BEST OF PANAMA 2017

The Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) celebrated its XXI Best of Panama this year. The event consists of a competition among the best coffees in Panama.

Since 1996, the Best of Panama represents the opportunity for local estates to promote the quality of their harvests, as this competition is overseen and judged by national and international experts in the specialty coffee industry. For us coffee growers, the Best of Panama is a very important event, as it continuously raises the bar for the quality we strive to offer in our product.

This year, our Best of Panama was celebrated in Valle Escondido Resort & Spa on May 23-27th. The event hosted more than 20 preliminary local judges, 19 international judges from USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Australia and Japan and more than 16 International VIP Cuppers from Korea, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Beijing, and France.

RESULTS 2017

Geisha Natural

1^st – Esmeralda Geisha Cañas Verdes– Hacienda La Esmeralda – 94.115 cumulative points

2^nd – Alteri Geisha Natural –Altieri Coffee Farms – 93.206 cumulative points

3^rd – Santamaria Geisha Natural –Santamaría Estate Coffee – 93.031 cumulative points

4^th  – Nuguo Natural - Nuguo Farm - 92.896 cumulative points

Geisha Washed

1^st – Sophia – Finca Sophia – 93.059 cumulative points

2^nd – Carmen Geisha –Carmen Estate Coffee  – 92.794 cumulative points

3^rd – Santamaria Geisha Washed –Santamaría Estate Coffee – 91.891 cumulative points

4^th  – Carmen Geisha El Palomar - Carmen Estate Coffee -  91.809 cumulative points

Traditional Natural

1^st – Elias Sweet Natural –Los Lajones Estate -88.765 cumulative points

2^nd – Las Brujas –Kotowa Farms – 88.517 cumulative points

3^rd – Duncan –Kotowa Farms – 88.471 cumulative points

Traditional Washed

1^st – Moi Honey - Finca Lérida - 89.735 cumulative points

2^nd – El Príncipe del Café- Finca Lérida - 89.559 cumulative points

3^rd – Esmeralda Bourbon Pointu Washed–Hacienda La Esmeralda – 89.118 cumulative points

Pacamara Natural and Washed

1^st – Royal Pacamara Natural – Finca Don Julian – 90.368 cumulative points

2^nd – Pacamara Don Maximo Natural – Cafelandia – 89.618 cumulative points

3^rd – Doña Elvira –Finca Agrícola Geisha – 88.956 cumulative points