Last month the best tasters in the USA of the best coffees in the WORLD assembled in California to award the best coffees of 2009. Australia made it into the top list! Well done Andrew from Mountain Top.
The 2009 United States Cup Tasting Champion award winners are:
1. Champion – Ben Kaminsky, Barismo Coffee
2. Second Place – Andy Sprenger, Caffe Pronto
3. Third Place – Geoff Watts, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
2009 Coffee of the Year results:
SCORE/COUNTRY/COMPANY/REGION
88.66-Colombia-C.I. Virmax Colombia S.A.-Los Naranjos (San Agustin, Huila)
87.69-Panama-Hacienda La Esmeralda-Boquete
87.03-Ethiopia Ninety Plus Coffee-Yigrachaffe
85.78-Colombia-C.I. Racafe & CIA S.C.A.-Huila
85.72-Kenya-Royal Coffee, NY-Aberdare Ranges
85.59-Guatemala-El Injerto, S.A.-Highland Huehue
85.08-Hawaii-Ka'u Farm and Ranch Company,LLC-District of Ka'u on the Big Island if Hawaii
85-Colombia-C.I. Virmax Colombia S.A.-La Piramide (inza Cauca)
84.89-El Salvador-Exportadora El Volcan S.A. de C.V.- Apaneca/Iiamatepec Mountain Range
84.86-Guatemala-San Diego Buena Vista-Acatenango
83.5-Taiwan-Genn Shang Ind. Co. Ltd.-Alishan Lot A
81.22-Austrailia-MTC Group-Northen N.S.W (Nimbin)
