This is a series of interviews with coffee professionals from across the globe. To celebrate the 2021 Taiwan Private Collection Auction, these producers, roasters, cuppers, traders, trainers, and world champions discuss their impressions of Taiwanese coffees.
Rocky Rhodes
International Coffee Consulting CEO
(United States)
Jeremy Raths
The Roastery Founder
(United States)
Yoshiyuki Nakamura
Mame Pore Pore Coffee Representative/roaster
(Japan)
Hiraku Kondo
The Ituka Coffee Representative/roaster
(Japan)
Eiji Tamura
TSUKIKOYA COFFEE ROASTER RUINS CO. Representative
(Japan)
Tetsuji Yamada
COFFEE potohoto Representative/roaster
(Japan)
Berg Wu
2016 World Barista Champion,
Co-founder of Simple Kaffa
(Taiwan)
Jacky Lai
2014 World Coffee Roasting Champion
(Taiwan)
Chad Wang
2017 World Brewer’s Cup Champion
(Taiwan)
Lupin Liu
2014 World Cup Tasters Champion
(Taiwan)
Yuan-Cheng “Jake” Hu
World Coffee Events Representative 2013-17
(Taiwan)
Krude Che-Hao Lin
Taiwan Coffee Laboratory President
(Taiwan)
Joe Hsu
‘13-‘19 Alliance For Coffee Excellence Board Member
(Taiwan)
Cheng-Lun Fang
2019-2020 Taiwan Specailty Coffee Eveluation Special Prize Winner
