Nicaragua 2018

Cup of Excellence: The winning lots are coffees scoring 86 points and above in each cupping by both the National Jury and the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The lot size indicates the number of 30kg boxes. Each box contains two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.

National Winners: The National Winner lots are coffees scoring 84-85.99 points during the International Week by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The lot size indicates the number of 30kg boxes. Each lot is packed in GrainPro bags.

Winning Farms

Rank	Size	Farm / CWS	Farmer / Representative	Region	Score	Variety	Processing
1a	7	Finca La Bendicion	Luis Alberto Balladares Moncada	Nueva Segovia	91.80	Red Pacamara	Natural
1b	6	Finca La Bendicion	Luis Alberto Balladares Moncada	Nueva Segovia	91.80	Red Pacamara	Natural
2a	7	Las Promesas de San Blas	Gonzalo Adán Castillo Moreno	Nueva Segovia	90.42	Hybrid	Honey
2b	7	Las Promesas de San Blas	Gonzalo Adán Castillo Moreno	Nueva Segovia	90.42	Hybrid	Honey
3a	6	Jesus Mountain	Jesus Mountain Coffee Company	Nueva Segovia	90.38	Red Pacamara	Washed
3b	6	Jesus Mountain	Jesus Mountain Coffee Company	Nueva Segovia	90.38	Red Pacamara	Washed
4a	8	El Cambalache	Abner Samuel Zevala Gonzales	Nueva Segovia	90.23	Maracaturra	Washed
4b	7	El Cambalache	Abner Samuel Zevala Gonzales	Nueva Segovia	90.23	Maracaturra	Washed
5a	6	Finca Un Regalo De Dios	Luis Alberto Balladares Moncada	Nueva Segovia	90.22	Red Pacamara	Honey
5b	6	Finca Un Regalo De Dios	Luis Alberto Balladares Moncada	Nueva Segovia	90.22	Red Pacamara	Honey
6	22	La Virgen	Gabriela Hueck	Matagalpa	89.55	Hybrid	Honey
7	15	El Manantial	Gloria Stella Lopez Moreno	Nueva Segovia	89.03	Parainema	Washed
8	12	El Esfuerzo	Ignacio Estrada Burgo	Jinotega	88.94	Maracaturra	Washed
9	15	La Esperancita	Gustavo Adolfo Cerna Flores	Matagalpa	88.91	Hybrid	Washed
10	15	Los Angeles	Heberto De Jesus Rivas	Madriz	88.67	Catimor	Washed
11	8	San Judas Estate	Jorge Luis Ferrey Machado	Matagalpa	88.67	Hybrid	Natural
12	12	Las Nubes	Victor Manuel Robelo	Matagalpa	88.59	Red Pacamara	Natural
13	14	La Divina Provindencia	Misael Sauceda Olivera	Nueva Segovia	88.53	Maragogype	Washed
14	10	El Recuerdo	José Javier Gonzáles Lopez	Nueva Segovia	88.53	Catuaí Rojo	Washed
15	21	El Recreo Estate	Leana José Machado De Ferrey	Jinotega	88.44	Parainema	Natural
16	15	La Ampliación	Guillermo Montenegro Ayestas	Nueva Segovia	88.42	Red Caturra	Washed
17	15	El Destino	Erwin Obel Duartes Garcia	Jinotega	88.41	Maracaturra	Washed
18	9	La Bastilla	Juana Rosa Gutierrez Morales	Jinotega	88.38	Red Caturra	Washed
19	8	Las Pencas	Felix Pedro Siles Gadea	Jinotega	88.33	Red Pacamara	Washed
20	14	Ojo De Agua	Luis Emilio Valladarez	Nueva Segovia	88.27	Maracaturra	Washed
21	14	Bella Aurora	Luis Joaquin Lovo Gutiérrez	Nueva Segovia	88.23	Red Caturra	Washed
22	14	Las Delicias	Eleane Mierisch & Gioconda Padilla Mierisch & Padilla	Jinotega	88.13	Java	Washed
23	14	Las Morenitas	Victor Manuel Robelo	Jinotega	88.05	Red Catuaí	Natural
24	24	La Rioja	Graciela Izayana Perez Bustos	Jinotega	88.05	Bourbón	Honey
25	15	San Jose	Pedro Jose Solis Martinez	Jinotega	87.89	Java	Honey
26	16	Santa Teresa	Jorge Luis Lagos Calix	Nueva Segovia	87.78	Maracaturra	Washed
27	13	San Ramon	Alfredo Rene Lopez Gomez	Nueva Segovia	87.78	Red Caturra	Washed
28	15	Santa Prisca	Leonel De Jesús Rodríguez Valladarez	Nueva Segovia	87.75	Maracaturra	Washed
29	13	Los Pirineos	Eudoro José Buillém Jarquín	Nueva Segovia	87.38	Red Caturra	Washed
30	11	Buenos Aires	Luis Emilio Valladarez	Nueva Segovia	87.38	Java	Natural
31	12	La Bendición	José Liberato Jarquin Agurcia	Nueva Segovia	87.09	Red Caturra	Washed
32	15	El Barril	Bayardo José Jimenez Rodríguez	Nueva Segovia	86.98	Maracaturra	Washed
33	16	Buena Esperanza	Ramiro Ortiz Gurdian	Matagalpa	86.80	Red Pacamara	Washed
34	14	Tierra Linda	Uriel Antonio Castellano Paguaga	Nueva Segovia	86.70	Red Caturra	Washed
35	12	Buena Vista	Roger Esaú Herrera Ortez	Nueva Segovia	86.69	Maracaturra	Washed

National Winners

Rank	Farm / CWS	Farmer / Representative	Region	Score	Lot Size	High Bid	Total Value	High Bidder(s)
37	San Ramon	Donald Efrain Roque López	Nueva Segovia	85.69	1,216.00	$4.00/lb	$4,864.00	Cafe DAZAC, Coffee Sallim Factory, Juk-dong Cafe D, Crema Costa, Beanstore, Eungubiro Roasters
38	Buena Vista	Amada Rosa Ramos Medina	Madriz	85.59	973.00	$4.10/lb	$3,989.30	Cafe DAZAC, Coffee Sallim Factory, Juk-dong Cafe D, Crema Costa, Beanstore, Eungubiro Roasters
39	Finca La Virgen	Claudia Vanessa Rivera Chavarria	Jinotega	85.09	1,349.00	$4.00/lb	$5,396.00	Cafe DAZAC, Coffee Sallim Factory, Juk-dong Cafe D, Crema Costa, Beanstore, Eungubiro Roasters

National Jury

Name	Company

Leyvis Carolina García Vanegas	CISA EXPORTADORA, S.A.
Olga Gonzalez	CISA EXPORTADORA, S.A.
Olman Uriel Sauceda Chavez	Comercializadora El Catador
Fatima Concepcion Lopez Rodriguez	COOP. PRODECOOP, R.L.
Ricardo Antonio Castro Espinoza	Inrocasa
Alejandro Antonio Alvarado Rayo	Exportadora Atlantic, S.A.
Israel Isidro Thomas	Propia
Pedro Pablo Pérez Espinoza	Propia
Haisell Haslaya Beteta Blandon	Inversiones Mierisch, S.A.
Karina Tatiana Gonzalez Varela	Exportadora Atlantic, S.A.
Yader Antonio Madriz Orozco	Sajonia Estate Coffee S.A
Jose Abraham Pineda Garcia	Inversiones Mierisch, S.A.
Nelson Navas Montoya	BENCAFE S.A
Eliath Josue Gomez Carcamo	PERALTA COFFEES, S.A.
Vanessa Ramirez Granado	Sajonia Estate Coffee S.A

International Jury

Name	Country	Company
Head Judge
Scott Conary	USA	COE
Asia
Yasuhide Izaki	Japan	HoneyCoffee (Izaki Coffee Co. Ltd)
Yunson Lee	Korea, Republic of	Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd)
Young Min Joo	Korea, Republic of	Gaerock
Kentaro Maruyama	Japan	Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd.
Hidekazu Odake	Japan	Toacoffee co.,Ltd.
Kazuhiro Adachi	Japan	AdachiCoffee, Inc.
Europe
Vladimir Tkalich	Russian Federation	Kafema
Thomas Brinkmann	Germany	Villa Kava – roastfactory
Bram de Hoog	Netherlands	Expocamo S.A.
Mario Felix Liebold	Germany	Erste Tegernseer Kaffeeroesterei
Jordan Dabov	Bulgaria	Dabov Specialty Coffee
North America
Jeffrey Chean	United States of America	Groundwork Coffee
Oscar Marin	United States of America	Condaxis Coffee & Tea
Central America
Ricardo Antonio Castro Espinoza	Nicaragua	Beneficio LasNubes
Haisell Haslaya Beteta Blandon	Nicaragua	Fincas Mierisch
Karina Tatiana Gonzalez Varela –	Nicaragua	Atlantic Exportadora
Oceania
Shawn Phua	Australia	Campos Coffee
Observers
Brian Huh	Mexico	E-Cafe Chiapas
Philip Hand	United States of America	Groundwork Coffee
Stefan Papke	Germany	Villa Kava – roastfactory

COE Auction Results

LOT #	WINNING FARM / CWS	LOT SIZE	HIGH BID	TOTAL VALUE	HIGH BIDDER(S)
1a	Finca La Bendicion – Finca La Bendicion	7	$31.60/lb	$14,288.57	Maruyama Coffee (Japan), Sarutahiko Coffee (Japan), Good Boy Bob Coffee (U.S.A.)
1b	Finca La Bendicion – Finca La Bendicion	6	$32.09/lb	$12,734.27	Brew92 Cafe & Roastery
2a	Las Promesas de San Blas – Gonzalo Adán Castillo Moreno	7	$15.30/lb	$7,083.44	Rehm & Co. / Benecke Coffee GmbH & Co.
2b	Las Promesas de San Blas – Gonzalo Adán Castillo Moreno	7	$15.30/lb	$7,083.44	Time’s Club, Coffee Libre
3a	Jesus Mountain – JESUS MOUNTAIN COFFEE COMPANY S.A	6	$10.30/lb	$4,087.35	TOA COFFEE Co., Ltd.
3b	Jesus Mountain 3b – JESUS MOUNTAIN COFFEE COMPANY S.A	6	$10.20/lb	$3,510.53	Campos Coffee
4a	El Cambalache – Abner Samuel Zavala Gonzalez	8	$9.60/lb	$4,781.09	Kafferostare Per Nordby
4b	El Cambalache – Abner Samuel Zavala Gonzalez	7	$10.60/lb	$4,907.48	HoneyCoffee (Izaki Coffee Co. Ltd)
5a	Un Regalo de Dios – Luis Alberto Balladarez Moncada	6	$15.50/lb	$6,150.87	Adachi Coffee, Uchida Coffee, Maruyama Coffee
5b	Un Regalo de Dios – Luis Alberto Balladarez Moncada	6	$15.31/lb	$6,075.47	Single O
6	La Virgen – Ramacafe (Grupo Hueck Poncon)	22	$7.50/lb	$10,650.00	Dabov Specialty Coffee
7	El Manantial – Gloria Stella Lopez Moreno	15	$7.65/lb	$7,497.00	Pebble Coffee Co., Ltd.
8	El Esfuerzo – Ignacio Estrada Burgo	12	$9.10/lb	$7,222.31	Intelligentsia, George Howell Coffee, Ipsento, Onyx Coffee Lab, Metric, Cafe Imports
9	La Esperancita – Industrial Ganadera de Nicaragua S.A	15	$7.90/lb	$7,512.90	Kafema
10	Los Angeles – Heberto de Jesus Rivas	15	$7.10/lb	$6,915.40	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
11	San Judas Estate – Jorge Luis Ferrey Machado	8	$10.00/lb	$5,260.00	Sulalat Coffee Trading
12	Las Nubes – Las Nubes S.A / Victor Robelo	12	$9.10/lb	$7,222.31	TOA COFFEE Co., Ltd.
13	La Divina Providencia – Misael Sauceda Olivera	14	$7.50/lb	$6,598.73	Caravela Coffee
14	El Recuerdo – El Recuerdo	10	$7.40/lb	$4,654.60	Maruyama Coffee, Sunshine State Espresso
15	El Recreo Estate – Leana José Machado De Ferrey	21	$7.30/lb	$9,730.90	Latorre and Dutch Coffee & Fisher Coffee
16	La Ampliacion – Guillermo Montenegro Ayestas	15	$6.50/lb	$6,090.50	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
17	El Destino – Erwin Obel Duartes Garcia	15	$8.10/lb	$7,938.00	Campos Coffee
18	La Bastilla – Cafetalera La Bastilla, S.A.	9	$8.00/lb	$4,432.00	Taylors of Harrogate
19	Las Pencas – Felix Pedro Siles Gadea	8	$9.20/lb	$4,867.72	Rehm & Co. / Benecke Coffee GmbH & Co.
20	Ojo de Agua – Luis Emilio Valladarez	14	$12.20/lb	$11,296.35	Ecom Japan Limited
21	Bella Aurora – Luis Joaquin Lovo Gutiérrez	14	$6.90/lb	$6,388.92	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
22	Las Delicias – Eleane Mierisch & Gioconda Padilla	14	$7.30/lb	$6,511.60	Orsir Coffee, TRN(Taiwan Roasters Network)
23	Las Morenitas – Las Morenitas S.A. / Victor Robelo	14	$10.10/lb	$8,877.90	Brew92 Cafe & Roastery
24	La Rioja – Graciela Izayana Perez Bustos	24	$5.70/lb	$8,880.60	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
25	San Jose – MIMC S, A	15	$5.90/lb	$5,728.90	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
26	Santa Teresa – Jorge Luis Lagos Calix	16	$6.60/lb	$6,705.60	Kyokuto Fadie Corporation
27	San Ramon – Alfredo Rene Lopez Gomez	13	$6.80/lb	$5,630.40	Nippon Coffee Trading
28	Santa Prisca – Leonel De Jesús Rodríguez Valladarez	15	$6.80/lb	$6,746.08	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
29	Los Pirineos – Eudoro José Guillén Jarquín	13	$5.60/lb	$4,814.82	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
30	Buenos Aires – Luis Emilio Valladarez	11	$7.90/lb	$5,537.90	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
31	La Bendicion – Jose Liberato Jarquin Agurcia	12	$5.90/lb	$4,526.48	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
32	El Barril – Bayardo José Jimenez Rodríguez	15	$6.60/lb	$6,547.66	Caravela Coffee
33	Buena Esperanza – Agricola Rajuanse S.A	16	$5.50/lb	$5,820.16	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
34	Tierra Linda – Uriel Antonio Castellano Paguaga	14	$6.20/lb	$5,704.00	Kaffebrenneriet As
35	Buena Vista – Roger Esaú Herrera Ortez	12	$7.10/lb	$5,232.70	Kyokuto Fadie Corporation
Stats:		489	$8.62/lb	$272,244.95

Organizing Country Commissions

LOT #	WINNING FARM / CWS	TOTAL VALUE	AUCTION COMMISSION
1a	Finca La Bendicion – Finca La Bendicion	14288.57	3,210.41
1b	Finca La Bendicion – Finca La Bendicion	12734.27	2,866.10
2a	Las Promesas de San Blas – Gonzalo Adán Castillo Moreno	7083.44	1,400.48
2b	Las Promesas de San Blas – Gonzalo Adán Castillo Moreno	7083.44	1,400.48
3a	Jesus Mountain – JESUS MOUNTAIN COFFEE COMPANY S.A	4087.35	704.37
3b	Jesus Mountain 3b – JESUS MOUNTAIN COFFEE COMPANY S.A	3510.53	602.3
4a	El Cambalache – Abner Samuel Zavala Gonzalez	4781.09	806.81
4b	El Cambalache – Abner Samuel Zavala Gonzalez	4907.48	856.49
5a	Un Regalo de Dios – Luis Alberto Balladarez Moncada	6150.87	1,220.25
5b	Un Regalo de Dios – Luis Alberto Balladarez Moncada	6075.47	1,201.40
6	La Virgen – Ramacafe (Grupo Hueck Poncon)	10650	1,704.00
7	El Manantial – Gloria Stella Lopez Moreno	7497	1205.4
8	El Esfuerzo – Ignacio Estrada Burgo	7222.31	1,206.36
9	La Esperancita – Industrial Ganadera de Nicaragua S.A	7512.9	1,217.28
10	Los Angeles – Heberto de Jesus Rivas	6915.4	1,090.88
11	San Judas Estate – Jorge Luis Ferrey Machado	5260	894.2
12	Las Nubes – Las Nubes S.A / Victor Robelo	7222.31	1,206.36
13	La Divina Providencia – Misael Sauceda Olivera	6598.73	1,055.80
14	El Recuerdo – El Recuerdo	4654.6	742.22
15	El Recreo Estate – Leana José Machado De Ferrey	9730.9	1,546.28
16	La Ampliacion – Guillermo Montenegro Ayestas	6090.5	937
17	El Destino – Erwin Obel Duartes Garcia	7938	1,293.60
18	La Bastilla – Cafetalera La Bastilla, S.A.	4432	720.2
19	Las Pencas – Felix Pedro Siles Gadea	4867.72	814.81
20	Ojo de Agua – Luis Emilio Valladarez	11296.35	2,083.34
21	Bella Aurora – Luis Joaquin Lovo Gutiérrez	6388.92	1,000.00
22	Las Delicias – Eleane Mierisch & Gioconda Padilla	6511.6	1,034.72
23	Las Morenitas – Las Morenitas S.A. / Victor Robelo	8877.9	1,516.28
24	La Rioja – Graciela Izayana Perez Bustos	8880.6	1332.09
25	San Jose – MIMC S, A	5728.9	859.34
26	Santa Teresa – Jorge Luis Lagos Calix	6705.6	1,036.32
27	San Ramon – Alfredo Rene Lopez Gomez	5630.4	877.68
28	Santa Prisca – Leonel De Jesús Rodríguez Valladarez	6746.08	1,051.59
29	Los Pirineos – Eudoro José Guillén Jarquín	4814.82	722.22
30	Buenos Aires – Luis Emilio Valladarez	5537.9	897.28
31	La Bendicion – Jose Liberato Jarquin Agurcia	4526.48	678.97
32	El Barril – Bayardo José Jimenez Rodríguez	6547.66	1011.91
33	Buena Esperanza – Agricola Rajuanse S.A	5820.16	873.02
34	Tierra Linda – Uriel Antonio Castellano Paguaga	5704	864.8
35	Buena Vista – Roger Esaú Herrera Ortez	5232.7	825.44
Stats:		272,244.95	46,568.48