Illycaffè Reveals Jury For 2024 Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award – CoffeeTalk

Illycaffè has announced the jury for the Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award 2024, which celebrates over 30 years of collaboration with coffee producers. The international jury will gather in New York on November 12 to taste and evaluate the coffees selected by illycaffè’s quality laboratories based on rigorous quality and sustainability criteria throughout the 2023/2024 harvest.

The jury includes Massimo Bottura, Chef Patron of Osteria Francescana and Casa Maria Luigia, founder of Food for Soul, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, and SDG Advocate. Viki Geunes, chef and owner of restaurant Zilte in Antwerp, holds three Michelin stars and is known for his creative and visually stunning dishes. Felipe Rodrigues, Head Chef of the Rosewood Complex in São Paulo, is one of South America’s leading chefs.

Three professional tasters, Vanúsia Nogueira, Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Felipe Isaza, Arabica Q Grader, and Dessalegn Oljirra Gemeda, Ethiopian coffee consultant and Q Grader, will also be present. Vanessa Zocchetti, editor-in-chief of the lifestyle section of Madame Figaro, editor-in-chief of Germany’s leading food and lifestyle magazine Falstaff, and Josh Condon, editor-in-chief of Robb Report, a leading luxury magazine, will also be present.

The multidisciplinary jury combines culinary, technical, and journalistic expertise to assess the complex nuances of the world’s finest coffees and choose the “Best of the Best.” Consumers will have the chance to participate by tasting the 9 finalist coffees and voting for their favorite in a series of blind tastings held at illy flagship stores worldwide. The coffee with the most votes will receive the “Coffee Lovers’ Choice” award.

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