National Cupping Jury

The National Jury will manage the initial preselection and creation of the long list for later cupping rounds. This jury will provide a balanced view of coffee from around Rwanda in equal measures of washed, naturals, honey processed coffees.

This will be made up from 13 Q Graders in Rwanda who have assessed the initial submission of coffees from all coffee producers. Each submission will be expected to meet specific requirements to be taken further. One of the basic requirements is that all lots should be Specialty Arabica Grade and have a cupping score of 86 points and above.

The timetable is as follows:

• Roasting: 11 and 12 August 2021
• Calibration & Green Grading: 13th September 2021
• Cupping Sessions: 14 and 15 September 2021

About the international jury

• The International Jury will be managed by our Head Judge Danny Pang (Singapore) who will invite 30 professional tasters and Q Graders to cup the coffee.
• All 30 judges will be professional tasters or Q graders for importers around the world.
• We will roast all the coffee together in the UK to gain a consistent roast for each coffee.
• Sensible Development will provide support to the Head Juror through Nicolas Pastellopoulos who is our Head of Coffee and also a Q Grader.
• The top 10 coffees will be re-cupped, Round 4, to establish the final line-up for the coffees in the auction.
• We will use the feedback from the jury as the basis for detailing the coffee on sale in the auction to you the buyers.
• This final set of coffee samples will be sold and distributed to the buyers as they register, and purchase samples sets.
• All samples will be dispatched from the United Kingdom.
• All shortlisted coffees will be secured by the CEPAR to guarantee the quality and identity of the coffee sold to the buyers during the auction.