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March 2024

01 Mar

Dublin Coffee Festival

Cup North are bringing a coffee fiesta to The Complex in Dublin, Ireland.

More info here.

February 2024

24 Feb

Nordic Coffee Fest

Celebrating coffee in Sweden and its Nordic Neighbours, the Nordic Coffee Fest is the most sustainable coffee event.

More info here.

22 Feb

Thirsty Thursdays: Calibration

For our February Thirsty Thursday, Timea and Thierry from the DRW Quality Lab explore the SCA cupping form with two tables of blind coffees, Arabica and Robusta, to help us become more comfortable with scoring and calibrated with our industry peers.

Get in touch with your Trader for more details!

November 2023

23 Nov

Thirsty Thursdays: Daterra Masterpieces

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

Every year Daterra choose the tastiest lots from their processing experimentations on the farm and put them up for auction. In 2023, as Daterra celebrates its 30th anniversary, the auction pays tribute to their remarkable history. Each of the 15 unique coffees is named after a significant milestone.

October 2023

26 Oct

Thirsty Thursdays: Café Granja La Esperanza

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

Café Granja La Esperanza comprises of 5 farms: Cerro Azul, Las Margaritas, La Esperanza, Potosi and Hawaii. With a reputation for producing competition-winning coffees, processes are matched with varieties to produce unique flavour profiles. On the table, we’ll have varietals like Geisha, Pink Bourbon, Sudan Rume, Laurina, Mokka and Pacamara, some punchy processing methods, and solid mid-range coffees from the CGLE Estate.

13 Oct

Vilnius Coffee Festival

Join us at the Roaster Village for the 13th edition of VCF from 13th – 15th October, 2023. Expect talks, competitions, tastings and more.

Get your tickets here.

03 Oct

Caffè Culture

Located at the London Business Design Centre, there’s an unmissable programme of talks, competitions, 1-2-1 training, workshops and more from 3rd – 4th October, 2023.

Click here for more information.

September 2023

28 Sep

Thirsty Thursdays: Myanmar

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

The two-main coffee producing regions are Mandalay division and Shan State. Although they are neighbours, they differ significantly. Mandalay is characterised by large single estates straddling 1000masl and the varieties are typically SL 34 and Catimor. Shan state is at a higher altitude ranging from 1400-1600masl, and is nearly exclusively red catuai. We are joined by UI U Sai Wan to learn more about the farms and the coffees. 

01 Sep

Cupping and Talks at De Koffieschool

We’ll host a Carbon, Deforestation and Cupping event at the renowned De Koffieschool in Utrecht. Are you passionate about coffee and sustainability? Curious about the impact of carbon and deforestation on the future of the coffee industry? Then this event is for you! This is a unique opportunity to delve into these important topics, learn from industry experts, and taste exceptional coffees from around the world.

Get your tickets here.

August 2023

20 Aug

Northern Ireland AeroPress Competition

This year, it’s not just about the competition but it is also about fostering collaboration and creating a day for all of NI’s finest coffee lovers. The event will be held at Bull House Brew and we are excited to be sponsoring the coffee for the competition.

Click here for more information.

17 Aug

Thirsty Thursdays: Costa Rica

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

Earlier this June, producers from Costa Rica attended our annual Full Circle event in London. We caught up with them to learn more about the new and exciting projects that are being developed. For this Thirsty Thursday, we are featuring a fantastic selection of coffees from Coope DotaCoope Tarrazu.

12 Aug

Brighton Coffee Festival

Established in 2019, Brighton Coffee Festival brings together and celebrates everything great about the local coffee industry and the vibrant city of Brighton. As a one-day event, BCF includes latte art competitions, informative talks, entertainment and exhibitors from across the industry. We are hosting a cupping featuring excellent coffees from Myanmar.

Get your tickets here.

July 2023

20 Jul

Thirsty Thursdays: Rwanda

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

Hannah and Aissatou travelled to Rwanda to meet our long term partners and suppliers Kinini Washing Station, as well as Twongerekawa Coko Cooperative for the very first time. For this Thirsty Thursday, we are featuring a selection of excellent coffees from both of these producers.

June 2023

28 Jun

Full Circle 2023

Full Circle is an annual event that connects roasters and producers in the DRWakefield community.

A day of in-depth coffee talks, discussions and tastings, it is a unique opportunity to network with coffee professionals working throughout the supply chain and hear diverse perspectives on coffee. Reach out to trade if you’re interested in attending!

22 Jun

World of Coffee Athens

Join us in Athens for World of Coffee 2023 on 22, 23 and 24 June.

World of Coffee will take place at the Athens Metropolitan Expo. It will host a fantastic program, including Best New Product Competition & Display, Coffee Design Awards, SCA Lectures and Workshops, Cupping Rooms and Roaster Village, and Five World Coffee Championships.

We’ll be brewing coffees and having conversations with some of our partners and producers on our stand 2-B20. So come and find us, say hello and enjoy some delicious coffee.

Follow this link to learn more and reserve your ticket.

01 Jun

Thirsty Thursdays: Honduras

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

Earlier this year, James and Henry journeyed through the heart of Central America meeting cooperatives along the way. For this Thirsty Thursday, we are featuring two cooperatives Capucas and Amprocal. This event is invite-only so make sure to contact us at trade@drwakefield.com to register your interest!

May 2023

14 May

Talk & Cupping at Paris Coffee Festival

Join Aissatou and Hannah at Paris Coffee Festival as they explore coffee production as a driver of change for women in rural Rwanda at 11 am on Sunday 14th May.

They’ll also cup delicious Rwandan coffees from our partner Kinini Coffee and a range of organic coffees on the 14th at 1pm at the Cupping Zone. Click here to learn more about PCF.

13 May

Carbon-Conscious Coffee Cupping at Glasgow Coffee Festival

Join Tom and Jack at Glasgow Coffee Festival as they explore Carbon-Conscious Coffee, a new project launched earlier this year in collaboration with Daterra that aims to understand the supply chain’s environmental impact.

They’ll cup Daterra’s full-quality spectrum and trace the farm’s coffee from the field to the festival, examining the carbon footprint along the journey. Click here to register.

April 2023

20 Apr

Thirsty Thursdays: El Salvador

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

Jack and MT embarked on a journey to El Salvador in March to meet coffee producers in the region. For this Thirsty Thursday, we’ll be exploring coffees from El Salvador as they share insights on their trip in more depth. This event is invite-only so make sure to contact us at trade@drwakefield.com to register your interest!

March 2023

31 Mar

Amsterdam Coffee Tasting & Conversation with Brazil's Daterra Coffee

To celebrate the opening of DRWakefield Amsterdam, we’re hosting a tasting and conversation with Daterra coffee before the Amsterdam Coffee Festival on March 31st, from 08:15 am.

Click here to learn more.

23 Mar

Thirsty Thursdays: Daye Bensa, Ethiopia

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

For this Thirsty Thursday, we’ll be exploring Daye Bensa coffees in more depth before slurping some extra tasty microlots. This event is invite-only so make sure to contact us at trade@drwakefield.com to register your interest!

15 Mar

Producer Roaster Forum: El Salvador

This year, the PRF is being held from 16th to 17th March 2023 at the Salamanca Exhibition Centre in San Salvador. ⁠

Jack and MT will be attending the event this year and they look forward to meeting you! Reach out and let us know if you’re attending.

February 2023

23 Feb

Thirsty Thursdays: Cooperativa Agraria Frontera San Ignacio

Each month, we spotlight a selection of delicious coffee, exploring taste, origin and relationships.

For this Thirsty Thursday, we’ll be exploring COOPFASI in more depth before slurping some special project coffees. This event is invite-only so make sure to contact us at trade@drwakefield.com to register your interest!

Jan 2023

26 Jan

Thirsty Thursdays: Café Granja La Esperanza

A coffee cupping club exploring taste and origin. This month, we are hosting our first ever Thirsty Thursday, slurping some showstopper Colombian coffees from Café Granja La Esperanza.

This is an invite-only event and is first-come-first-serve. Contact the trade team at trade@drwakefield.com to register your interest!

November 2022

22 Nov

Full Circle

Our Annual Full Circle event connecting the DRW coffee community is back in person this year. It is a full day of vibrant talks, discussions and tastings.⁠

We recorded all the talks at the event and will release them on Youtube. So if you haven’t already, be sure to check them out here.

June 2022

23 Jun

Milan World of Coffee

Join us in Milan for World of Coffee 2022 on 23, 24 and 25 June.

World of Coffee will take place at the MiCo Milano Convention Centre. It will host a fantastic program, including Best New Product Competition & Display, Coffee Design Awards, SCA Lectures and Workshops, Cupping Rooms and Roaster Village, and Five World Coffee Championships.

We’ll be hosting tastings, cuppings and talks with partners and producers on our stand H3-P01a. So come and find us, say hello and enjoy some delicious coffee.

Follow this link to learn more and reserve your ticket.

September 2021

02 Sep

Caffè Culture Show 2021

Reconnect with us at Caffè Culture Show on 2nd and 3rd September!
At this year’s show, we are sponsoring the Roaster’s Forum. We will be curating a jam-packed day of talks, panel discussions and tastings on Thursday the 2nd of September, delving into conversations on the past, present and future of coffee. Please find the full schedule of talks here.

We’ll also be serving up some delicious brews on our stand over the two days. So come along and join us for a coffee and a chat!

June 2021

09 Jun

Virtual Full Circle 9th-10th

Our annual Full Circle event is back! And once again this year we are going virtual.

Join us on the 9th and 10th of June for two days of coffee talks, presentations, discussions and Q&A’s with some of the industry’s leading thinkers and our origin partners from around the globe.

We will be hosting four streaming sessions across the two days. So whether you want to join us for a whole morning or afternoon session, or jump into an individual talk, click the links below to learn more, sign up and follow the conversations.

We really hope you can make it. Click here to view the full schedule and register for the sessions.

June 2020

01 Oct

A celebration of Brazilian Coffee for International Coffee Day

We are excited to share that for this year’s International Coffee Day on 1st October we are working in partnership with the Brazilian Embassy in London to celebrate everything about Brazilian coffees.

Many of our roasters have already signed up to support the campaign, along with their customers.

To get involved in the campaign simply share your pics of Brazilian coffee – the producers, the beans, the roast, the flavours, your perfect Brazilian cup…

And don’t forget to use the hashtags #InternationalCoffeeDay and #lovebraziliancoffee

 

 

22 Jun

Full Circle 2020 - A week of webinars 22/6-26/6

We are excited to announce that our annual Full Circle event will be running online next week from Monday 22nd to Friday 26th June. We have some great speakers, with one webinar planned per day and we’d love you to join us. All you need to do is register for the webinars you’re interested in below, they are all free and you can join as many as you like.

Monday 22nd June 4pm

Topic: Potential impacts of Covid-19 on the upcoming mega crop in Brazil?

Speaker: Gabriel Agrelli Moreira, Market Development and Quality Manager, Daterra, Brazil

Session overview: Forecasts from Brazil suggest this could be the biggest crop on record. Given that Brazil is the biggest producer of coffee in the world, this was always going to have a big impact on global supply. Will Covid-19 affect that?

Click here to register

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/potential-impacts-of-covid-19-on-the-upcoming-mega-crop-in-brazil-tickets-108604159966

Tuesday 23rd June 10am

Topic: The First R Certified farm.

Speaker: Nishant R Gurjer, Sethuraman Estate, India.

Session overview: Q graders steal all the praise, but what about R graders? What is R certified coffee? Learn about how to produce the best quality Robusta with Nishant, the owner of the first R certified coffee farm.

Click here to register

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-first-r-certified-farm-tickets-109294893970

Wednesday 24th June 4pm

Topic: The evolution of Café Femenino.

Speaker: Connie Kolosvary, Director of Café Femenino

Session Overview: The Café Femenino coffee programme is a one-of-a-kind ethical sourcing model committed to ending the cycle of poverty affecting women coffee farmers across the world. Established in 2003, it’s been pushing the cause for gender equity for nearly 2 decades now. We’re proud to have been representing them in Europe since 2009.

Click here to register

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-evolution-of-cafe-femenino-tickets-109298067462

Thursday 25th June 4pm

Topic: Costa Rica: when social and environmental norms are part of the local industry.

Speaker: Sébastien Lafaye, General Manager of STC coffee.

Session Overview: What makes the Costa Rican coffee industry the benchmark for sustainability at origin? How did they establish processes and laws decades ahead of other coffee origins? Find out why it’s not just the very tasty coffee that Costa Rica produces that sets it apart from other origins. Join us for a virtual coffee and a chat.

Click here to register

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-social-environmental-norms-are-part-of-local-industry-costa-rica-tickets-109302009252

Friday 26th June 10am

Topic: Innovation in Coffee, what we look for at Colonna Coffee.

Speaker: Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, Colonna coffee

Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood is founder of Colonna Coffee, three-time UK Barista Champion, co-author of Water for Coffee with Christopher H. Hendon, and author of the Coffee Dictionary. It’s fair to say that innovation is something he enjoys and is good at.

Click here to register

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-in-coffee-what-we-look-for-at-colonna-tickets-109303608034

Normally for our Full Circle event we support a charity project at origin. Although the sessions are free, we had still highlighted a project we wanted to support prior to lockdown, so if you do want to donate, please head to this page: https://cffoundation.org/2020/06/12/2020-05-beekeeping-project/

Here are a few more details on this year’s project:

Beekeping in Lambayeque, Peru

In the Andes of the Lambayeque region where coffee is grown, it is important to promote activities that allow income diversification. As coffee is the main revenue-generating product, market price volatility causes producers’ living conditions to substantially worsen when prices are low. Beekeeping has great potential to produce a variety of products such as: honey, pollen, wax and royal jelly-these extra revenue streams are a great tool for farmers to diversify their income. The project centres around extending microloans to families to start beekeeping businesses. After 2 years when the loan is paid back, more local families will have the opportunity to apply for a beekeeping loan.

You can find out more information here.

We are excited to be able to host this event virtually and we look forward to you joining us.

Team DRWakefield

 

March 2020

19 Mar

DRWakefield Roasting Competition 2020 - Postponed until further notice

We are excited to announce that year three of the DRWakefield roasting competition is on! It is open to ANY of our customers, using ANY of our coffees. Closing date for us to receive your coffees is Thursday 19th March 2020.

The Prize
The winner will receive 3 x 60kg bags of Baixadao Yellow Bourbon.

The Baixadao farm hold the record for the highest ever Cup of Excellence score in any country, with a yellow bourbon grown in the very same plot! Read more here.

The Rules
Send in a 250g bag of single origin DRWakefield supplied coffee, roasted for filter, to our office. You must include inside your name, company name, and the type of coffee you have sent in. You can send in a maximum of two submissions per company.

Please send your coffee for the attention of Diana Johnston at DRWakefield, 42 – 44 Dolben Street, London SE1 0UQ – this is very important as we will keep the judging blind.

The deadline for coffee submissions is end of play Thursday 19th March 2020. We will then cup and judge the coffee on the 23rd – 25th March – winner to be announced on 25th March 2020.

When the winner is selected, they will be announced on social media.

If you have any questions email marketing@drwakefield.com or speak to your friendly trader.

October 2019

30 Oct

Daterra Microlot Masterpieces Cupping

Your chance to taste some unusual processes and flavours from Daterra

Every year Daterra choose the tastiest lots from their processing experimentation’s on the farm and put them up for auction. Expect tropical fruits, umami, peach, strawberry, red wine and so much more.

More information about the upcoming auction and coffees can be found here.

Contact a trader if you would like to attend!

  • Time3 pm - 5 pm
16 Oct

New Crop Cauca Cupping

Our friends at CENCOIC cooperative, based in Popayan, Cauca, have sent us some of the best coffees from their internal quality competition

We will be cupping some smaller individual farmer lots from Project 121 (between 3 bag and 15 bag lots), and also some larger lots grouped by farmers who are in the same indigenous reserve.

We’re excited to have the opportunity to cup these together at our office. Join us for a presentation on the cooperative and Cauca’s terroir, followed by a super tasty set of coffees sent to us from ‘La Ciudad Blanca’!

3 pm – Presentation and Q&A on CENCOIC Cooperative

4 pm – Cupping

5 pm – Pub for drinks

Contact a trader if you would like to attend!

  • Time3 pm - 5 pm
01 Oct

Processing talk and tasting with Gabriel from Daterra Farm in Brazil (Bristol)

Location: Little Victories, Bristol
Time: 7 pm
Sign up: Click here

Daterra are the most famous farm in Brazilian speciality, most recently providing the coffee for the current World Brewers Cup champion.

Processing in Brazil has a lot more complexity than you think. Getting the right mix of maturation on the branch and knowing how it will translate to the coffee you can produce takes picking to the next level.

  • Time7 pm
02 Oct

Processing talk and tasting with Gabriel from Daterra Farm in Brazil (Manchester)

Location: Takk, Manchester
Time: 6.30 pm
Sign up: Click here.

Daterra are the most famous farm in Brazilian speciality, most recently providing the coffee for the current World Brewers Cup champion.

Processing in Brazil has a lot more complexity than you think. Getting the right mix of maturation on the branch and knowing how it will translate to the coffee you can produce takes picking to the next level.

  • Time6.30
05 Oct

Processing talk and tasting with Gabriel from Daterra Farm in Brazil (Edinburgh)

Location: Edinburgh Coffee Festival, Demonstrations Room
Time: 11.30 am
Visit information: Click here.

Daterra are the most famous farm in Brazilian speciality, most recently providing the coffee for the current World Brewers Cup champion.

Processing in Brazil has a lot more complexity than you think. Getting the right mix of maturation on the branch and knowing how it will translate to the coffee you can produce takes picking to the next level.

  • Time11.30
03 Oct

Coffee Roasters Guild Camp

Diana is attending the Coffee Roasters Guild Camp to host a talk on 3rd October about internal grading systems and their quirks, with an aim to shed light on how coffee is graded at origin and where that sits with regard to SCA Grading Classification.

As well as this she will be hosting a cupping on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd.

September 2019

07 Sep

Cafe Granja La Esperanza Cupping @ The Coffee House Project Bristol

A cupping for buyers! If you are looking for your next competition coffee or a killer geisha then we are cupping for the next container of fresh crop Cafe Granja La Esperanza. Featuring Cerro Azul, Las Margaritas, Potosi and La Esperanza, and going from fully washed to napoleon, this will be a wide representation of their coffees available exclusively through us. These will ship shortly after the Coffee House Project and should be in the country before December. Not looking for a comp coffee? No worries! We will have a select range of their other lots too, first come, first served!

For more detail about the festival click here.

  • Time10:30 – 11:15
08 Sep

Brazil Cocarive - Mantiqueira De Minas cupping @ The Coffee House Project Bristol

Fresh back from our trip to Brazil we have a showcase from the Mountains of Minas Gerais. High acidity, unusual process and an abundance of yellow varietals make up these offer samples and a great chance to try before you buy. Ever tasted coffee from the farm with the highest Cup of Excellence score of all time, and any country? We have FOUR 5 bag lots available! These will be on the water as we taste, so a great option for a last minute UKBC coffee or killer way to start the fresh crop Brazil season off with a bang. Featuring Baixadao, Tres Barras, Sitio Da Torre and more.

For more detail about the festival click here.

  • Time14:00 – 14:45

July 2019

25 Jul

Open Cupping

We are hosting an open cupping, come by to try some tasty coffees, mingle with some other roasters and have a beer afterwards.

To register for a place, contact one of our friendly traders.

  • Time3pm - 5pm

June 2019

10 Jun

Full Circle 2019

For the second year we are hosting Full Circle. A full day of talks, learning and collaboration, a chance to network with producers and roasters alike. To read about last years event click here.

9.00 – 9.30      Coffee and pastries

9.30 – 10.30     The global coffee market and actions to address coffee price levels. Marcela Umaña, PhD from The International Coffee Organisation

10.30 – 11.00     Coffee break

11.00 – 12.00      Giling Basah ( Wet Hulling ) Explained: the ins and outs of this unique process specific to Sumatra – Indonesia.
Armia from Permato Gayo, Indonesia

12.00 – 13.00     Light lunch

13.00 – 14.00     The role of yeast and fermentation in coffee.
Margaret Fundira from Lallemand

14.00 – 14.30     Cupping – Yeast Fermented Coffee

14:30 – 15:30     Sweeter than naturals? Monetising bees in the coffee lands.
Omar from Capucas Cooperative, Honduras

15.30 – 16.00    Coffee break

16.00 – 17.00     Variance in moisture metre readings.
Gabriel Agrelli Moreira from Daterra Farm, Brazil

17.00 onwards    BBQ and drinks at Sustainable Workplaces

The minimum donation is £150 all of which will be donated to a chosen producer project at origin. To book your place or for more information email marketing@drwakefield.com

  • TimeAll day
06 Jun

World of Coffee Berlin - D27/D29

Join us on our stand D27/29 to discover what the producers feel about Fairtrade coffee, learn what it takes to get coffee from the origin all the way to the roastery and the science behind producing competition level coffees.

Thursday 6th June

Exploring the reality of certified coffees

Join us for tasty cuppings, and listen to a talk by Omar from COCAFCAL, Honduras about his experiences with growing certified coffees.

12.30 pm – Omar from Capucas Cooperative, Honduras talks about his experiences with Fairtrade

13.30 pm – Cupping of a range of tasty Fairtrade coffees

Friday 7th June

The logistics of coffee sourcing

We explore the logistics behind how coffee gets from the farm all the way to the roastery, Josh from Clifton Coffee talks logistics from a customer’s perspective and we host fresh crop cuppings throughout the day.

10.30 am – Leslie from DRWakefield discusses the logistics of how coffee gets all the way from the farm to the roastery, and the things which can go wrong!

Josh from Clifton Coffee talks about his experiences with DRWakefield.

Saturday 8th June

The science behind competition coffees

11am – Café Granja talk about the genetics of breeding competition quality coffee and we host a cupping of some of their fresh cup coffees

May 2019

09 May

Central American Cupping - Fresh Crop

We have started to taste some exciting pre-shipment and landed samples of central american coffees here at DRWakefield.

Come join us for a cupping of the tastiest of these new crop coffees.

To register for a place, contact one of our friendly traders.

  • Time3 pm - 5 pm

March 2019

28 Mar

DRWakfield LCF Breakfast - The Future of Sustainabilty

What does it take to create a truly sustainable coffee industry?

Greg Meenahan from World Coffee Research will discuss the shifting understanding of what sustainability really means, how programs must become more data-driven and focus on empowering the producer.

He will also discuss the latest research and findings from WCR and what this means for producers and the wider industry.

Agenda:

9 am – Mingle, pastries and coffee

9.30 am – Greg at World Coffee Research presents “What does it take to create a truly sustainable coffee industry?”

10.30am – Head to London Coffee Festival

 RSVP only – contact your trader for details on how to sign up

  • Time9 am - 11 am
28 Mar

London Coffee Festival - DRWakefield stand H03

Day 1

The first day we are exploring the sensory characteristics of coffee. Sessions will take place in the morning, early afternoon and late afternoon, all are welcome to walk up and explore the activities that have been curated:

10 am – 12 pm Breaking Down Flavour –  Taste + Aroma= Flavour

As a Green coffee trader, we spend quite a lot of our time hunting for and assessing coffee, with a goal to find something with great flavour. Flavour acts as a measure of quality across our whole industry, from seed to cup. In this session, we will explore how flavour is broken down, from a sensory perspective. You will be able to explore the basic tastes, aromas, and how they come together to form flavour.

12 pm – 1 pm Sensory Perception in Decaf Coffee

Ainhoa from Swiss Water explores taste, olfaction and chemesthesis in relation to decaf coffee. What changes, if anything, when coffee is decaffeinated?

2 pm – 3.30 pm Acids in Coffee – So what do they mean when they say it’s got malic acidity?

One of the major indicators of a good coffee is the quality of its acidity. Its something we assess in our day to day, along with the balance of the cup. In coffee, there are different types of acids like what we see in fruit and vegetables. In this session, you will explore the acids that exist in coffee, as well as how the balance and quality of a given coffee would be affected if we manipulate it by adding acid to it.

3.30 pm – Special Fermentation Cupping – David Jameson from Grumpy Mule will be hosting this fun and light-hearted look into the characteristics of alcohol and coffee and how to match them. Come and try some delicious coffees and their perfect alcoholic partners.

29 Mar

London Coffee Festival - DRWakefield stand H03

Day 2

On Friday we are focusing on green coffee, with an interactive green grading competition running throughout the day and two fantastic talks.

Green Grading Competition – Drop by on Friday to take part in our green grading competition, this will run all day on the stand and you will get the chance to prove your skills and learn a thing or two about defects in coffee.

11am – Building a washing station in Rwanda – Malcolm Clear from Kinini Coffee will be on the stand to talk about how they built their washing station from scratch, got the local farmers on board and developed a successful business.

1pm – Multicertified Regional Clusters – Jean P. Jarquin , Beneficio Santa Rosa Honduras

3pm – Multilocational Variety Trial – Greg from World Coffee Research will give an overview of the trial taking place in 23 different countries with 23 different varieties of coffee, the aim of the trial is to see which varietals perform best in which climates, so that farmers can make a more informed choice when planting out seedlings. He will also discuss the latest findings from this research.

6pm  – A tasting of DRWakefield’s Sourced Collection Speciality Decaf with Swiss Water Decaf – Get the chance to taste a selection of our new range of speciality Swiss Water decaffeinated coffees, and Andrea from SWD will talk about the trends in sales of decaffeinated coffee.

30 Mar

London Coffee Festival - DRWakefield stand H03

Day 3 and 4 

Swiss Water Decaf will be joining us on the stand to bring you the latest offerings from the Decaf world, featuring a triangulation and the chance to taste some delicious decaf coffee.

February 2019

22 Feb

Roasting Competition

We are excited to announce year two of the DRWakefield roasting competition is on! It is open to ANY of our customers, using ANY of our coffees. Closing date for us to receive your coffees is Friday 22nd February 2019.

The Prize

The winner will receive 3 x 24kg vac-packed boxes of Colombia Café Granja La Esperanza Washed Pacamara; a regular competition winner, it is floral with flavours of hibiscus, raspberry, peach and has great clarity. The perfect coffee for Spring!

The Rules

Send in a 250g bag of single origin DRWakefield supplied coffee, roasted for filter, to our office. You must include inside your name, company name, and the type of coffee you have sent in. You can send in a maximum of two submissions per company.

Please send your coffee for the attention of Diana Johnston at DRWakefield, 42 – 44 Dolben Street, London SE1 0UQ – this is very important as we want to keep the judging blind.

The deadline for coffee submissions is end of play Friday 22nd February 2019. We will then cup and judge the coffee on the 25th – 27th February – winner to be announced on 27th February 2019.

When the winner is selected, they will be announced on social media.

If you have any questions email marketing@drwakefield.com or speak to your friendly trader.

The Judging

We will cup the coffee blind. We will not know the customer who roasted the coffee but we will know the origin and coffee name so that we can judge similar coffees side by side.

Round 1 – It’s a Knockout!
All coffees are tasted with a preliminary yes/no decision, based on overall consensus from the judges.

Round 2
Each coffee will be cupped again and awarded a score and notes, with the top lots going through to the final.

Round 3
Coffees scored using the same system as round two, with a tie breaker mark being given to use only if scores do not decide an overall winner.