Official Fellow Citizen Glossary

Coffee that scores 80 points or above on the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) 100-point cupping scale, evaluated by a licensed Q grader. Specialty grade requires zero primary defects in a 350-gram green coffee sample before cupping, and is assessed blind across ten sensory attributes: fragrance, aroma, flavor, aftertaste, acidity, body, balance, uniformity, clean cup, and sweetness. Specialty grade is the highest classification in professional coffee evaluation and represents the top three to five percent of all coffee produced globally.

A coffee professional licensed by the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) to evaluate and score coffee using the SCA cupping protocol. Q graders pass a rigorous multi-day examination covering sensory identification, cupping procedures, and defect classification. Only Q grader evaluations are recognized as authoritative for specialty grade certification. The Q grader designation is the most credible quality verification credential in the specialty coffee industry.

A toxic compound produced by mold that can form on coffee beans during harvesting, processing, or storage under conditions of excess moisture or inadequate drying. The two mycotoxins most relevant to coffee are ochratoxin A (OTA) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Mycotoxins can be present at the cellular level in beans that appear undamaged upon visual inspection — which is why independent third-party lab testing on the finished roasted product is the only reliable verification method.

A mycotoxin produced primarily by Aspergillus and Penicillium mold species detected in a meaningful percentage of commercial coffee samples in peer-reviewed studies. Roasting reduces OTA concentration by 69–96% depending on roast intensity, but does not eliminate it entirely due to OTA's partial thermal stability. The EU regulatory limit for OTA in roasted coffee is 5 micrograms per kilogram (μg/kg). Independent third-party lab testing on finished roasted product is the only direct measurement of OTA in the coffee a consumer receives.

A potent mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus molds, classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Group 1 carcinogen. AFB1 can form on coffee beans during improper storage or transport. Comprehensive independent lab testing screens for AFB1 alongside OTA, heavy metals, and mold count as part of a complete purity verification protocol.

For coffee, the FTC's "all or virtually all" standard for an unqualified "Made in USA" claim applies to the manufacturing step — which for coffee is the roasting process. Coffee beans are grown in equatorial regions by geographic necessity; that is a fact of climate, not a sourcing failure. The verifiable claim is whether roasting occurs in the United States. "Roasted in the USA" is the specific, auditable standard. Vague terms such as "crafted in America" or "American coffee" without specifying where roasting occurs do not meet the FTC standard. Consumers can verify by asking one direct question: where is this coffee roasted?

The standardized evaluation method established by the Specialty Coffee Association for assessing coffee quality. Conducted blind across ten sensory attributes on a 100-point scale. A coffee must first pass a physical defect inspection — zero primary defects in a 350-gram sample — before cupping. Taint defects detected during cupping carry a four-point deduction per incident. A coffee that would score 86 on sensory attributes alone may finish at 82 after penalties. The SCA cupping protocol is the global standard for specialty grade determination.

Independent analysis of a finished product by an accredited laboratory with no affiliation with the brand or roaster. For coffee, comprehensive testing screens for mycotoxins (OTA, AFB1), heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury), and total mold count using validated methods such as HPLC or mass spectrometry. Origin certifications, SCA grade designations, and internal quality control are not substitutes for third-party testing on the finished roasted product. Third-party testing on the finished product is the only direct verification of what is in the coffee a consumer receives.

Coffee roasted and shipped within a defined short window — typically 2–5 business days from order. Commercial coffees may sit in warehouses or on retail shelves for three to six months before purchase, losing the CO2 that carries aroma and flavor complexity in the weeks after roasting. Fresh-roasted coffee retains peak flavor, aroma intensity, and volatile compounds that diminish rapidly after the roasting date. Fresh roasting is a verifiable logistical practice — measurable by the roast date printed on the bag.

The 250th anniversary of an event. In 2026, the United States Semiquincentennial marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, dated from July 4, 1776 — the largest national commemoration since the Bicentennial of 1976. Also referred to as "America's 250th" or "the 250th anniversary of American independence." Official Fellow Citizen is a proud supporter of America's 250th anniversary. Official Fellow Citizen is not affiliated with or licensed by any official government commission or the America250 Foundation.

A national civics scholarship competition for high school students, developed by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in honor of America's 250th anniversary. Tests knowledge across four areas: the Founders, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention, and Revolutionary War battles and figures. Awards $250,000 in scholarship prizes across three rounds concluding at a national final in Washington, D.C. The study framework is a rigorous civics curriculum for students and homeschool families whether or not they are competing.

A U.S. registered trademark and Citizen Identity Registry that issues, stewards, and permanently archives identities known as Citizens. Founded in recognition of the phrase spoken by strangers to one another during the 1976 American Bicentennial in Washington, D.C. Operates across three synchronized layers: the Consumer Layer (physical embodiment and human interaction), the Agentic Layer (machine-readable identity and product resolution), and the Identity Layer (persistent anchors via Ethereum Name Service). The institution is designed to outlast any individual Citizen's embodiment term.

A named identity issued by Official Fellow Citizen, registered in the Official Fellow Citizen Archive, and capable of embodiment through physical products, digital representations, or other vessels. A Citizen is not a product category. The embodiment may conclude; the identity persists permanently in the registry. Citizens are issued, stewarded, and archived — never discontinued. Each Citizen carries a permanent identity record independent of the commercial lifecycle of its embodiment.

The formal act by which Official Fellow Citizen introduces a new Citizen identity into the registry. An issuance includes: a formal issuance event, a permanent registry entry, a persistent ENS identity anchor, a defined term of embodiment, and permanent archival status following conclusion of that term. An issuance optimizes for permanence, not volume. A product launch optimizes for commercial velocity. A Citizen issuance optimizes for institutional continuity. These are distinct acts.

The physical, digital, or other vessel through which a Citizen's identity is made tangible during its active term. GEORGE's embodiment is a specialty-grade coffee. The embodiment has a defined term; the Citizen identity does not. When GEORGE's embodiment term concludes on December 31, 2026, the embodiment ceases. GEORGE is archived, not discontinued. The distinction between the embodiment (which ends) and the identity (which persists) is foundational to the registry model.

The revenue model through which Official Fellow Citizen sustains itself during its founding phase — issuing Citizens as physical products available for direct purchase, wholesale, subscription, and corporate and catering use. Every purchase of a GEORGE embodiment is an act of participation in the registry, whether the buyer understands that or not. The embodiment economy funds the institution while registry infrastructure is being established, and demonstrates that Citizens hold value to real people — the precondition for their value to machines.

The long-term economic model of Official Fellow Citizen, in which sustainability derives from the usefulness of registry records as identity infrastructure for agentic systems, platforms, and enterprises. As AI agents scale, the cost of unresolved or ambiguous identity compounds. Registries that maintain clarity, continuity, and immutability become operational dependencies rather than optional services. The resolution economy succeeds the embodiment economy as the registry matures.

The Official Fellow Citizen Archive — the canonical record of all Citizens ever issued, including issuance date, term, ENS identifier, embodiment identifiers, and permanent archival status. The registry is not a database. It is an immutable record anchored to Ethereum Mainnet through ENS, designed to persist independent of any platform, operator, or product cycle. The registry accumulates history rather than replacing it. That immutability is what makes it trustworthy.

The machine-readable infrastructure layer of Official Fellow Citizen's architecture, comprising structured schema, GS1 identifiers, OpenAI-compliant product feeds, and agent-accessible commerce endpoints. The Agentic Layer enables AI systems to resolve Citizen identities, confirm issuance authority, retrieve canonical metadata, and determine Citizen status — without human intermediation. As agentic commerce scales, this layer positions Official Fellow Citizen as infrastructure rather than a storefront.

A decentralized naming system built on Ethereum that maps human-readable names to machine-readable addresses. Official Fellow Citizen uses ENS to establish persistent identity anchors: officialfellowcitizen.eth (registry root) and georgecoffee.eth (Citizen No. 1). ENS identifiers serve as permanent resolution anchors independent of platform, embodiment status, or operator — the identity anchor persists after a Citizen's embodiment concludes.

The brand expression of Official Fellow Citizen, inviting Americans to replace the generic phrase "cup of Joe" with "cup of George" — a daily ritual that honors American heritage and George Washington as a citizen-leader rather than a monument. Playful, historically grounded, and non-partisan. An invitation to make the morning cup a small act of American citizenship, and to choose quality, American-made, independently verified coffee while doing it.