The top ten coffee producing areas in the world

The American Fine Coffee Association (SCAA) Baker Association 2012 COTY-Coffees of the Year Competition ended a few days ago. 250 kinds of raw coffee beans from 26 countries in the world's major coffee producing regions took part in the competition for the 2011 / 12 award of "the world's best boutique coffee". After the professional judges blindly evaluated the taste characteristics of the participating coffee in six aspects, such as dry aroma, wet aroma, taste, flavor, aftertaste and mellow thickness, the ten coffees that won the "Best Fine Coffee in the World" award in 2011 / 12 are:

Producer name: Cooperative

Farm name: Oromia

Producing area: Oromia Region (Oromia is a district of Ethiopia, including five major coffee producing areas, Cooperative is a cooperative, and this bean is estimated to have been selected by the Oromia Coffee Cooperative)

Country of origin: Ethiopia (Ethiopia)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Heirloom Varietal (heirloon originally means "family heirloom", which should refer to an ancient Ethiopian variety)

Score: 88.41

Producer name: Cafe Granja La Esperanza

Farm name: Cerro Azul

Production area: Trujillo

Country of origin: Colombia (Colombia)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Geisha/35000 (Rosa rugosa)

Score: 88.25

Producer name: Rigoberto Herrera Correa

Farm name: Las Margaritas

Production area: Caicedonia

Country of origin: Colombia (Colombia)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Geisha/22000 (Rosa rugosa)

Score: 87.84

Producer name: Adado

Farm name: Gedeo Zone, YCFCU

Producing area: South (Gedeo area, which is next to Yega Xuefei on the map)

Country of origin: Ethiopia (Ethiopia)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Arabica (Arabica)

Score: 87.28

Producer name: Extreberto Caceres

Farm name: Cielito Lindo

Production area: Santa Barbara

Country of origin: Honduras (Honduras)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Pacas (Pacas)

Score: 87

Producer name: Will and Grace Tabios

Farm name: The Rising Sun; Will and Grace Farms

Production area: Ka'u

Country of origin: United States, Hawaii (Hawaii)

Processing method: Semi-Washed (semi-washed)

Species name: Typica (Ironhide)

Score: 86.94

Producer name: Rigoberto Herrera

Farm name: Finca Experimental Banexport-Granja La Esperanza

Production area: Valle Del Cauca

Country of origin: Colombia (Colombia)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Geisha (Rosa rugosa)

Score: 86.75

Producer name: Rafael Lozano

Farm name: Finca Buenavista

Production area: San Agustin, Huila

Country of origin: Colombia (Colombia)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Caturra (Kaddura)

Score: 86.59

Producer name: Lorie Obra

Farm name: Rusty's Hawaiian

Production area: Ka'u

Country of origin: United States, Hawaii (Hawaii)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Typica / Caturra (Tibika / Kaddura)

Score: 86.47

Producer name: Francis and Trinidad Marques

Farm name: Ali'i Hawaiian Hula Hands Coffee

Production area: Ka'u

Country of origin: United States, Hawaii (Hawaii)

Processing method: Washed (washing)

Species name: Typica / Caturra (Tibika / Kaddura)

Score: 86.41

Ethiopia occupies the second place in the top 10, but there is no specific species name. Ethiopia, the country of origin of coffee trees, is known as the "treasure trove of Arabica genes", and many varieties may not have been named yet.

Geisha was also transplanted from Ethiopia, this time on Colombian farms.