March 8-10

     We're looking forward to the annual Coffee Fest New York, coming up next weekend! Email us if you'd like a coupon for discounted registration!

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  • Cup of Excellence 2012 Colombia Lot #8: Juan Antonio Cuastumal

      A lot of exciting new arrivals from Colombia: two micro-lots and two COE lots from the 2012 competition Lot #28 had an international jury score of 86.05 points, with notes as follows: AROMA/FLAVOR: floral, citrus, molasses, papaya, honey, basil, jasmine, grape. ACIDITY: lime, lemon, orange, honeydew melon, refined; OTHER: bold, juicy, rounded mouthfeel, consistent.

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  • New Cup of Excellence arrivals!

     We have exciting new arrivals from Colombia! First: two Cup of Excellence 2012 winners: Carlos Geovany Martinez Yela, Lot #8, and Juan Antonio Cuastumal, Lot #28 (floral, citrus, molasses, papaya, honey, basil, jasmine, grape).

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  • Welcome Mery!

      We would like to introduce the newest member of our Invalsa Lab cupping team in La Paz: Mery Avircata. Mery was an International Judge in the Bolivia Cup of Excellence in 2005, 2007, and 2008. She was also an International Judge in El Salvador Cup of Excellence in 2007. Welcome, Mery, to the Invalsa Team!

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  • Yellow Bourbon varietal at Fazenda Rainha

      Although most coffee cherries turn red, these Yellow Bourbon varietal cherries are bright yellow when they're fully ripe. Yellow Bourbon is the specialty of award-winning Fazenda Rainha (Rainha Farm) in Brazil, where Nelson and Eleni are visiting today! 

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  • Welcome to our new site!

    Welcome to our new website! We updated our site's look in January 2013, and hope that you like it as much as we do. Send any comments our way, here!

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