Together with flavorful Kenya, same as last time, there are two new selection from fresh crop:
Panama: Finca La Berlina
Nicaragua: Finca La Virgen
Both Panama and Nicaragua are from Prize wining estate, Finca La Berlina and La Virgen. However, these beans are not taken from prize winning, auction lots but grown at prize wining estate. Does these have value? To be honest, we do not know until we cup them. There are millions estates in coffee growing region; some of them are well known and some of them are hidden, thus COE winners are appreciated with apparent in quality.
Prize winning lot gives unique flavor certainly, but it also price worthy as we all know very well. Unfortunately, not all of us identify the uniqueness in flavor, nor appreciate value of COE or any kind. In common market, Prize winning estate means the center of quality standard, which creates and heightens flavor, in general, "quality", of coffee beans. COE winning estate means mostly well managed estate and "special selection" or "selected" beans from these estates may satisfy coffee lovers soul and mind when they meet the finest roasters.
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