CoffeeCon Chicago

Coffeecon Chicago
April 12, 2014
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 523-0200

CoffeeCon 2014 - Chicago will be held at the Zhou B Art Center (Zhou is pronounced: Joe) Saturday April 12, 2014 from 9 am to 5 pm. In keeping with CoffeeCon's mission to be the world's largest coffee house atmosphere, we found a compelling venue: an art gallery. Our venue is as unique as our event.

CoffeeCon is a one-day consumer coffee event. Taste the world’s different coffees roasted every conceivable way, brewed using many different methods. Sip the world’s most expensive and exotic coffees. See and try the latest brewing technologies on display. The world’s biggest coffee meet-up with other coffee enthusiasts. Expert presenters to help you expand your coffee consciousness. How to support sustainable beans. Expand your coffee knowledge, even earn a Coffeeology™ degree, taking onsite classes. Win prizes during hourly giveaways.

KEYNOTE: For the Love of Coffee Lab – There are countless coffee roasting companies and cafes claiming to serve great coffee. Gourmet, espresso, Fair Trade, Direct Trade, bird-friendly, dark roast, organic and more compete for the consumer’s attention. Beyond the labels fine coffee is as difficult and as complex to produce as the finest wines. How is the buyer to select?

This 2 hour interactive seminar is intended to give consumers an understanding of what actually goes into creating quality coffee, from farm to cup. It is meant to empower consumers by informing their palates as well as their minds. Multiple coffee tastings will give participants a new understanding of the taste differences between six regions of the world, new crop versus past crop, ripe versus unripe (same farm) and natural versus washed (Ethiopia, same region). This will be an active lecture where they will get up taste as various tasting stations. This coffee lab is the perfect opportunity to learn how to recognize taste differences between coffees produced across the globe!

For more information visit www.coffee-con.com