精品咖啡的關鍵定義

by Ric Rhinehart / 2019 Re:Co Symposium

Specialty coffee may be defined as coffee, from a known geographic origin, that has a value premium above commercial grade coffee due to its high quality in the cup and to attributes that it possesses. We can think of specialty coffee, whether bean or beverage, as being defined as differentiated coffee products that garner a premium to commodity coffee products in the same markets.

精品咖啡可定義為來自已知產區、有著高盛杯品質與特性，因而比商用等級咖啡價值更高的咖啡。我們可以想像精品咖啡為當和一般咖啡商品在同一市場中時，因為兩者間的差異，而產生溢價的咖啡豆或是咖啡飲品。

We are also compelled to consider the sustainability of the product when defining specialty coffee. That is, even if a coffee results in a great tasting beverage, if it does so at the cost of the dignity, value, or well-being of the people and land involved, it cannot truly be a specialty coffee.

在定義精品咖啡時，我們也必須考慮到其永續性，也就是說，就算一支咖啡能夠做成很好喝的飲品，如果在過程中損害到相關人民與土地的尊嚴、價值、或是健康，它就不真算是精品咖啡。

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