Costa Rica 2012
The winning lots are coffees scoring 85 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.
Rank |
Size |
Farm / CWS |
Farmer / Representative |
Region |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
34 |
Juan Ramón Alvarado Alvarado |
San Francisco, Heredia, Valle Central |
93.47 |
|
2 |
35 |
Luis Alberto Monge Ureña / Oscar Alfonso Monge |
La Legua de Aserrí, Tarrazú |
90.67 |
|
3 |
35 |
María Emilia Quirós Segura |
Cedral, Aserrí, Tarrazú |
88.93 |
|
4 |
39 |
Luis Enrique Navarro Granandos |
La Bandera, Dota, Tarrazú |
88.67 |
|
5 |
35 |
Luis Ricardo Calderón |
Santa María de Dota, Tarrazú |
88.43 |
|
6 |
35 |
Jorge Gutiérrez Jiménez |
Dota, Tarrazú |
88.20 |
|
7 |
28 |
Beneficios Volcafe de Costa Rica S.A |
Tambor, Alajuela, Valle Central |
87.97 |
|
8 |
34 |
Gillio Francesa Ferraro |
Zarcero, Valle Occidental |
87.70 |
|
9 |
34 |
Manuel Barrantes Zúñiga |
Lourdes, Valle Occidental |
87.53 |
|
10 |
36 |
William Hidalgo Vindas |
Cedral, Aserrí, Tarrazú |
87.27 |
|
11 |
35 |
Bernal Rodríguez Badilla |
Santa María de Dota, Tarrazú |
86.80 |
|
12 |
41 |
Bernabé Aguilera Gonzalez / Erasmo Aguilera |
Los Robles de Naranjo, Valle Occidental |
86.77 |
|
13 |
35 |
María Auxiliadora Bonilla Solís |
Canet de Tarrazú, Tarrazú |
86.73 |
|
14 |
29 |
Miguel Molina Navarro |
El Alumbre, Valle Occidental |
86.57 |
|
15 |
46 |
Danilo Salazar |
Llano Bonito, Zarcero, Valle Occidental |
86.57 |
|
16 |
35 |
Adriana Fallas Venegas |
Canet de Tarrazú, Tarrazú |
86.47 |
|
17 |
69 |
La Edda S.A |
San Juan Norte, Poás, Alajuela, Valle Central |
86.30 |
|
18 |
46 |
Ismael Navarro Ceciliano |
La Violeta de Tarrazú, Tarrazú |
86.17 |
|
19 |
36 |
Alexander Delgado Oviedo |
San Luis, Grecia, Valle Occidental |
86.10 |
|
20 |
35 |
Osvaldo Gonzalez López |
Barranco de Naranjo, Valle Occidental |
86.10 |
|
21 |
115 |
Coopedota R.L |
Providencia de Dota, Tarrazú |
86.03 |
|
22 |
50 |
Compañía SALACA Limitada |
Llano Bonito, Naranjo, Valle Occidental |
85.93 |
|
23 |
39 |
Juan Aguilera Gonzalez / Alexis Aguilera Gonzalez / Horacio Aguilera Gonzalez |
Los Robles de Naranjo, Valle Occidental |
85.83 |
|
24 |
35 |
La Pira de Dota S.A |
Santa María de Dota, Tarrazú |
85.77 |
|
25 |
44 |
Carlos Haug |
Cañuela de Naranjo, Valle Occidental |
85.70 |
|
26 |
35 |
Franklin Hernández Padilla |
Frailes, Desamparados, Tarrazú |
85.33 |
|
27 |
35 |
José H Mata Bonilla |
San Pedro de Tarrazú, Tarrazú |
85.13 |
| Name | Country | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Head Judge | ||
| Silvio Leite | Brazil | ACE |
| Asia | ||
| Chikara Yokoi | Japan | yokoicoffee |
| Katsuhide Izaki | Japan | Honey coffee |
| Mie Nakahara | Japan | Maruyama Coffee |
| Yoshi Kato | Japan | Bontain |
| Yoshiyuki Tomikawa | Japan | St Berry |
| Yun Son Lee | South Korea | HAKSAN CO. LTD(TERAROSA) |
| Europe | ||
| Bernd Braune | Germany | Supremo |
| Tosca Schuitemaker | Netherlands | CoffeeXperts |
| Eystein Norheim | Norway | Kaffebrenneriet |
| North America | ||
| Anne Valdez | USA | Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen |
| Jeff Babcock | USA | Zoka Coffee |
| John Welsh | USA | Parisi Coffee |
| Ted Vautrinot | USA | Kean Coffee |
| National Cuppers | ||
| Stefan Wille | Costa Rica | Coricafe SA |
| Francisco Castro Tenorio | Costa Rica | La Fuente del Café |
| Francisco Castro Barquero | Costa Rica | Cafe de Altura de San Ramon Especial |
| Observers | ||
| Takahiro Inoue | Japan | Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
| Claudia Rebeca Lovo | Nicaragua | Beneficio Las Segovias |
| Jared Linzmeier | USA | Ladro |
| Katie Marell Blackman | USA | Parisi Artisan Coffee |
| Patrick MK Tam | Hong Kong | Knockbox coffee company |
| Stefan Richter | Germany | Berliner Kaffeerösterei |
| Sung-woo Li | South Korea | Rawbean Coffee Academy |
| Lot # | Winning Farm / CWS | Lot Size | High Bid | Total Value | High Bidder(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamora | 34 | $45.00/lb | $99,720.00 | Maruyama Coffee, Yokoi Coffee, Bontain Coffee (Japan) and Orsir Coffee (Taiwan) |
| 2 | Dragón | 35 | $20.08/lb | $45,822.56 | Time’s Club for C-COOP, Honey Coffee (Japan) and Coffee Libre (South Korea) |
| 3 | El Roble | 35 | $11.98/lb | $27,338.36 | Café Imports, Kean Coffee, Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen |
| 4 | El Halcón | 39 | $12.10/lb | $31,205.90 | WATARU for Fresh Roaster Coffee Tonya Co., Ltd |
| 5 | Las Nubes | 35 | $10.20/lb | $23,276.40 | JuBean coffee |
| 6 | La Cumbre de Dota | 35 | $10.02/lb | $22,865.64 | Invalsa Coffee® (USA) with Moxxee Coffee (USA) Zoka Coffee (USA), Rojo’s Roastery (USA), Willoughby’s Coffee (USA) and Java Blend (Canada) |
| 7 | Tambor | 28 | $9.98/lb | $18,482.96 | Mocoway Specialty Coffee (China) |
| 8 | Guadalupe | 34 | $8.10/lb | $17,949.60 | Kyokuto Fadie Corporation |
| 9 | Leoncio | 34 | $9.80/lb | $22,040.20 | Richmond Investment Inc for Haru International Corp.(Taiwan), Specialty Coffee Inc,., Beon-Ku Jeon Roaster, JJ Coffee Company, Café Golden Cup-Olympic Park, Martys Coffee in Shin-Lim, AnYang Specialty Coffee Academy, King’s coffee, Hanjuha’s coffee |
| 10 | El Joaquin | 36 | $7.30/lb | $17,140.40 | World Coffee Co.,Ltd. |
| 11 | La Cruz | 35 | $6.60/lb | $15,061.20 | Café Imports, Johnny Java’s, Reality Roasters |
| 12 | Chayote | 41 | $6.60/lb | $17,899.20 | Trabocca for Svieza Kava, Dutch Barista Coffee, CoffeeXperts |
| 13 | Cerro la Cruz | 35 | $6.50/lb | $14,833.00 | Toa Coffee Co., Ltd |
| 14 | Los Pinos | 29 | $5.95/lb | $11,412.10 | Caffè Pascucci S.p.A |
| 15 | San Cristobal | 46 | $5.00/lb | $15,210.00 | Aroma Coffee Roastery Pty Ltd |
| 16 | Las Nacientes | 35 | $6.55/lb | $14,947.10 | M.I Coffee Corporation, Indie coffee roasting house |
| 17 | La Esmeralda | 69 | $5.30/lb | $24,009.00 | Kaffebrenneriet as |
| 18 | Frailes | 46 | $5.10/lb | $15,514.20 | Nippon Coffee Trading Co.,Ltd |
| 19 | Las Mercedes | 36 | $5.30/lb | $12,444.40 | Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
| 20 | El Ciprés | 35 | $5.90/lb | $13,463.80 | EL CAFE coffee roasters, Caffe Themselves, Told a story, Coffeesociety, The 3rd place, Beansfree, Seo Dongjin’s Coffee Lab |
| 21 | Providencia | 115 | $4.40/lb | $33,466.40 | honuKATOCOFFEE Inc. |
| 22 | SALACA | 50 | $5.10/lb | $16,865.70 | Tashiro Coffee Co.,Ltd |
| 23 | Licho | 39 | $5.90/lb | $15,216.10 | Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
| 24 | La Pira | 35 | $6.00/lb | $13,692.00 | Silo Coffee Store |
| 25 | Agrícola San Juanillo | 44 | $5.00/lb | $14,550.00 | Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
| 26 | Higuitos | 35 | $5.31/lb | $12,117.42 | Lebean Korea |
| 27 | San Pedro | 35 | $5.30/lb | $12,094.60 | Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
| Stats: | 1105 | $8.25/lb | $598,638.24 | ||
| Lot # | Winning Farm / CWS | Total Value | Auction Commission |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamora | $99,720.00 | $23,268.00 |
| 2 | Dragón | $45,822.56 | $9,744.14 |
| 3 | El Roble | $27,338.36 | $5,123.09 |
| 4 | El Halcón | $31,205.90 | $5,867.23 |
| 5 | Las Nubes | $23,276.40 | $4,107.60 |
| 6 | La Cumbre de Dota | $22,865.64 | $4,004.91 |
| 7 | Tambor | $18,482.96 | $3,233.59 |
| 8 | Guadalupe | $17,949.60 | $3,035.92 |
| 9 | Leoncio | $22,040.20 | $3,845.79 |
| 10 | El Joaquin | $17,140.40 | $2,841.08 |
| 11 | La Cruz | $15,061.20 | $2,441.74 |
| 12 | Chayote | $17,899.20 | $2,901.84 |
| 13 | Cerro la Cruz | $14,833.00 | $2,396.10 |
| 14 | Los Pinos | $11,412.10 | $1,802.92 |
| 15 | San Cristobal | $15,210.00 | $2,281.50 |
| 16 | Las Nacientes | $14,947.10 | $2,418.92 |
| 17 | La Esmeralda | $24,009.00 | $3,669.30 |
| 18 | Frailes | $15,514.20 | $2,342.34 |
| 19 | Las Mercedes | $12,444.40 | $1,901.88 |
| 20 | El Ciprés | $13,463.80 | $2,122.26 |
| 21 | Providencia | $33,466.40 | $5,019.96 |
| 22 | SALACA | $16,865.70 | $2,546.39 |
| 23 | Licho | $15,216.10 | $2,398.47 |
| 24 | La Pira | $13,692.00 | $2,167.90 |
| 25 | Agrícola San Juanillo | $14,550.00 | $2,182.50 |
| 26 | Higuitos | $12,117.42 | $1,852.98 |
| 27 | San Pedro | $12,094.60 | $1,848.42 |
| Stats: | $598,638.24 | $107,366.77 | |
