2020 Guatemala Cup of Excellence

Geisha reigns at 2020 Guatemala Cup of Excellence

Cercol’s El Socorro farm has won the 2020 Guatemala Cup of Excellence (COE) with a 91.06 scoring washed Geisha coffee. It was the competition’s only coffee to earn a Presidential Award and marks the third time Cercol placed first in the Guatemala COE.
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Esmeralda Especial

Best of Panama Esmeralda Especial Washed

Best of Panama is the world’s premier coffee competition in which the most celebrated producers of Panama submit their best coffees of the year. A panel of international judges spend a week in Boquete assessing Geisha and traditional varieties in Washed and Natural categories.
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Esmeralda Jaramillo

Cup of Gold: Making the best of the best available to anyone

Campos Coffee is releasing its most expensive coffee to date, Esmeralda Jaramillo from the 2019 Best of Panama, in single serves to make this Geisha experience available to anyone. Coffee is often compared to wine. Both beverages originate from plants, can possess complex flavour profiles, and offer varying degrees of quality based on how they are produced and processed.
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David Train Southern Region

David Train wins ASCA 2020 Southern Region Brewers Cup

David Train has won the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) 2020 Southern Region Brewers Cup. Hyunsuk Ko of Bennetts placed second and Devin Loong of Ona Coffee placed third in the competition, held at St Ali in Port Melbourne from 26 to 27 October.
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Campos Coffee geisha

Campos Coffee brings two 95+ Geisha coffees to Australia

Campos Coffee has announced the release of two Geisha coffees, Super Mario and Jaramillo, from the award-winning Hacienda La Esmeralda coffee farm in Panama. The natural processed Special Release Super Mario San Jose, which will be available from 1 October, was purchased in an online auction direct from Esmeralda for $524 per kilogram. It will be available for sale in individually sealed 18-gram pouches for $18 per serve.
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elida estate geisha

Elida Estate natural ASD Geisha makes Best of Panama auction history at US$1029 per pound

After setting a new record for the highest score in the 2019 Best of Panama (BoP) competition in May, Elida Estate’s natural Geisha has done the same in the BoP auction on 17 July, selling for US$1029 per pound (about $1464). Buyers of the coffee include the Japanese Saza Coffee in Japan, Taiwanese Black Gold, OK Lao, Haaya Gourmet Coffee, HWC Roasters, and On The Up, British Difference Coffee, American Klatch Coffee, Willoughby’sCoffee & Tea, and Dragonfly, Chinese Coffee Tech and Grand Cru Coffee, Malaysian The Hub Coffee, and Australian Aroma Coffee.
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