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Good to see I'm not the only one who scores my coffees. I use Memento app, love it. I had the Vanguard - BRAZIL RAFAEL VINHAL LOT 046 TRIPLE HONEY, scored it 79.

Scoring system

0-30+ Appalling/Faulty

40+ Poor, marginally deficient I'll drink it but don’t like something about it

50+ Average, meets in full but at a minimal level, wouldn’t buy again.

60+ Pretty good, happy to drink but not enough to purchase again.

70+ Really good, I like it, and would buy again.

80+ Excellent, love this and will definitely buy again.

90+ Wow, superb. This is awesome, wish I could afford it most likely.

This year

NZ

Flight Coffee - ALIRIO RODRIGUEZ - COLOMBIA - NATURAL - 85

Eternal Coffee - Colombia Castillo Honey Passionfruit - 84

Coffee-tech - YELLOW SUDAN RUME COLOMBIA LUZ HELENA SALAZAR NATURAL - 80

Flight Coffee - IRMÃS PEREIRA - Bourbon - NATURAL - 80

Imported

Onyx - Colombia Julio Madrid Caturra Nitrogen Anaerobic - 95

Rogue Wave - Sudan Rume Wilton Benitez - 95

Rose Coffee Roaster - Ethiopia Sidama Bensa Tamiru Faficho, Anaerobic Natural ARC 74158 - 90

Imported is usually to get something that was used to win a competition, or is a particular variety, producer or even obscure county I'm after.

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Yassss, I brought the maragesha from Franks which was $39.50 for 100grams which is essentially one of the most expensive I’ve brought. I still remember paying £8 in 2010 for a brewed Panama gesha in London. It is affordable luxury and yes, we are soooo lucky in Nz- spoilt for choice.

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Oh Franks is another local roaster that has some maaaaaad coffee. 8quid in 2010 seems reasonable for a geisha haha . Was it one of those crazy apricot pie sort if geshias that were around then? I have vivid memories of one from Supreme around that time.

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