Coffee Awards

FreshCoffee2

Thought I'd put up a piccie of the new cartons that just arrived.

I thought the listing of awards on the top of the cartons was a nice touch (only those for 2014 or they wouldn't fit on....)  ;D

The management, roasting and blend development  teams are going very well, and I am getting a well earned rest !

cosmic_couple22

Congrats on a great year Atilo and from what I read you are going to continue the good work through 2015.  Must be good to know you have a great team supporting your product and even better that its allowing you a little more freedom. Chester

Brett H

:thumb: Great stuff!  Looks very classy with all the awards printed on the top of the box.  Even better that your legacy is providing some well deserved down-time as well as providing for your kids; and, continuing to offer a much appreciated product and service!

FreshCoffee2

The preliminary news overnight from my people for the 2015 Golden Bean Competition, equals for us: 1 x Gold Medal, 3 x Silver Medals, 9 x Bronze Medals. More, when confirmed news comes to hand. Congrats to the team @ CosmoreX Coffee / Bean Roasters for another great effort.

GeekKopi

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The preliminary news overnight from my people for the 2015 Golden Bean Comp for us equals: 1 x Gold 3 x Silver 9 x Bronze awards. More, when confirmed news comes th hand. Congrats to the team @ CosmoreX Coffee / Bean Roasters for another great effort

well done mate. Smashing it!

Brett H

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The preliminary news overnight from my people for the 2015 Golden Bean Comp for us equals: 1 x Gold 3 x Silver 9 x Bronze awards. More, when confirmed news comes th hand. Congrats to the team @ CosmoreX Coffee / Bean Roasters for another great effort

Brilliant results and well-deserved!

FreshCoffee2

Thanks guys, appreciate that. Here it is in detail: 1 x Gold Medal ie Class Champion, in Organic Espresso 5 x Silver Medals in the following Classes: 1 in Milk Decaffeinated 1 in Single Origin Espresso 1 in Espro Filter (Pressed) 2 in Milk Based 9 x Bronze Medals in the following Classes: 2 in Brew Over  Filter 1 in Single Origin Espresso 2 in Espro Filter (Pressed) 2 in Milk Based 2 in Espresso The 4 medals won in the "Milk Based" class are most important, given that somewhere around or over 90% of all coffees consumed in Australian cafes, are milk based. That is, that is where all the real world cup of coffee sales are... Congratulations to all others who also won awards, we know how much hard work goes into that, and well done to all who entered.

GaryatGala

Congratulations Atillio on your multiple awards. Am sure there will be many more to come and you will need to frame em n stick them on ceilings when your run out of wall space. [emoji3] Yours truly won silver in the espresso  and bronze in milk based from the home roaster category. The KKTO and Coretto did the job.[emoji106]

Brett H

Gary, that is huge!  From humble beginnings great things grow.  You deserve every success... you work hard as well as smart!!

FreshCoffee2

Thank you for the kind words, and well done to you too Gary.

admin

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Thanks guys, appreciate that. Here it is in detail: 1 x Gold Medal ie Class Champion, in Organic Espresso 5 x Silver Medals in the following Classes: 1 in Milk Decaffeinated 1 in Single Origin Espresso 1 in Espro Filter (Pressed) 2 in Milk Based 9 x Bronze Medals in the following Classes: 2 in Brew Over  Filter 1 in Single Origin Espresso 2 in Espro Filter (Pressed) 2 in Milk Based 2 in Espresso The 4 medals won in the "Milk Based" class are most important, given that somewhere around or over 90% of all coffees consumed in Australian cafes, are milk based. That is, that is where all the real world cup of coffee sales are... Congratulations to all others who also won awards, we know how much hard work goes into that, and well done to all who entered.

Fantastic news Attilio - congratulations!

GaryatGala

Indeed credit goes to the hard work at team Cosmorex. It takes more than one or two individuals to make it happen and its the people and relatives behind the scenes to make it possible. My silver espresso was the Yirgacheffe Koke unwashed supplied by team Beangreen roasted to city to city+ on the coretto in the uncovered format. Thanks guys for a great bean. I,m drinking the Yirg Kochere washed at the moment and it goes down nicely. Congrats to fellow member Lemoo who got silver in milk and bronze in espresso at home roaster cat.

FreshCoffee2

Yes, just to give some background information for those that may not understand, there is a great deal of work and cost (understatement) going in to developing new roasts and blends, much of which ends up in production and some of which ends up in competitions. For example in the last couple of years many of our own older regular blends have been modified or replaced with the latest developments that have come through our in house development and quality control system. Unlike many other similar sized roasteries, we have a regularly used (double barrelled) professional sample roasting machine and a development and quality control team that design and test all our coffees. A number of our staff cup the results even if they are not in jobs directly related to the roasting part of the business. For example, amongst others our head storeman is on the team and has an excellent grasp of all that goes into development of the product, and has an excellent cupping palate. Everything we roast is checked, colour coded, cupped and logged (be aware that many roasteries do not do this). The larger volume coffees that are delivered to our cafe clients go through the very same process. And of course all the above builds a great culture in the staff, who are focussed and excited about the quality of the roasted coffee they work with every day. Its costly to implement this kind of thing in a small to medium sized business, but works for us. Cafe clients as well as the coffee drinking public, have never had it so good in this market in terms of the high and repeatable quality of roasted beans being purveyed by the better coffee roasteries. And of course, a HUGE thank you to the two M's who are the main driving forces in our coffee development & quality team 

FreshCoffee2

The mottley crew who are our coffee development and quality control team, kind of sandwiched in between control box of Brambati roaster, 5 kg Toper in the back ground, and sundry bean storage drums. QA area is behind the camera, perhaps the subject of another photo soon. Well done people  :thumb:

Brett H

Bravi Tutti!! 

FreshCoffee2

This is where it all happens... Happy for the area to look somewhat untidy, rather than to look like a very tidy sterile & unused area.  The place gets a real workover....and so it should. The sample roaster is a clone of the probat type, next to it you can see the cyclone which in addition to catching the chaff, helps to pull air through during roasting.  Its vented to outside via the flexi pipe that can be seen. Next to the BFC dual boiler PID espresso machine (yes the PID does get used for its intended purpose) is a Ditting KR 804 grinder. Directly behind that grinder is another KR 804, on an empty bench area where the cupping takes place. If more room is needed, there are drums like the ones you can see, on wheeled platforms. Cuppings can be set up on the drums and you can walk around them cupping. Its small business, and works for us.

FreshCoffee2

Preliminary news out for Sydney Fine Food 2016 I am reliably informed we have won 4 x Silver medals and 10 x Bronze. ...a "Fine" start to the year 

FreshCoffee2

The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania, Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards 2016. Results announced at the presentation dinner on Friday night 5th August: Grand Champion Coffee Awarded to: Bean!Roasters by CosmoreX Category: Espresso Coffee, Single Origin Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Gold medal Reserve Champion Coffee Awarded to: Bean!Roasters by CosmoreX Category: Cappuccino, International Style The Matador Blend Gold medal 4 x Silver Medals; 5 x Bronze Medals. Total, 11 medals. In a field of roughly 250 entries. Ours were the only gold medals awarded. We have now won both of 2015 and 2016 Grand Champion and Reserve Champion awards at Hobart, and 2016 Australian Champion Roaster at the Australian International Coffee Awards at MICE. This is a very consistent pattern and a huge congratulations and thankyou is extended to and deserved by our in house coffee development, QA, coffee roasting and blending team who through time spent in sheer hard work and persistence, designing, roasting, blending and cupping over and over again, make this happen. Thank you guys.

FreshCoffee2

Golden Bean Coffee Competition 2016. Results announced at the presentation dinner on Saturday night 19th November 2016: Gold Medal x 1 Single Origin Espresso - Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Silver Medals x 4 Single Origin Espresso – Panama red Bourbon Espresso – The Matador Pour Over – Cherry Sun Pour Over – The Witch Doctor Bronze Medals x 6 Single Origin Espresso – Ethiopian Sidamo Milk Based – Ethiopian Sidamo Milk Based – Cherry Sun Milk Based – The Matador Pour Over – Panama Red Bourbon Pour Over – Ethiopian Sidamo A total of 11 medals, bringing the count for this year at the major coffee comps to 53, and by our count we remain Australia's most awarded Coffee Roaster. A huge thank you to the team for their hard work and dedication, making this all possible.