19 April, 2005: A Panel of 12 cuppers from different parts of the world selected India's finest coffees at Seattle where the last round of the Coffee Board's Flavour of India — The Fine Cup Awards Cupping Competition 2005' was held along with the annual conference of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA). The finals were held on the premises of Tully's at Seattle.

The Fine Cup Award for India's best Arabica went to Sargod Plantations' Plenty Valley Estate in the Annamalais region of Tamil Nadu. The Kelagur Coffee & Tea Estates in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka picked up the awrd for the country's best Robusta. The Robusta Kaapi Royale cultivated by the Paltope Estate in the Karnataka district of coorg bagged the award for the best specialty coffee.

In the category-wise section, Tata Coffee's Merthikan Estate in Coorg won the award for the best Mysore Nuggets Extra Bold. The monsooned coffee of Aspinwall, Mangalore, was adjusted the best. The award for the best organic Arabic went to Poabs Plantations' Seetharagundu Estate in the Nelliampathy area of Kerala. Tata Coffee's Devaracadoo Estate in Coorg won the award for the best organic Robusta. The awards for the best Arabica Cherry and Robusta Cherry went to Devon Plantation's Chenekal Estate, respectively. Balanoor Plantations also bagged both the awards for Arabica pulped sun-dried and Robusta pulped sun-dried.

Nine regional awards were also presented, seven of them for Arabica. Yelnoorkhan Estate. Balanoor Planations' M S Estate and Pampadumpara Estate bagged the awards for the best Arabica in the Baba Budan Girls region, Chikmagalur and Travancore, respectively. JK Estate, Tata Coffee's Jumboor Estate, APFDC'S Pasdebayalu Estate and Kelagur Estates bagged the awards for the best Arabica from the Sheveroys region, Coorg, Araku Valley and Manjarabad region, respectively. Devon Plantation Devon Estate and BBTC'S Choudikadu Estate bagged the awards or the best Robusta from Chikmagalur and Coorg respectively.

The award-winning coffees were displayed at the Coffee Board Pavillion in the exhibition held by the SCAA as part of its annual conference at Seattle so that delegates could sample them.