【現烘】 索妃亞莊園 / 競標批次 / 超高海拔混拼水洗

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　　受到異常氣候影響，今年巴拿馬的收成大減產，索妃亞莊園當然也逃不過，今年整體減產至少70%。我們在三月、四月都前往莊園杯測、訂貨，但對於何時可以出貨？莊園的總經理 - David一直無法給一個明確答覆，他們預期可能產量少到連繳交BOP的賽豆都不夠！等到我們從巴拿馬回來，五月我們收到David的訊息，告知今年產量真的太少！而且比預期的少更多！所以他們不會參加BOP，而且會把所有的咖啡豆放到私人競標平台上。

　　六月初，莊園給所有的買家一封信，告知會將所有咖啡放競標平台，而且會在六月底的WCC世界盃咖啡大賽，舉辦一場索妃亞莊園競標杯測會。雖然我們看了一下杯測筆記，雖然大多數的批次都已經喝過，但還有大約三分之一的批次是沒有杯測過的。所以我們在六月底還特地飛了一趟比利時布魯塞爾，就是為了要喝到全套的競標樣品。

Due to unusual weather conditions, Panama’s coffee harvest was significantly smaller this year, and Finca Sophia was no exception. Their overall production dropped by at least 70%.

We visited the farm in both March and April to cup coffees and place our orders. However, David, the farm’s general manager, couldn’t give us a clear answer about when the coffee would be ready to ship. They were even concerned that production might be so low that they wouldn’t have enough coffee to submit to the Best of Panama (BOP) competition!

After we returned from Panama, we received a message from David in May. He told us that production was even lower than they had originally expected! As a result, Finca Sophia had decided not to participate in BOP this year and would instead put all their coffee up for sale through a private auction platform.

In early June, the farm sent a letter to all buyers confirming that all their coffee would be offered through the auction platform. They also announced that they would hold a special Finca Sophia auction cupping session during the World Coffee Championships (WCC) in Brussels at the end of June.

We went back through our cupping notes and realized that although we had already tasted most of the lots, there were still about one-third that we hadn’t cupped yet. So, at the end of June, we made a special trip to Brussels, Belgium, just to taste the complete lineup of auction samples.

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