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2006 Competition

A jury of distinguished international judges at the 2ND annual ECAFE Gold Ethiopian Cooperative Coffees Competition has selected 27 winning coffee lots, which will be available through an internet auction in May.  The auction will include 12 rarely offered grade one washed coffees from the Yirgacheffe, Sidamo and Tepi regions. Particularly unique in this auction are the 15 specially selected and processed unwashed varieties from the Yirgacheffe, Jimma and Sidamo regions. “This second ECAFE Gold competition has again proven that natural coffees from Ethiopia present exemplary flavor profiles rarely found in other coffee origins,” comments Willem Boot, co-founder of ECAFE Foundation.

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2006 Auction Date
Auction was held on August 23rd 2006.

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2006 Cupping Results

SUNDRIED NATURAL COFFEE
RANK CERTIFIED SCORE TYPE COOPERATIVE UNION BAGS CUP DESCRIPTORS
1 ORG 92.5 YIRGACHEFFE HAMA YIRGACHEFFE 11 Banana, creamy body, rich, dried fruit, honey, fresh flowers, peppermint, chocolate, berry, silky, oily, excellent viscosity, floral end-notes, mango, lemon, pineapple, pear, strawberry, sweet vanilla.
2   91.3 JIMMA KENTERI OROMIA 36 spicy, chocolate, citrus, sweet, thick, juicy, blueberry, pineapple, peach, mandarin orange, cinnamon, clove, yellow cherry, honey, balanced, cardamom
3   91 SIDAMO SHANTA GOLBA SIDAMA 29 berry, orange, chocolate, velvet, floral, spicy, brilliant full mouthfeel, sweet, balanced
4 FTO + UK 90.8 SIDAMO WOTONA & BULTUMA SIDAMA 31 berry, red currant, strawberry, milk-chocolate, dried fruit, figs, complex, balanced, ripe fruit, thick
5 FTO 90.3 SIDAMO SHILCHO SIDAMA 19 clean, vibrant, rounded, smooth, pleasant, balanced, floral, fruity, honey, cinnamon, clove, bergamot, sweet, elegant, honey, refreshing
6   90.1 YIRGACHEFFE KONGA YIRGACHEFFE 8 complex, fruit, floral, sweet, balance, exotic fruit notes, exemplary Ethiopian sun-dried coffee, orange, citrus, clean, round, strawberry, blueberry, rhubarb
7   89.8 SIDAMO TITIRA SIDAMA 22 sweet, fruit, pleasant, winy, mango, peach, pineapple, floral, vanilla, honey, soft, bright, rich, balanced
8   89.6 SIDAMO GERBICHO LELA SIDAMA 26 deep fruit, bright, sweet, apple, juicy, balanced, bergamot, raisin, berries, dried apricot, elegant
9   89.6 YIRGACHEFFE ADADO YIRGACHEFFE 24 sweet complexity, dried fruit, lingering aftertaste, tropical fruit, mango, guava, pineapple, mango, cantaloupe, sweet orange, raspberry, coconut, spiced rum, rue, honey
10   88.1 ILLUBABOR KAMPI OROMIA 33 honey, maple syrup, citrus, pineapple, almond, coconut, strawberry, tea-like, geisha
11 FT 88 SIDAMO SETAMO SIDAMA 23 round, balanced, floral, sweet, citrus, intense dried fruit, smooth, sweet, fruit
12   87.9 YIRGACHEFFE KELLO YIRGACHEFFE 25 sweet, creamy, balanced, fresh, molasses, stable, honey, smooth, pineapple
13 ORG 87.2 YIRGACHEFFE BALE KARA YIRGACHEFFE 18 sweet, fruit, honey, strawberry, ripe melon, bright, creamy, balanced
14   86.7 KAFFA MICHITI KAFFA 19 clean, sweet, smooth, complex, floral, balanced, pure, caramel, lively, creamy, deep, green tea, spicy, winy, apricot
15   85.4 ILLUBABOR SENESO OROMIA 37   
WASHED COFFEE
RANK CERTIFIED SCORE TYPE COOPERATIVE UNION BAGS CUP DESCRIPTORS
1   90.6 YIRGACHEFFE KELLO YIRGACHEFFE 25 bergamot, blood orange, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, sweet, tart, balanced
2   90.1 SIDAMO WATADARA SIDAMA 31 exemplary, floral notes, exotic fruits, shimmering citrus, delicate, beautiful, peach, lemon, bergamot, velvet, apricot, coconut, citrus, chocolate
3   88.2 SIDAMO GERBICHO LELA SIDAMA 25 honey, chocolate mint, floral, smooth, rich, floral, spicy, balanced
4 FTO 87.7 SIDAMO HALONA GELMA SIDAMA 25 Spicy, floral, rich, balanced, sweet, berries, clean, pleasant, cucumber, grapefruit, lemon, bright fruit, molasses, honey, maple, juicy acidity, butterscotch
5   87.1 SIDAMO NURAKURATE SIDAMA 34 ripe fruit, dried fruit, honey, clean, sweet, rich, balanced, sparkling acidity, raisin, caramel, floral
6 FTO 86.5 SIDAMO SHILCHO SIDAMA 32 sweet, honey, floral, balanced, citrus
7   86.2 SIDAMO TITIRA SIDAMA 24 chocolate, floral, lemon, fruit, complex, spicy, herbal, citrus
8   86.2 YIRGACHEFFE HAFURSA YIRGACHEFFE 22 citrus, smooth, vanilla, ginger, full
9 ORG + UK 86.1 SIDAMO BOKASO SIDAMA 26 caramel, candy, floral, melon, citrus, sweet
10 ORG 85.8 SIDAMO WICHO SIDAMA 36 honey, floral, sweet, creamy, balanced, maple syrup, citrus
11 ORG 85.3 YIRGACHEFFE BALE KARA YIRGACHEFFE 22 honey, chocolate, floral, bright, lemon, bergamot, floral, vanilla
12   85.2 TEPI TIGIL FIRE TEPI 32 grapefruit, mandarin orange, delicate, citrus, fruit, balanced, round, full, low-toned, herbal, leather, black tea

FT= Fair Trade Certified
ORG = Organic Certified
FTO = Fair Trade Organic Certified
UK = Utz Kapeh certified