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  • Gengxia Manor, Yunle Coffee and Songfeng Coffee Win Gems of Yunnan 2026

    China’s Gems of Yunnan competition named three Presidential Award winners after its judging concluded June 25, 2026, all Washed Geisha lots scoring above 90 points. Lincang Gengxia Manor led the field at 91.78 points, the highest score recorded in a Yunnan coffee competition to date, followed by Menghai Yunle Coffee at 90.53 and Lincang Linxiang Songfeng Coffee Cooperative at 90.28. None of the three lots has a publicly confirmed shop as of this writing.

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  • Huehuetepan, El Izote and Finca Santa Cruz Win Mexico 2026 Cup of Excellence

    Mexico’s 2026 Cup of Excellence named three category winners at its July 28 auction, all Geisha lots scoring above 90 points and earning the competition’s Presidential Award. Huehuetepan led the Washed category at 91.22 points, El Izote topped Honey at 91.03, and Finca Santa Cruz took the Experimental category at 91.33, the highest score of the three. None of the three lots has a publicly confirmed buyer as of this writing.

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  • El Injerto Natural Geisha Wins Guatemala 2026 Cup of Excellence at 91 Points

    El Injerto took the top score at the 2026 Guatemala Cup of Excellence with a Natural Geisha from their La Libertad farm in Huehuetenango, scoring 91.86 points to top the Natural and Honey category. The lot is grown by Arturo Aguirre Escobar, whose family has farmed El Injerto since 1874 and built it into one of Guatemala’s most decorated specialty producers over four generations. Geisha is a rare variety from Ethiopia, prized in competition for its floral jasmine and stone-fruit notes; processed as a Natural, meaning the whole cherry is dried around the seed before milling, which concentrates sweetness and adds fruit intensity. The 2026 auction lot is currently being allocated to international buyers; the farm sells roasted coffees directly at fincaelinjerto.com, including past competition lots, and is the most direct route to their work while the 2026 CoE lot makes its way to roasters.

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  • Los Alpes Natural Geisha Wins Nicaragua 2026 Cup of Excellence at 92 Points

    The highest-scoring coffee in Nicaragua’s 2026 Cup of Excellence is a Natural Geisha from Los Alpes farm, which earned 92.00 points and sold at auction for $140 a pound. It is the third time the farm has taken first place in the country’s natural category, having also won in 2023 and 2024.

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  • Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 2026: Two Geisha Lots Lead the Field — Auction Opens June 25

    Nicaragua’s 2026 Cup of Excellence results are in, and the story at the top is straightforward: Geisha varieties swept both category winners from 29 competing lots.

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