SCAA (American Fine Coffee Association) Best Coffee in the World in 2011

Huang Wei reported in Houston, USA on April 29, 2011: SCAA - Specialty Coffee Association of America 2011 COTY - Coffees of the Year competition was announced. The top ten are:

1. Coffee Grower: Helena Sarria Garrido

Score: 92.5

Country of origin: Colombia

Origin: Caiconia/Valledel Cauca

Name of Farm: Colombian Mountain Coffee

2. Coffee Grower: Crecencio Izaguirre

Score: 89.58

Country of origin: Honduras

Produced by: Santa Barbara

Farm Name: San Vicente

3. Coffee Grower: Camilo Merizalde

Score: 89.46

Country of origin: Colombia

Origin: Cauca

Farm Name: Santuario

4. Coffee Grower: Gloria Rodriguez Fontan

Score: 88.17

Country of origin: El Salvador

Origin: Apaneca

Farm Name: San Jose

5. Coffee Grower: Mariana Iturralde

Score: 87.5

Country of origin: Bolivia

Production area: Sud Yungas/La Paz

Farm Name: Takesi La Central

6. Coffee Growers: Juan Diego De La Cerda

Score: 87.09

Country of origin: Guatemala

Region: Fraijanes-Palencia

Farm Name: El Socorroy Anaxos

7. Coffee Grower: Juan Carlos Gregg Meza

Score: 86.7

Country of origin: El Salvador

Origin: Apaneca/Ilamatepec, Ahuachapan

Farm Name: San Jose

8. Coffee Growers: Teodoro Amaya Montoya

Score: 86.68

Country of origin: Honduras

Location: Santiago de Puringla, La Paz

Farm name: Los manzanos

9. Coffee Grower: Adolfo Boppel

Score: 86.67

Country of origin: Guatemala

Region: Barberena, Santa Rosa

Farm Name: Teanzul

10. Coffee Grower: Bull Kaliawa

Score: 86.17

Country of Origin: USA (Hawaii)

Origin: Ka 'u

Name of Farm: Kaliawa Coffee Farm