From the 2016 Costa Rica Cup of Excellence competition. Photo by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence.
After rigorous evaluation processes involving qualified jurors from origin countries as well as large international juries of cupping experts, the Alliance for Coffee Excellence has announced the winning coffees in the 2016 Cup of Excellence programs in Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica.
All of the coffees will be available through live online auctions in June, and ACE is currently shipping samples to its members upon request. To participate in the auctions or to register for ACE membership, see the link on the left side of ACE’s homepage.
F0r buyers, Cup of Excellence represents an opportunity to access coffees that have been meticulously evaluated by dozens of professional cuppers throughout the globe, although since its inception as a Brazil-focused competition in 1999, the competition has been all about helping the farmers that produce some of the world’s best coffee to reach the international marketplace and receive due rewards for their amazing work.
In a video shared by ACE, winning Guatemalan farmer from the Kalibús la Sierra farm in San Cristobal Acasaguastlán, El Progreso, communicates his excitement about the opportunity to share his coffee — which scored a 92.09 — with the world. “I have a little place up on the mountain — very small, very clear and very nice — and my plants are very happy there,” he said.
The Honduras auction is scheduled for June 16, Costa Rica for June 21, and Guatemala for June 30. All auctions will also be preceded by cuppings at ACE’s new lab and headquarters in Portland, Ore. See the calendar here. Below are the Cup of Excellence results featuring coffees scoring at 86 or above, as published by ACE:
Honduras 2016 Cup of Excellence
| Rank | Size | Farm / CWS | Farmer / Representative | Region | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | El Puente (2016) | Marysabel Caballero Garcia | Chinacla, La Paz | 91.70 |
| 2 | 0 | El Nacimiento No. 1 (2016) | Job Neel Cacerez Diaz | Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara | 90.84 |
| 3 | 0 | Los Cedros | Juan Manuel Hernandez Lopez | Morazan, Yoro | 90.43 |
| 4 | 0 | El Guayabo (2016) | Mario Alexis Moreno Leiva | Las Vegas, Santa Barbara | 89.91 |
| 5 | 0 | El Espejo (2016) | Fredi Leonel Castellanos Hernandez | Las Vegas, Santa Barbara | 89.40 |
| 6 | 0 | Mira Valle (2016) | Miroslav Cuculiza | Guaimaca, Francisco Morazan | 89.01 |
| 7 | 0 | El Liquidambo | Guadalupe Rodriguez | Masaguara, Intibuca | 88.81 |
| 8 | 0 | Las Flores | Roger Antonio Domingez Marquez | Marcala, La Paz | 88.59 |
| 9 | 0 | La Montañita | Evin Joel Moreno Reyes | Las Vegas, Santa Barbara | 88.49 |
| 10 | 0 | Gosen | Ronal Alexander Nolasco Argueta | Chinacla, La Paz | 88.31 |
| 11 | 0 | El Nacimiento No. 2 | Fani Yeselia Moreno Lopez | Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara | 87.83 |
| 12 | 0 | Nueva Esperanza (2016) | David Omar Muñoz Ulloa | Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara | 87.54 |
| 13 | 0 | Los Ingertos (2016) | Dimas Antonio Claros Cardona | Marcala, La Paz | 87.48 |
| 14 | 0 | El Naranjo | Carmen Fabiola Fiallos Melendez | Marcala , La Paz | 87.45 |
| 15 | 0 | El Durazno | Marcelo Olvan Ventura | Jesus de Otoro, Intibuca | 87.41 |
| 16 | 0 | Bella Vista (2016) | Alex Ramon Ponce Rodriguez | Cabañas, La Paz | 87.28 |
| 17 | 0 | El Matazano (2016) | Francisco Antonio Castillo David | Tutule, La Paz | 87.24 |
| 18 | 0 | Buena Vista | Hernán Gómez Reyes | Masaguara, Intibuca | 87.19 |
| 19 | 0 | El Durasno (2016) | Orbin Yovani Dominguez Matute | Masaguara, Intibuca | 87.00 |
| 20 | 0 | El Filo (2016) | Miguel Moreno Leiva | Las Vegas, Santa Barbara | 86.90 |
| 21 | 0 | Yire (2016) | Juan Carlos Manueles Ventura | Santa Elena, La Paz | 86.80 |
| 22 | 0 | Orellana (2016) | Bryan Alberto Orellana Matamoros | San Francisco Ojueras, Santa Barbara | 86.33 |
| 23 | 0 | Las Manzanas (2016) | Dely Suyapa Matute Ramirez | Masaguara, Intibuca | 86.20 |
Guatemala 2016 Cup of Excellence
| Rank | Size | Farm / CWS | Farmer / Representative | Region | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Kalibús la Sierra | – | San Cristobal Acasaguastlán, El Progreso | 92.09 |
| 2 | 0 | Los Jutes | – | Acatenango, Chimaltenango | 91.18 |
| 3 | 0 | El Injerto I | – | La Libertad, Huehuetenango | 91.06 |
| 4 | 0 | El Centro | – | Monjas, Jalapa | 90.76 |
| 5 | 0 | La Bella (2016) | – | San Agustin Acasaguastlán, El Progreso | 90.44 |
| 6 | 0 | Bella Elizabeth (2016) | – | San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango | 89.50 |
| 7 | 0 | Las Macadamias | – | La Libertad, Huehuetenango | 89.18 |
| 8 | 0 | El Vergel (2016) | – | San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta, San Marcos | 89.09 |
| 9 | 0 | El Morito I (2016) | – | Mataquescuintla, Jalapa | 88.94 |
| 10 | 0 | Miralvalle (2016) | – | San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango | 88.88 |
| 11 | 0 | El Morito II (2016) | – | Mataquescuintla, Jalapa | 87.44 |
| 11 | 0 | Santa Bárbara | – | Fraijanes, Guatemala | 87.44 |
| 13 | 0 | La Esperanza de Méndez (2016) | – | San Cristobal Cuchu, San Marcos | 87.24 |
| 14 | 0 | Plan de la Vega (2016) | – | Union Cantinil, Huehuetenango | 87.00 |
| 14 | 0 | Las Mercedes y Anexos (2016) | – | Mataquescuintla, Jalapa | 87.00 |
| 16 | 0 | Guatalon (2016) | – | Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosa | 86.76 |
| 16 | 0 | Rio Arriba (2016) | – | Palencia, Guatemala | 86.76 |
| 18 | 0 | San Guayaba (2016) | – | Palencia, Guatemala | 86.74 |
| 19 | 0 | La Maravilla (2016) | – | La Libertad, Huehuetenango | 86.71 |
| 20 | 0 | San Antonio de Esquipulas y… | – | La Democracia, Huehuetenango | 86.44 |
Costa Rica 2016 Cup of Excellence
| Rank | Size | Farm / CWS | Farmer / Representative | Region | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Monte Llano Bonito – Lote La… | Francisco Alejandro Mena Vilchez | Naranjo, Cirri, Lourdes | 93.41 |
| 2 | 0 | La Sur (2016) | Teneria Pirro Antonio Gómez Ltda | Getsemani, San Rafael de Heredia | 91.28 |
| 3 | 0 | El Cerro (2016) | Carlos Fernández Morera | San Rafael, San Ramón, Alajuela | 91.03 |
| 4 | 0 | Leoncio (2016) | Manuel Antonio Barrantes Zúñiga | Naranjo, Cirri, Lourdes | 90.47 |
| 5 | 0 | La Loma (2016) | Luis Pablo Bonilla Solís | Leon Cortes, Llano Bonito | 90.22 |
| 6 | 0 | Tierra Prometida (2016) | Luis Enrique Navarro Porras | Dota, La Bandera | 89.75 |
| 7 | 0 | Mandarina (2016) | María Mayela Quesada Rodríguez | Naranjo, Cirri, Lourdes | 89.25 |
| 8 | 0 | El Higuerón (2016) | María Mayela Quesada Rodríguez | Naranjo, Cirri, Lourdes | 89.09 |
| 9 | 0 | Vara Blanca de Dota (2016) | Marco Chacón Madrigal | Santa María de Dota, Tarrazú | 89.06 |
| 10 | 0 | Fidel (2016) | Francisco Javier Arrieta Brenes | Naranjo, Cirrí Sur | 88.44 |
| 11 | 0 | La Planada (2016) | Manuel Antonio Barrantes Zúñiga | Naranjo, Cirri, Lourdes | 87.59 |
| 12 | 0 | Zapote (2016) | Jorge Luis Arrieta Brenes | Naranjo, Cirrí Sur | 87.56 |
| 13 | 0 | Santa Lucía lote 4 (2016) | Ricardo Antonio Pérez Barrantes | Naranjo, Llano Bonito | 87.50 |
| 14 | 0 | Las Nubes (2016) | Adriana Fallas Venegas | Leon Cortes, LLano Bonito | 87.41 |
| 15 | 0 | Ortiz 2000 (2016) | Omar Calderón Madrigal | Dota, Santa María | 87.40 |
| 16 | 0 | El Halcón (2016) | Luis Enrique Navarro Porras | Dota, La Bandera | 87.31 |
| 17 | 0 | La Plaza (2016) | Efraín Navarro Blanco | León Cortés, Llano Bonito | 87.19 |
| 18 | 0 | Calle Valverde (2016) | Marlene Mayela Brenes Morera | Naranjo, Cirrí Sur | 87.13 |
| 19 | 0 | La Cajuela (2016) | María Mayela Quesada Rodríguez | Naranjo, Lorudes de Cirrí | 86.84 |
| 20 | 0 | El Centro (2016) | Teneria Pirro Antonio Gómez Ltda | Getsemani, San Rafael de Heredia | 86.53 |
| 21 | 0 | El Yasal (2016) | Melvin Gamboa Angulo | Leon Cortes, San Pablo | 86.38 |
Nick Brown
Nick Brown is the editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine.
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We celebrate The Best of Panama 2016, it was the XXth version and this competition has impacted the Specialty coffee industry and there is nothing about it on your news.
It will be very nice to see a brief report about the cupping competition and its winers.