A public cupping event in East London was shut down on Friday evening after a local resident misunderstood that a public cupping is a coffee tasting event—not a niche sex party.
Cupping Shut Down Amid Allegations of Indecency
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Slurp of Excellence Finalist Sets Record for High Decibel Cupping
By Chris Kornman DUBLIN, OH— Unconfirmed news breaking from Dublin, Ohio, today where Q-Grader and self-described “power-slurper” Keith Underwood has set an international record for the highest recorded cupping slurp level at 128 decibels. In total, three of the top five cup tasters logged sounds at or above the previously established record of 122 in last year’s…
Study Shows 97% of Baristas Laugh at the Term “Cupping” the First Time they Hear it
DAVIS, CA— A new study released by UC Davis’s Coffee Campus this morning shows a shocking trend: an average of 97% of baristas laugh at the term “cupping” the first time they hear it. According to the report, the term “cupping,” which coffee professionals use to refer to a simple and standardized immersion brew used for assessing quality,…
Grassy Flavors Just Part of Terroir, Assures Local Roaster on His Company’s Facebook Page
OAKLAND, CA—When a customer took to Yelp this morning to decry a local roaster’s coffees as “grassy and underdeveloped,” the roaster decided to head to his company’s Facebook page and educate his customer base about terroir. “We had a customer post on Yelp that our coffees were grassy and underdeveloped and I just wanted to take the time…