About Us
Enriching Lives through Sustainable Rwandan Coffee Excellence
We aim to ensure the highest quality in the most sustainable and traceable way so that both producers and consumers can enrich their life through coffee!
Annual Celebration Of Coffee Harvest
Best Of Rwanda is an annual specialty coffee competition and auction showcasing the country's finest coffee. Despite climate change and market volatility challenges, dedicated smallholder farmers produce exceptional coffee using good agricultural practices. Join us in celebrating and exploring the best coffee Rwanda has to offer.
Our Jurors
In collaboration with our excellent and passionate international jurors, the auction lots will be thoroughly selected through 3 rounds of cupping sessions scheduled as below:
- Round 1: Pre-selection: July 27 - Aug 3
- Round 2: National Jury: Aug 13 - 18
- Round 3: International Jury: Aug 23 - 25
- Announcement of winners: Aug 27
- Sample request opening: (from the week of Sept 8)
Head Judge
Sherri Johns
BOR Head Judge
Assistant Head Judge
Teta Jessica
NAEB
International Jury
Claire
Ingenuity coffee (China)
Matthew Wenhui Wu
CHG (China)
Qi Yiding
Ecofarm (China)
Andrew Yu
Panda Bear Express (China)
Yan Yan
Cafree Global Trading Co., LTD. (China)
Ellie Hui
Knockbox Coffee (Hong Kong)
Anastasiia Shishkina
PLOTCOFFEE GmbH (Germany)
Takaaki Mori
Coffee County (Japan)
Shoki Kinugawa
Wataru Co.,Ltd. (Japan)
Khomchenko Roman
Submarine roasting company (Russia)
Vasiliy Ladygin
Oro Trading (Russia)
Abdulhameed Jamali
Caffeinelab coffee roasters (Saudi
Arabia)
Mazen Baset
Coffee Bean Supplies company (Saudi
Arabia)
Eung Zoo Yon
LaB Coffee & Roasters (South Korea)
Dave Peralta
Archers (UAE)
Hootan Salemi
Gold Food (UAE)
Memi Maruflu
Savaya Coffee (USA)
Suyog Mody
Driftaway Coffee (USA)
National Cuppers
Rita Gisele Kayigema
RWACOF
Mukandahiro Laetitia
Ikawa House
Farida Ntakirutimana
Private
Tuyishime Solange
NAEB
Gashema Olivier
Misozi
Niyonsaba Regine
Private
Habimana Uzziel
Ikawa House
Emertha Mukabavugirije
RWASHOSCCO
Jean de Dieu Niyibigira
NAEB
Jacqueline Uwimbabazi
Akagera Coffee
Master Roasters
Kurumugabo Adalbert
Rwashoscco
Nshimiyimana Swalleh
Roaster KCL
GAHENDA Davis
Starbucks
Safari Jean Bosco
Sustainable growers
