Dec 09, 2023

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For the CQI Q Arabica Grader Certificate course, Tasse has specially invited the famous Korean instructor Paul Kim to collaborate and be responsible for the entire CQI course and examination. Paul is a giant in the coffee industry, a CQI Q Arabica / Robusta Grader dual-certified instructor and examiner. In 2022-23, he was awarded the distinguished instructor award for two consecutive years, one of only two people in the world who holds both Q Arabica / Robusta Grader qualifications. He is definitely a senior who is highly respected by international peers.

Paul is currently one of the top 20 Arabica/Robusta instructors in the world and an SCA AST/Inspector. He has over 16 years of experience in coffee teaching and has many students from all over the world, including Ethiopia, the United States, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Japan, and South Korea. Even Yasuo Ishii, the founder of the famous Japanese coffee brand Leaves Coffee Roasters, is one of his favorite students.

In 2007, Paul founded Paul Kim Coffee Lab in Seoul, focusing on cupping, roasting and training consultants, and served as a judge for various world-class barista competitions. He wrote two books, "Cupping Bible" and "Roasting Bible", which describe relevant professional knowledge. For this purpose, he also did a lot of data collection on his own to ensure that what he wrote was accurate. Paul said frankly that he had less time to spend with his family because he traveled around to teach CQI courses, but he also benefited a lot from tasting coffee from different producing areas because of traveling around the world. This is also one of the happiest things about his teaching.

It is worth mentioning that Paul is active in CQI's Coffee Corps Volunteer Program and has provided Q certification training to the Philippine coffee producing community many times in the past 7 years. He also established his own estate, St. Paul's Coffee Farm, in the local area, hoping to improve the lives of coffee farmers by cultivating high-quality Robusta.

Paul Kim Qualifications:
CQI Arabica / Robusta Instructor
CQI Distinguished Instructor 2022-2023
SCA AST/Inspector
Director of Paul Kim Coffee Lab since 2007
2011-2013 Korean Barista Championship Judge
2013 Lotte Angel World Awards Consultant in the United States
2014 Taste of Ethiopia International Judges
2014 Korean Barista Championship Judge
2014 Korean Barista Championship Consultant
2015-2017 Cupping Master Competition Consultant
2016 World Aeropress Championship Chief Judge
Lotte Angel Consultant in the United States from 2017 to 2023
2016-2020 International Judge of Yunnan Coffee Exchange in China
2018 Cup Masters First Place Winning Coach
Chief Judge of the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition 2020-2023

For this CQI Q Arabica Grader Certificate course, Tasse has specially invited renowned Korean instructor Paul Kim to collaborate, who will be in charge of the entire CQI course and examinations. Paul is a giant in the coffee industry, a dual-certified CQI Q Arabica/Robusta Grader instructor and examiner. He was also awarded the title of "Distinguished Instructor" – one of only two globally – for holding both Q Arabica and Q Robusta Grader qualifications for two consecutive years (2022-2023). He is undoubtedly a senior figure highly respected by international peers.

Paul is currently one of the world's 20 SCA AST (Authorized SCA Trainer)/inspectors qualified in both Arabica and Robusta. With over 16 years of coffee teaching experience, he has educated numerous students from around the world, including those from Ethiopia, the United States, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Japan, and South Korea. Even Yasuo Ishii, founder of Japan's famous coffee brand Leaves Coffee Roasters, is among his outstanding disciples.

In 2007, Paul founded Paul Kim Coffee Lab in Seoul, focusing on cupping, roasting, and training consulting. He has also served as a judge for various world-class barista competitions. He authored two authoritative books, Cupping Bible and Roasting Bible, which elaborate on professional knowledge. To ensure accuracy, he conducted extensive research himself. Paul frankly admits that traveling around to teach CQI courses has reduced the time he spends with his family, but getting to taste coffees from different origins during his global travels has benefited him greatly – and this is one of the most rewarding aspects of his teaching career.

Notably, Paul is active in CQI's Coffee Corps volunteer program. Over the past 7 years, he has provided Q certification training to coffee-producing communities in the Philippines on multiple occasions and even established his own farm there, St. Paul's Coffee Farm. He hopes to improve the lives of coffee farmers by cultivating high-quality Robusta beans.

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