Cup of Excellence · Nicaragua
Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 2026
31 winning lots92 top scoreUS$140 top price per lb
Winning varieties
Gesha (Geisha) 10Catuai 4Maragogype 4Caturra 2Pacamara 274158 1
Processes
Washed Processes
| Rank | Farm / producer | Region | Variety | Process | Score | Auction ($/lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | El CambalacheAbner Samuel Zavala | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | Washed | 91.44 | US$67.70Coffee Me Up (Korea), TWO HANDS FULL (Indonesia), Cafe Kreyol, Shyghost coffeelab, Citric meets Malic |
| 1B | El CambalacheAbner Samuel Zavala | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | Washed | 91.44 | US$67.80Canasto Coffee Co. for Luce Avenue Coffee Roasters, Terraform Coffee Roasters, CHG（手多多咖啡）, TGIF, Moonway Coffee Roaster, 29 Coffee |
| 2 | La FuriosaCoffee Libre ,s.a | Nueva Segovia | 74158Etiopia 74158 | Washed | 89.38 | US$20.90Brew92 Cafe & Roastery |
| 3 | Puma-punkuManuel Rosales Raudales | Nueva Segovia | Bourbon、Caturra、CatuaiCaturra-catuai-bourbon | Washed | 89.13 | US$13.50Sarutahiko Coffee Inc. |
| 4 | El ArbolClaudia Rebeca Lovo Salgado | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | Washed | 88.69 | US$14.00Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
| 5 | El PosteGuillermo Montenegro Ayestas | Nueva Segovia | Maragogype | Washed | 87.89 | US$13.30Ecofarm Coffee(China) for 0566 珈琲製作所/ 0566 COFFEE |
| 6 | Buenos AiresInversiones Valladarez Acevedo S.a | Nueva Segovia | Maracaturra | Washed | 87.61 | US$14.00Cafe Integral |
| 7 | Las HortenciasAna Maria Albir Sotomayor | Nueva Segovia | CatuaiCatuai Rojo | Washed | 87.5 | US$13.40Brew92 Cafe & Roastery |
| 8 | La LagunaJosé Edilberto Ubeda Zeledón | Jinotega | Maragogype | Washed | 87.39 | US$11.40Wataru & Co., Ltd. for OGAWA COFFEE |
| 9 | Santa María 2Favio Odorico Monzón Monzón | San Rafael Del Norte | Maragogype | Washed | 87.17 | US$14.10Fadie Sasaguri Roastery Corporation |
| 10 | El RenacerWarner De Jesús Ubeda Zeledón | San Rafael Del Norte | Maragogype | Washed | 87 | US$12.10Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
| 11 | Cooperativa SolidaridadByron Antonio Sanchez | Matagalpa | Maracaturra | Washed | 87 | US$6.50Kaffebrenneriet as |
Natural & Honey
| Rank | Farm / producer | Region | Variety | Process | Score | Auction ($/lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Los AlpesInversiones Valladarez Acevedo S.a | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | 92 | US$140Belco Sas | |
| 1B | Los AlpesInversiones Valladarez Acevedo S.a | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | 92 | US$138ECOM Japan Limited. for manucoffee, NOZY COFFEE, hugcoffee, ocamicoffee | |
| 2 | San Jose De La RosaTaris Chenoa Acuña Jimenez | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | 90.06 | US$31.00C&B coffee roasters | |
| 3 | Los SuyatesLeticia Milagros Gonzalez Morazan | Nueva Segovia | Parainema | 89.19 | US$15.30Cafe Kreyol, Two Hands Full and Tatido Coffee Roasters | |
| 4 | Fila QuemadaRony Jose Herrera Ortez | San Fernando | Catuai | 88.81 | US$13.30Cafe Kreyol | |
| 5 | Brisas Del MogotonMauricio Antonio Jimenez Ferrufino | San Fernando | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | 88.69 | US$14.00Saerin co.,Ltd (MOGIPOGROUND) Sangroksu Light Roasting House, PAUSA COFFEE ROASTERS | |
| 6 | El RosarioAshlyn Sarela Acuña Jimenez | Nueva Segovia | Java | 88.11 | US$21.40Sarutahiko Coffee Inc. | |
| 7 | El AvionMario Danilo Gonzalez Valdez | Nueva Segovia | Catuai | 88.06 | US$13.20Brew92 Cafe & Roastery | |
| 8 | Un Regalo De DiosLuis Alberto Balladarez Moncada | Nueva Segovia | Maracaturra | 88 | US$21.90CAMEL COFFEE CO.,LTD. (KALDI COFFEE FARM) | |
| 9 | Finca ParaisoHipolito Acuña Morales | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | 88 | US$19.10Sulalat | |
| 10 | EliteOlman Uriel Sauceda Chavez | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | 87.94 | US$19.10TRUTH ROASTERY | |
| 11 | La BendicionSergio David Jarquin Garcia | Nueva Segovia | Maracaturra | 87.94 | US$14.10Fadie Sasaguri Roastery Corporation | |
| 12 | El PorvenirSergio Noe Ortez Ortez | San Fernando | PacamaraPacamara Amarillo | 87.72 | US$15.40TAKAMURA COFFEE ROASTERS and SHRUB COFFEE by Marukai | |
| 13 | El VolcanYenis Olivera Moncada | Nueva Segovia | Caturra | 87.67 | US$17.90TRUTH ROASTERY | |
| 14 | Finca LibreCoffee Libre ,s.a | Nueva Segovia | Gesha (Geisha)Geisha | 87.56 | US$13.90Brew92 Cafe & Roastery | |
| 15 | La AuroraMario Jose Gonzalez Rodriguez | Nueva Segovia | Maracaturra | 87.44 | US$11.10Wataru & Co., Ltd. | |
| 16 | Los CongosLeyman Aaron Blandino Romero | Nueva Segovia | Pink BourbonBourbon Rosado | 87.28 | US$10.10Wataru & Co., Ltd. | |
| 17 | El DeseoCooperativa De Servicios Multiples ( Sacacli R,l) | San Rafel Del Norte | Pacamara | 87.17 | US$11.10Wataru & Co., Ltd. | |
| 18 | San IsidroByron Alexander Rodriguez Zuniga | Macuelizo | Maracaturra | 87.11 | US$6.80Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Source: allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org