El Salvador 2010 Cup of Excellence – Winning Farms

This week marked the 2nd week in a row an international jury descended on a Central American host for a Cup of Excellence competition.  The jury awarded the Cup of Excellence to thirty lots, including three lots achieving a CoE Presidential award for scoring higher than 90 points on the final day.  From the CoE press release on the event, the international jury was somewhat divided in its preferences for El Salvador’s choice bourbons and pacamaras.  Here’s hoping we are able to get our hands on some gems like we did with the Altamira Pacamara from last year.

Lot #	Farm	Farmer	Region	Score
1	Finca Suiza	Julia Margarita Martinez Molina	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	91.05
2	El Ausol	Maria Elena Avila Magaña De Muyshondt	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	90.48
3	La Montanita	Antonio Rene Aguilar Lemus	Alotepec-Metap N	90.45
4	San Isidro	Bessie Batres Smith De Giron	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	89.25
5	Los Andes	Juan Jose Ernesto Menendez Arguello	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	89.16
6	San Joaquin	F.A. Pacas Y Cia	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	88.86
7	Los Pirineos	Los Pirineos S.A. De C.V.	Tecapa-Chinameca	88.84
8	La Batalla #1	Guillermo Magaña Flores	Alotepec-Metap N	88.84
9	Las Mercedes	Giron Salazar Hijos Y Cia Francisco	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	88.70
10	Llano Grande	Proyectos De Venta Y Compra, S.A. De C.V…	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	88.18
11	La Pinera	Luis Alonso Araujo	Cacahuatique	86.50
12	El Porvenir	Adilia Encarnacion Aguilar De Pullinger	Tecapa-Chinameca	86.30
13	Agabo	Adda Mercedes Serarols Diaz	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	86.07
14	San Carlos	Carlos Alfredo Mendez Florez	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	86.05
15	Cerro Negro	Jose Armando Portillo Peraza	Alotepec-Metap N	85.95
16	La Gloria/Nueva Granada	Maria Jose Huezo Rodriguez	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	85.91
17	Santa Teresa I	Marco Antonio Batres, Teresa Eugenia Gia…	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	85.70
18	Casa De Zinc	Casa De Zinc, S.A. De C.V.	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	85.18
19	La Campanula	Lima Y Socios	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	85.07
20	Pinares 2	Hector Manuel Velasquez Guzman	Volcan de San Salvador	85.05
21	Los Amates – Tablon Los Chorros	Finca Los Amates, S.A. De C.V.	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	85.05
22	Divina Providencia	Roberto Samuel Ulloa Vilanova	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	85.05
23	Villagalicia	Pretoria, S.A. De C.V.	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	84.73
24	Opalo	Daniel Ernesto Aguilar Zarco	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	84.68
25	El Jocotillo	Anna Elaine Del Carmen Rivas De Vega	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	84.55
26	Santa Barbara	Cia. Agrop. De Exportacion Centroamerica…	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	84.45
27	Las Nubes I	Ernesto Lima Mena	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	84.39
28	El Milenio	Kristal S.A.	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	84.36
29	Miralvalle	Marta Dolores Menendez De Riera	Apaneca-Ilamatepec	84.23
30	Las Palmas	Los Pirineos S.A. De C.V.	Tecapa-Chinameca	84.11

La Batalla

Guillermo Magaña Flores