How to Have Coffees Evaluated by Kenneth Davids

The success of Coffee Review and its reviewing method has led to an increasing number of roaster and retailer requests for impartial evaluations of their coffees by Kenneth Davids, Coffee Review's lead cupper. However, we receive many more requests for such reviews than our limited publication calendar can accommodate. Consequently, we now offer three ways to obtain coffee evaluations by Kenneth Davids.

Reviews for Monthly Articles. Simply nominate coffees and hope that they will be reviewed in a monthly Coffee Review article. There is no charge for such published reviews. Coffee Review sources these coffees anonymously at its own expense. However, keep in mind that Coffee Review publishes reviews for only a small fraction of the nominations received each month. Of the hundreds of coffees typically nominated, Kenneth Davids samples no more than 40 (on a blind basis) before settling on 10 to 15 for which he ultimately writes reviews. Consequently, we cannot supply feedback on coffees that do not appear in published reviews.

Commissioned Sensory Evaluation with Review. Objective, blind reviews by Kenneth Davids in Coffee Review format are available for US$195 per coffee. If you wish to quote from these reviews and/or have them displayed on CoffeeReview.com, Coffee Review must source the samples anonymously. These reviews can be quoted for public use following the same guidelines for published reviews. After receiving a review, one can elect to keep it private or can request to have it displayed on CoffeeReview.com. However, it remains the sole discretion of the Coffee Review whether it will display a review. If Coffee Review chooses to formally publish a commissioned review as part of an article or newsletter, it will refund the original fee paid for the review.

Commissioned Private Assessment. Sensory assessments of coffee samples for confidential use can be purchased directly from Kenneth Davids as part of his consulting and training services. The focus of these private evaluations depends on the client's needs, which may include internal review, sourcing confirmation, product development, external audit of quality assurance programs, etc. If the client so desires these reviews can follow the Coffee Review format, but they may not be publicly quoted or used for promotional purposes and will not be displayed on the Coffee Review website. Samples may be provided by the client. Professional fees start at US$95 per sample for a Coffee-Review-style assessment (more for espresso) to less for multiple groups of samples and/or simpler reporting formats.