Our Carlos Imbachi coffee (FincaSpanish 101: Finca is the Spanish word for farm. Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean the farm has its own wet-mill.... ...more Buenavista, San Augustin, Huila) just won the SCAA Coffee of the Year, AGAIN! I am pretty excited… as you can tell. Here are the results:
- Overall Point Leader – Score 90.5 Country: ColombiaColombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with "Good" Coffee. This is half-true.... ...more Region: San Agustin, Huila Farm Name: Buenavista
- Best of OriginIn coffee talk, it refers to a coffee-producing region or country; such as, "I was just at origin." Of course "Origin" for most product we use is not... ...more – Score 87.375 Country: El SalvadorEl Salvador coffee had an undeservingly poor reputation for years, marred mostly by the inability to deliver coffee of high quality in an unstable political climate. Unfortunately, agriculture... ...more Region: Apaneca/Ilamatapeq Mountain Range Farm Name: El Recuerdo
- Best of Origin – Score 89.625 Country: GuatemalaGuatemalan coffee is considered a top quality coffee producer in Central America. Due to our proximity to Guatemala, some of the nicest coffees from this origin come to... ...more Region: Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez Farm Name: Puerta Verde
- Best of Origin – Score 87.563 Country: USA/Hawaii Region: Ka’u Farm Name: The Rising Sun
- Best of Origin – Score 89.313 Country: HondurasHonduran coffee was absent from the top ranks of the Specialty market, but that has changed. It has all the environmental factors on its side: soil, altitude, climate.... ...more Region: Mogola / Marcala / La Paz Farm Name: La Isabela
- Best of Origin – Score 89.222 Country: KenyaKenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both in the cup, and the way they run their trade, everything is topnotch.: Kenya is the East... ...more Region: Nyeri Farm Name: Gichathaini
- Best of Origin – Score 85.558 Country: NicaraguaNicaraguan coffees from the Segovia, Jinotega, Ocotal and Matagalpa regions are nice balanced cups. They often possess interesting cup character along with body and balance, outperforming many other... ...more Region: Mozonte/Nueva Segovia Farm Name: Un Regalo de Dios
- Best of Origin – Score 89.125 Country: PanamaPanama coffee ranges from medium quality lower altitude farms to those at 1600 - 1800 meters centered in the area of Boquete in the Chirqui district near the... ...more Region: Boquete Farm Name: HaciendaHacienda is used to imply an Estate that has a full processing facility (wet mill): Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean... ...more La Esmeralda
- Best of Origin – Score 89.2 Country: Perú Region: Puno Farm Name: Tunk
Now, I don’t take it too sincerely. After all, we also put Kenya Gakuyu-ini PeaberryA peaberry is a green coffee "bean" that has a rounded form: Coffee is the dried seed from the fruit of a flowering tree - each fruit having... ...more in to the COTY and they gave it 75 points! Completely lame. We even recupped it as we have numerous times and it’s impossible to give that coffee less that 88 unless you blow the roast on it. Clean cupClean cup refers to a coffee free of taints and defects. It does not imply sanitary cleanliness, or that coffees that are not clean (which are dirty) are... ...more and acidityAcidity is a positive flavor attribute in coffee, also referred to as brightness or liveliness. It adds a brilliance to the cup, whereas low acid coffees can seem... ...more gets you over 86 alone. So whatever. But I am excited, and it will be great to take this to Sr. Imbachi next time I visit him… Thanks to Virmax, the exporter, who sent in the Imbachi sample. It is from the same lot that is in transit to Sweet Maria’s right now… -Tom
