Entering the Undiscovered Country | August 24th

About our

Jurors

Two rounds of cupping, first by a national jury and then by an international jury, celebrated the quality of Taiwanese specialty coffee. Jurors were impressed by the flavor profiles of Taiwanese coffee, and Taiwanese producers gained valuable insight from their comments and feedback.

the Head Judge

John Thompson

(United Kingdom)

John Thompson
Coffee Nexus

International Juror

Reza Kosar

(Oman)

Reza Kosar
Slick Coffee
Hendra Susanto

(Indonesia)

Hendra Susanto
Beskabean
Yuko Itoi

(Japan)

Yuko Itoi
TIMESCLUB
Charles Fleer

(Czech Republic)

Charles Fleer
La Boheme Cafe s.r.o.
Lee Chi hoon (Tommy)

(South Korea)

Lee Chi hoon (Tommy)
Cuppingpost
Nick Chihoon Choi

(South Korea)

Nick Chihoon Choi
Cuppingpost
Joe Hsu

(Taiwan)

Joe Hsu
Orsir International Co.,Ltd.
Hiraku Kondo

(Japan)

Hiraku Kondo
Ituka Coffee
Ryan Noh

(South Korea)

Ryan Noh
Ryans Coffee Roasters
Susan Jihyun Choe

(South Korea)

Susan Jihyun Choe
Songdo Coffee (REP.of KOREA)
Joshua Nowland

(USA)

Joshua Nowland
Little Wolf Coffee
Hsiao Ling (Eleanor) Wu

(Taiwan)

Hsiao Ling (Eleanor) Wu
Taiwan Coffee Laboratory
Liu, Yuchiao (Joy)

(Taiwan)

Liu, Yuchiao (Joy)
Joy Coffee & Cacao
Shinji Sekine

(Japan)

Shinji Sekine
Wataru & Co., Ltd.
James Combs

(USA)

James Combs
Combs' Coffee
Yuya Kawai

(Japan)

Yuya Kawai
Matsuya Coffee Bu (GOLPIE COFFEE)
Ines Eom

(South Korea)

Ines Eom
Ryans Coffee Roasters
Chen, Yen-Han (Vicky)

(Taiwan)

Chen, Yen-Han (Vicky)
Twi A Coffee Roasters
Tsai, Chih-Ying (Steven)

(Taiwan)

Tsai, Chih-Ying (Steven)
daVinci Coffee

Observer

Sadry Abidi

(France)

Sadry Abidi
Cafe Mokxa
Katie Bennett

(USA)

Katie Bennett
Cafe Imports LLC
Kazunori Tanimura

(Japan)

Kazunori Tanimura
Veraison
Tetsuji Yamada

(Japan)

Tetsuji Yamada
Coffee Potohoto

National Juror

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Li, Ping-Ta

(Taiwan)

Li, Ping-Ta
Chang Liao, Chiao-Yu

(Taiwan)

Chang Liao, Chiao-Yu
Tu, Kun-Yu

(Taiwan)

Tu, Kun-Yu
Chen, Yen-Han (Vicky)

(Taiwan)

Chen, Yen-Han (Vicky)
Lin, Yu-Shan

(Taiwan)

Lin, Yu-Shan
Tsai, Chih-Ying (Steven)

(Taiwan)

Tsai, Chih-Ying (Steven)
Hung, Tzu-Ching

(Taiwan)

Hung, Tzu-Ching
Hsieh, Chung-Fen

(Taiwan)

Hsieh, Chung-Fen