Burundi 2018

Award-winning lots: 36, plus 6 national winners
Organised by: Alliance for Coffee Excellence

Results 36 lots · 0 farms

Rank	Note	Producer	Variety	Process	Region	Auction $/lb	Buyer
1A	91.43	Barinzigo Honoré – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, GATARA	19.90	Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd., Sarutahiko Coffee Inc., Good Boy Bob Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd., Sarutahiko Coffee, Good Boy Bob Coffee
1B	91.43	Barinzigo Honoré – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, GATARA	19.60	Times Club, Hisashi Yamamoto Coffee INC., Coffee Libre Time’s Club, Hisashi Yamamoto Coffee (Unir), Coffee Libre
2A	91.14	Bavumiragira Antoine – BUJA COFFEE 15+	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	18.30	Campos Coffee
8th	89.96	Sindihebura Aghalte – CPC	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MURUTA	17.50	Campos Coffee
2B	91.14	Bavumiragira Antoine – BUJA COFFEE 15+	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	16.60	Campos Coffee
3A	90.57	Bucumi Casimile – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, GATARA	11.00	Mokka Speciality Coffee
3B	90.57	Bucumi Casimile – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, GATARA	11.00	Red meow coffee company, Chanji Coffee Firm Red Meow Coffee, Chanji Coffee Firm
5A	90.32	Miburo Adrien – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	8.10	Lowkey Coffee lowkeycoffee (coffeejumbbang)
6B	90.32	Minani Elias – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, MWUMBA	7.60	Wataru & Co., Ltd. Wataru & Co., Ltd. – Nagoya
15th	88.29	Miburo Anicet – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	7.60	Dragonfly Coffee Roasters
16th	88.25	Minani Eliphase – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KABARORE	7.50	NOZY COFFEE Wataru for Nozy Coffee
5B	90.32	Miburo Adrien – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	7.20	32CUP N.V.
6A	90.32	Minani Elias – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, MWUMBA	7.20	TOA COFFEE Toa Coffee Co., Ltd. JAPAN
4A	90.46	Minani Agnès – SOGESTAL KAYANZA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	6.60	Kafema
14th	88.39	Nyandwi Immaculée – SOGESTAL KAYANZA	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, BUSIGA	6.10	Campos Coffee
4B	90.46	Minani Agnès – SOGESTAL KAYANZA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	6.00	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
7B	90.25	Nizigiyimana Léonard – SOGESTAL KAYANZA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	6.00	elbgold Roestkaffee GmbH
12th	88.54	Banyansekare Marc – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	6.00	Dimattina Coffee
13th	88.43	Bucumi Consilie – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, MWUMBA	6.00	La Boheme Café
23rd	87.89	Barutwanayo Cassien – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	6.00	HAYDEN
7A	90.25	Nizigiyimana Léonard – SOGESTAL KAYANZA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	5.90	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
9th	89.79	Minani Balthazar – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, MWUMBA	5.70	Moustache Coffee Club, Florisbella Coffee, Carrboro Coffee Roasters, Kean Coffee
10th	89.71	Faida Denise – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, NGOZI	5.70	Coffee Fiel BPC for Coffee Fiel
17th	88.18	Barisesa Immaculée – CPC	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MURUTA	5.60	Red meow coffee company, Chanji Coffee Firm Red Meow Coffee, Chanji Coffee Firm
19th	88.14	Ngendakumana Salvator – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, MWUMBA	5.60	NIPPON COFFEE TRADING CO., LTD. Nippon Coffee Trading
22nd	88.00	Ndorere Juvenal – CCC	Bourbon	Washed	MURAMVYA, BUKEYE	5.60	OGAWA COFFEE
26th	87.54	Manimbona Laurant – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, NYAMURENZA	5.60	Wataru & Co., Ltd. Wataru & Co., Ltd. – Nagoya
11th	88.61	Niyonzima Géovanie – COOP YAGIKAWA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	5.50	Kyokuto Fadie Corporation
18th	88.14	Minani Balthazar – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, NYAMURENZA	5.50	Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd.
20th	88.11	Mpamira Joseph – SOGESTAL KAYANZA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	5.50	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
21st	88.11	Ntungicimpaye Caline – COOP YAGIKAWA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	5.50	Wataru & Co., Ltd.
24th	87.71	– MATRACO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KAYANZA	5.50	UCC UESHIMA COFFEE CO., LTD
25th	87.68	Manirakiza Thérèse – COOP DOHORERABARIMYI	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, KABARORE	5.50	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
27th	87.46	Biyuhire Joselyne – MUNYINYA COFFEE	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, BUTAGANZWA	5.50	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
28th	87.46	Nsengiyumva Désiré – MATRACO	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, GAHOMBO	5.50	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.
29th	87.11	Hatungimana Donatien – GREENCO	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, NYAMURENZA	5.50	Honu Kato Coffee Inc.

National winners 6 lots · they scored between 85 and 87 and did not make the top ten of their category

Results

Rank	Note	Producer	Variety	Process	Region	Auction $/lb
30th	85.93	GACOKWE	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, RANGO	—
31st	85.89	MIZUGA	Bourbon	Washed	MUYINGA, MUYINGA	—
32nd	85.82	KAGOMA	Bourbon	Washed	NGOZI, NYAMURENZA	—
33rd	85.64	GWIRI	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	—
34th	85.39	MPEMBA	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	—
35th	85.21	KINYOVU	Bourbon	Washed	KAYANZA, MATONGO	—

International jury 26 cuppers from 17 countries

John Thompson · COE Head Judge, UK

Jamie Djambazov · Campos Coffee, Australia

Jeremie Ndayishimiye · ARFIC, Burundi

Jean Pierre Ntarindwa · KALICO, Burundi

Clemence Nsabimana · ARFIC, Burundi

AlexTai Wan Fung · Red Meow Coffee (Ojo De Gato), Hong Kong

Hiroaki Koyanagi · Wataru & Co., Ltd., Japan

Cariappa Nadikerianda · Ibero Kenya Ltd, Kenya

Kennedy Keya · C. Dorman Limited, Kenya

Anna Inyoung Kim · LetSequoia, Korea, Republic of

Hanna Yang · Hankook Coffee, Korea, Republic of

Sylvia Tan · Coffee Stain, Malaysia

Morten Sletten · Solberg & Hansen As, Norway

Ava Seonmyeong Lee · May Forest Inc., Republic of Korea

Evgeny Shchukin · Kafema, Russia

Vladimir Lisovoy · Kafema, Russia

Ji Youn Kwon · Hankook Coffee, South Korea

Fabio Kaiser · G. Henauers Sohn AG, Switzerland

Min-Kai Chan · Chanji Coffee Firm, Taiwan

Jones Huang · Linking Coffee Co., Ltd., Taiwan

Daniel Tian · Linking Coffee Co., Ltd., Taiwan

Arthur Ayel · Sucafina (Ugacof), Uganda

Claudia Bellinzoni · Cafe Imports, United States (US)

Emma Chevalier · Revelator Coffee, United States of America

Harris Nash · Ipsento, United States of America

Stephen Vick · African Coffee Roasters, United States of America

National jury 12 cuppers from 0 countries

ERIC MUHETO · COCOCA

JEAN PIERRE NTARINDWA · KALICO

ALFRED NDIKURIYO · OLAM

DOMITIEN BIZIMANA · GREENCO

ELIANE UWIHAYE · BUGESTAL

JEANNINE NZEYIMANA · SOGESTAL KAYANZA

CELINE NIYUNGEKO · ARFIC

ANASTASIE NDIKUMANA · ARFIC

JEREMIE NDAYISHIMIYE · ARFIC

CLEMENCE NSABIMANA · ARFIC

AUDACE NSHIMIRIMANA · ARFIC

Stephen Vick · African Coffee Roasters

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