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Third Wave Wichteln<\/a> is back for another year of international coffee exchanging. Now in its sixth year, the Wichteln is a transcontinental specialty coffee Secret Santa, and registration is now open!<\/p>\n Third Wave Wichteln works like any holiday gift exchange, just on a much, much larger scale; last year\u2019s saw over 2,000 people from 62 countries participate according to one of TWW\u2019s founders Markus Reuter. Everyone who wants to participate puts their name in a hat\u2014the hat being an online submission form in this case\u2014and then those participants draw a name from the hat and that\u2019s the person they need to buy a gift for. In this case, the name is assigned to you by TWW to make sure that everyone is receiving coffee from a different country than their own.<\/p>\n via Third Wave Wichteln<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The gift must be specialty coffee and meet a specific criteria: no more than five days off roast at the time of shipment, no espresso roasts (filter only), no decaf, whole bean, and single origin. Then you just ship the coffee and wait for yours to come in the mail!<\/p>\n It\u2019s just that easy. But also it\u2019s not. Or is it? As should probably be expected from an international gifting program that relies on the honor system and fully functioning bureaucracies, there are catches.<\/p>\n For one, shipping can be expensive, often comprising more of the total cost than the coffee itself. In the United States, shipping a package internationally can cost roughly between $10-$50 depending on its destination. I spent somewhere around $30 to ship coffee to the Czech Republic in 2016.<\/p>\n The team at Third Wave Wichteln provides participants with information to ease shipping issues:<\/p>\n 1. Use customs form CN22 After you’re paired up with a mystery recipient and you’ve sent your package, the team at TWW doesn’t provide additional support to assist in tracking the package destined for you. It might show up, show up late, or not at all. For what its worth, I’ve always received my coffee. Sometimes it didn’t show up until February and ripped open by customs but ultimately none worse for the wear.<\/p>\n James Hoffmann<\/a>, World Barista Champion, author, co-owner of Square Mile Coffee<\/a>, and frequent TWW participant, tells Sprudge of his experience:<\/p>\n I’ve really enjoyed taking part in Third Wave Wichteln, since its inception. Maybe I’ve just been lucky, but I’ve received coffee from a roaster new to me every time and it’s been fun, as a roaster, to send through a few bonus bits to whoever has been my recipient too. I look forward to it every year!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It’s all part of the gift-giving gamble. Caveat emptor. I\u2019ll be back for a fourth year because the coffees I get are always interesting. From a specialty-grade Robusta grown in India and roasted in Poland to a lovely washed Colombian coffee roasted in merry old England, I\u2019ve yet to be disappointed by the coffee I received\u2026 eventually.<\/p>\n Enrollment for the 2018 Third Wave Wichteln is open until Friday, December 7th and sign up can be done here<\/a>. For more information, visit their official website<\/a>. And while you wait for your coffee, join the discussion going on over at the Third Wave Wichteln Facebook group<\/a>. Happy gifting!<\/p>\n Zac Cadwalader<\/a>\u00a0is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.\u00a0Read more Zac Cadwalader\u00a0on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Sign Up Is Open For The 2018 Third Wave Wichteln<\/a> appeared first on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Coffee News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Third Wave Wichteln is back for another year of international coffee exchanging. 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\n3. Specify \u201cwhole roasted coffee beans\u201d
\n4. According to Reuter, “The shipping doesn\u2019t have to be Express. Normal DHL or Fedex is fine. And sometimes it\u2019s worth checking if there is a cheaper way to send just an envelope instead of a package.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sprudge.com\/file\/2018\/11\/claymation-2.jpg\")
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