Lasso Wbéimar Bolanos, 28, takes 12 cups of coffee while working. Young says the secret is to know how the process of growing grain. Compete in May in London. Good taste and smell carried Wbéimar Lasso tuned Bolaños, a small farmer in Nariño, to be crowned as the first national champion coffee tasters, above 46 tasters and experts from around the country. Lasso Bolaños, who received the distinction in Ibague two weeks ago, acknowledges that Narino are not classified as good tasting but says he is the exception for the knowledge he has of grain. "A normal person would do such tests, but perhaps not find any difference in cafes, then, the difficulty level is pretty high," the Narino. To be a coffee connoisseur, as Lasso Bolaños, is needed, above all, a good preparation. "I am also a producer but has served me much training. I am finishing my studies and all the academic support that I have earned me a lot in my performance as a taster, "he says. He's 28 and studying at the Faculty of Engineering, University of agro Nariño. Who started in the aroma of coffee was his own father, Marcus Aurelius Lasso, a farmer in the village of Buenos Aires, municipality of San Pedro de Cartago. "The theme of the tasting coffee in our department is relatively new, small farmers have a laboratory only three years ago and that has opened many doors in terms of market and training," says Lasso Bolaños. This taster will take two cups of coffee per day rather laden. The first, at 7 am, and the second between 2 and 3 in the afternoon. When it's working as a taster has to taste 10 to 12 cups a day. "We can do the race but not advisable. I know what I'm recommending a producer, I can determine what is missing or what's left over to the coffee, so it must be done in a very responsible, "said Lasso. Now, you have encrypted their hopes in the World Cup of Coffee Tasters, to be held in London in May 2010. The task is simple: you must represent the country that has the smoothest coffee in the world.
Lasso Wbeimar Bolaños was crowned last weekend as the National Champion Cupping during the Second International Specialty Coffee Fair (ExpoEspeciales) 2009, held in the capital of Tolima. In addition to local recognition of the trade coffee, also won the international juries, three million pesos in cash and as a reward 'more' will represent Colombia in the World Cup Master Championship to be held in London next year. The event, supported by the National Federation of Coffee Growers, was organized (technically) by the Norwegian Alf Kramer, the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) and organizer of the World Cup Tasters Championship since 2004, the U.S. also CQI Kelly Peltier and instructor training, and the Colombian Nicolas Rodriguez, technical director of the Specialty Coffee Association of Colombian and instructor training for coffee tasters. The competition was enrolled 42 participants from across the country, from all the links in the chain of production and marketing of coffee, who underwent trials of cupping coffees. Organizers said that with this championship seeks to exalt the great work of Colombian coffee tasters and give them equal status and credibility of wine tasters. Likewise, it seeks to stimulate interest in coffee tasting through a fun, fast, fair and friendly competition. The winner is agroindustrial engineer, is 28 and hails from San Pedro de Carthage (Nariño), while his family is dedicated to coffee in that department. In the race he joined 41 other participants from around the country, including producers, tasters import and export companies, the National Federation of Coffee Growers, committees and cooperatives of grain growers. David Molina Gomez, Caldas (Antioquia) was second, Cristina Garces, third, and Eliezer Pinzon, the fourth.
