The embassy of Uganda in Turkey, headed by Nusura Tiperu, the Uganda’s ambassador- designate to Turkiye (Turkey) organised a coffee cupping and tasting session at Walker’s coffee house in Ankara.
The Sunday event was organised by the embassy in conjunction with Uganda’s ministry of foreign affairs and Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA).
The event was one of the activities undertaken by the Embassy to commemorate Uganda’s 60th Independence Anniversary, as well as promoting awareness about Ugandan Coffee among the Turkish importers and consumers. Uganda Coffee exports to Turkey currently stand at 3000 bags monthly.
Coffee cupping is how coffee is tasted by producers and buyers around the world to check the quality of a batch of coffee. In cupping, coffees are scored for aspects such as cleanness, sweetness, acidity, mouthfeel and after taste.
In her welcome remarks, H.E Nusura Tiperu Omar welcomed the guests to the coffee tasting session and highlighted that Coffee is one of Uganda’s main cash crops and the biggest foreign exchange earner; being among the top five products exported from Uganda.
