{"id":553,"date":"2018-04-30T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2018\/04\/30\/the-cafe-imports-us-tour-is-coming\/"},"modified":"2018-07-30T15:24:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T01:24:26","slug":"the-cafe-imports-us-tour-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2018\/04\/30\/the-cafe-imports-us-tour-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cafe Imports US Tour Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sprudge.com\/file\/2018\/04\/cafe-imports-caravan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-132672\" src=\"http:\/\/sprudge.com\/file\/2018\/04\/cafe-imports-caravan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1480\" height=\"984\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/\">Cafe Imports<\/a> is getting the band back together and hitting the road one more time. This May, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/11\/legendary-coffee-tour-2018-cultivar-caravan\/\">2018 Legendary Coffee Tour<\/a> is heading to 10 cities around the US, and they are bringing with them their \u201cgreatest hits, brand-new releases, and even a few deep cuts from the archive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off on May 4<sup>th<\/sup> in Minneapolis, the Cultivar Caravan will focus on \u201cthe history and significance of coffee varieties,\u201d which will of course be presented along with a cupping. Along with a \u201cset list of favorites,\u201d including heirloom Ethiopian types, Typica, and Bourbon, Cafe Imports is bringing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/18\/variety-unknown\/\">completely unknown variety<\/a> that came their way via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bancaexportadora.com\/\">Banexport<\/a> cupping in Pitalito, Huila, Colombia (which co-owner\/green coffee buyer Andrew Miller described as \u201c<em>Holy *@!&amp;<\/em>\u201d and scored an astounding 94 points).<\/p>\n<p>The Cultivar Caravan will also include not coffee things to taste, \u201cas a way of exploring and understanding the ways that different varieties can contribute to diversity of flavor, as well as to simply show some love to the diversity of flavors this weird, wild world has to offer us at every turn.\u201d The event will then be followed with free food and drinks for all attendees.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of stops for the 2018 Legendary Coffee Tour are:<\/p>\n<p>May 4:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/206628229932328\/\">Minneapolis, MN<\/a>, Cafe Imports Warehouse<br \/>\nMay 7:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1175743089228139\/\">Kansas City, MO<\/a>, Messenger Coffee<br \/>\nMay 8:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1716928985020992\/\">Springfield, MO<\/a>, Classic Rock Coffee Co.<br \/>\nMay 10:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2017074618559870\/\">Chicago, IL<\/a>, Metropolis Coffee Roasterie<br \/>\nMay 15:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/798183460382510\/\">Coeur d\u2019Alene, ID<\/a>, Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters<br \/>\nMay 17:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/433423707085763\/\">Tempe, AZ<\/a>, Tempe Public Market Cafe<br \/>\nMay 23:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/218734215541334\/\">Austin, TX<\/a>, Wild Gift Coffee<br \/>\nMay 25:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/172450420076307\/\">Dallas, TX<\/a>, Communion Cafe<br \/>\nMay 30:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/891374151035689\/\">Boston, MA<\/a>, Pavement Coffee<br \/>\nJune 1:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/214279925830368\/\">Philadelphia, PA<\/a>, Rival Bros. Coffee<\/p>\n<p>The Cultivar Caravan is free to attend, but space is extremely limited, so an RSVP is required. To reserve your spot, follow the links above to your stop on the tour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-132667\" src=\"http:\/\/sprudge.com\/file\/2018\/04\/cultivar-caravan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"addbackground\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallas_coffee\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zac Cadwalader<\/a>\u00a0is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.\u00a0<a class=\"addbackground\" href=\"http:\/\/sprudge.com\/author\/zac-cadwalader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more Zac Cadwalader\u00a0on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*all images via Cafe Imports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/sprudge.com\/132663-132663.html\">The Cafe Imports US Tour Is Coming<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/sprudge.com\">Sprudge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Coffee News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cafe Imports is getting the band back together and hitting the road one more time. 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