Jinotega, Nicaragua-
The first round of cupping by the international jury has come to a close. Of the 59 coffees that passed the national jury 29 have scored above 84 points by the international jury and are cup of excellence coffees. Tomorrow we cup all 29 nine in four flights of seven and rank them in order. The top ten of those are cupped again on Friday to place them. Today we had one coffee that was absolutely amazing berries and cream on the aroma and flavors cane sugar, jasmine, and lemon tea. It scored above 90 by about half of the jury with some breaking into the 95 and above scoring bracket for the first time this competition.