Brazil 2023
CUP of EXCELLENCE: Brazil Cup of Excellence 2023 is made up of three distinct categories: the Dry Process Category which highlights Naturals; the Wet Process Category which includes any method where cherries undergo de-pulping such as Washed, Honey, Pulped Naturals, and semi-washed; and the Experimentals Category which includes both wet and dry processes with unique treatments, ensuring no additives other than water are introduced. The Cup of Excellence recognizes the top 10 coffees of each category that have been deemed exceptional by our International Jury, each scoring 87 and above and undergoing a minimum of five distinct cupping sessions. Coffees are packaged in 30kg boxes, each containing two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.
NATIONAL WINNERS: Brazil 2023 are also separated by process. These are coffees that achieved a score of 85+ points during the International Phase, evaluated rigorously by both the Cup of Excellence National and International Juries. These coffees have been cupped a minimum of 5 times during the cupping process.
COE Auction: December 6, 2023
NW Auction: December 4 – 8, 2023
Experimental
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM NAME |
FARMER |
REGION |
WEIGHT (KG) |
ALTITUDE (masl) |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
1 |
91.32 |
Ipanema Agrícola S/A |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
150.00 |
1260 |
Geisha |
Anaerobic Fermentation |
|
2 |
89.88 |
Ecoagricola Cafe |
Chapada de Minas |
360.00 |
1100 |
Catucai 2sl |
Anaerobic Fermentation |
|
3 |
89.85 |
Jair Brás |
Café da Canastra |
150.00 |
965 |
Paraiso 2 |
Pedro Bras Top |
|
4 |
88.79 |
Luiaz Dias Pereira Lobo |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
180.00 |
1050 |
SL28 |
Fermented |
|
5 |
88.76 |
Maria Valeria Costa Pereira E Outros |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
165.00 |
1150 |
Starmaya |
Fermented |
|
6 |
87.62 |
Abex Exportação e Comércio de Café LTDA |
Cerrado Mineiro |
180.00 |
1200 |
Yellow Catuai |
Anaerobic |
|
7 |
87.41 |
Getulio Vilela Martins |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
360.00 |
1100 |
Yellow Bourbon |
Fermented Honey |
|
8 |
87.38 |
Sebastiana Vicentina De Oliveira Sandi |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
360.00 |
1250 |
Yellow Catuai |
Fermented Natural |
|
9 |
87.38 |
Vitor Marcelo Queiroz Barbosa |
Cerrado Mineiro |
180.00 |
1070 |
Catuai 99 |
Experimental |
|
10 |
87.24 |
Flávio Márcio Ferreira da Silva |
Cerrado Mineiro |
180.00 |
1100 |
MGS Paraíso 2 |
Aerobic Fermentation |
Dry
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM NAME |
FARMER |
REGION |
WEIGHT (KG) |
ALTITUDE (masl) |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
1 |
91.38 |
Fazenda Sertãozinho Ltda |
Região Vulcânica |
180.00 |
1570 |
Geisha |
Natural |
|
2 |
90.12 |
Geraldo Alves de Souza |
Sul de Minas |
240.00 |
1050 |
Red Catuai |
Natural |
|
3 |
90.06 |
Ronaldo da silva |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
180.00 |
1100 |
Cutucaí 2sl |
Natural |
|
4 |
89.38 |
Homero Teixeira De Macedo Junior |
Região Vulcânica |
150.00 |
1300 |
Geisha |
Natural |
|
5 |
88.94 |
Pedro Brás |
Café da Canastra |
180.00 |
1310 |
Geisha |
Natural |
|
6 |
88.21 |
Santuario Sul Participacoes LTDA |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
180.00 |
1200 |
Geisha |
Natural |
|
7 |
88.15 |
Ecoagricola Cafe |
Chapada de Minas |
360.00 |
1100 |
Catucaí 2sl |
Natural |
|
8 |
88 |
Benefício Pedra Branca |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
180.00 |
1150 |
Yellow Bourbon |
Natural |
|
9 |
87.85 |
Elen Lorencini Moraes |
Cerrado Mineiro |
150.00 |
1200 |
Catucai 2SL |
Natural |
|
10 |
87.47 |
Elmiro Alves do Nascimento |
Cerrado Mineiro |
300.00 |
1234 |
Catigua |
Natural |
Wet
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM NAME |
FARMER |
REGION |
WEIGHT (KG) |
ALTITUDE (masl) |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
1 |
92.15 |
Ipanema Agrícola S/A |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
150.00 |
1260 |
Geisha |
Pulped Natural |
|
2 |
91 |
Horácio Antônio De Moura |
Matas de Minas |
360.00 |
1040 |
Red Catuai |
Pulped Natural |
|
3 |
89.71 |
Pedro Brás |
Café da Canastra |
180.00 |
1310 |
Geisha |
Honey |
|
4 |
89.26 |
Jose Maria Martins |
Matas de Minas |
360.00 |
1150 |
Yellow Catuai |
Washed |
|
5 |
88.88 |
Jeremias Lietig Braga |
Montanhas do Espírito Santo |
345.00 |
1000 |
Catucaí 785 |
Pulped Natural |
|
6 |
88.03 |
Jose Flavio Ferraz Reis / Outro |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
360.00 |
1200 |
Red Catucaí |
Pulped Natural |
|
7 |
88 |
Luciano Dutra Pimenta |
Montanhas do Espírito Santo |
180.00 |
1050 |
Catucai 785/15 |
Pulped Natural |
|
8 |
87.82 |
Luiz Paulo Dias Pereira Filho |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
180.00 |
1200 |
Geisha |
Pulped Natural |
|
9 |
87.79 |
Ataide Maria Assunção |
Chapada Diamantina |
150.00 |
1415 |
Catuai |
Pulped Natural |
|
10 |
87.65 |
Sandra Maria Vilela Martins |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
360.00 |
1100 |
Yellow Bourbon |
Pulped Natural |
Experimental
Ranking |
Score |
Farm |
Weight – lbs |
Price per lb |
Total Price |
Winner |
Origin |
1 |
91,32 |
330,69 |
$50,50 |
$16.699,85 |
DECAMERON COFFEE |
China |
|
2 |
89,88 |
793,66 |
$11,70 |
$9.285,82 |
Dabov Specialty Coffee. Coffee Me Up (Korea), Coffee Therapy (Thailand) |
Bulgaria |
|
3 |
89,85 |
330,69 |
$16,05 |
$5.307,57 |
Campos Coffee |
Australia |
|
4 |
88,79 |
396,83 |
$12,45 |
$4.940,53 |
Idle Hands Roasting Co., Casa Brasil, Lucca Cafés Especiais, One to Two Coffee |
United States of America |
|
5 |
88,76 |
363,76 |
$12,10 |
$4.401,50 |
REHM SPECIALTY COFFEE IMPORTERS |
Germany |
|
6 |
87,62 |
396,83 |
$18,10 |
$7.182,62 |
Kyokuto Fadie Corporation |
Japan |
|
7 |
87,41 |
793,66 |
$11,60 |
$9.206,46 |
KALDI COFFEE FARM (CAMEL COFFEE CO.,LTD.) |
Japan |
|
8 |
87,38 |
793,66 |
$11,45 |
$9.087,41 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
|
9 |
87,38 |
396,83 |
$11,70 |
$4.642,91 |
Brew92 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
10 |
87,24 |
396,83 |
$11,65 |
$4.623,07 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
Dry
Ranking |
Score |
Farm |
Weight – lbs |
Price per lb |
Total Price |
Winner |
Origin |
1 |
91,38 |
396,83 |
$130,30 |
$51.706,95 |
SARUTAHIKO COFFEE |
Japan |
|
2 |
90,12 |
529,11 |
$19,00 |
$10.053,09 |
REHM SPECIALTY COFFEE IMPORTERS |
Germany |
|
3 |
90,06 |
396,83 |
$33,30 |
$13.214,44 |
Proud Mary |
Australia |
|
4 |
89,38 |
330,69 |
$24,30 |
$8.035,77 |
KALDI COFFEE FARM (CAMEL COFFEE CO.,LTD.) |
Japan |
|
5 |
88,94 |
396,83 |
$20,10 |
$7.976,28 |
Xiamen Doowell Ocean Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |
China |
|
6 |
88,21 |
396,83 |
$28,40 |
$11.269,97 |
Proud Mary, Supremo Coffee |
Australia |
|
7 |
88,15 |
793,66 |
$13,25 |
$10.516,00 |
Kyokuto Fadie Corporation, Coffee Libre, Time’s Club |
Japan |
|
8 |
88,00 |
396,83 |
$11,80 |
$4.682,59 |
BPC for Coffee Fie |
South Korea |
|
9 |
87,85 |
330,69 |
$12,00 |
$3.968,28 |
Adachi Coffee, Sugi Coffee Roasting, THOTH COFFEE, Japan Roasters’ Network. |
Japan |
|
10 |
87,47 |
661,39 |
$11,10 |
$7.341,43 |
honu加藤珈琲店株式会社 |
Japan |
Wet
Ranking |
Score |
Farm |
Weight – lbs |
Price per lb |
Total Price |
Winner |
Origin |
1 |
92,15 |
330,69 |
$62,70 |
$20.734,26 |
Grupo CAFEZA |
Brazil |
|
2 |
91,00 |
793,66 |
$25,50 |
$20.238,33 |
SARUTAHIKO COFFEE |
Japan |
|
3 |
89,71 |
396,83 |
$33,40 |
$13.254,12 |
Kyokuto Fadie Corporation |
Japan |
|
4 |
89,26 |
793,66 |
$13,00 |
$10.317,58 |
TAKAMURA COFFEE ROASTERS by MARUKAI |
Japan |
|
5 |
88,88 |
760,59 |
$11,40 |
$8.670,73 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
|
6 |
88,03 |
793,66 |
$10,35 |
$8.214,38 |
BPC for Coffee Fie |
South Korea |
|
7 |
88,00 |
396,83 |
$11,70 |
$4.642,91 |
Wataru for Towa Food Service CO., LTD. |
Japan |
|
8 |
87,82 |
396,83 |
$11,90 |
$4.722,28 |
MUSEO Co., Ltd. |
South Korea |
|
9 |
87,79 |
330,69 |
$11,90 |
$3.935,21 |
Wataru for Ogawa Coffee |
Japan |
|
10 |
87,65 |
793,66 |
$11,50 |
$9.127,09 |
KAFFEBRENNERIET AS |
Norway |
Experimental
SCORE |
FARM NAME |
FARMER |
REGION |
WEIGHT (KG) |
ALTITUDE (masl) |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
86.97 |
Elcimar Cristiano da Silva |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
180 |
1250 |
Black Honey |
Yellow Catucaí 24 137 |
Dry
SCORE |
FARM NAME |
FARMER |
REGION |
WEIGHT (KG) |
ALTITUDE (masl) |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
86.82 |
Henrique Dias Cambraia |
Campo das Vertentes |
150 |
1070 |
Natural |
Geisha |
Wet
SCORE |
FARM NAME |
FARMER |
REGION |
WEIGHT (KG) |
ALTITUDE (masl) |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
87.32 |
Jeffson Silva Santana |
Chapada Diamantina |
180.00 |
1345 |
Red Catuai 144 |
Pulped Natural |
|
87.15 |
Marcio De Souza Franqueira |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
240.00 |
1245 |
Yellow Bourbon |
Pulped Natural |
|
86.35 |
Luiza Dias Pereira Lobo |
Mantiqueira de Minas |
180.00 |
1050 |
Geisha |
Pulped Natural |
|
85.76 |
Ronaldo Morais Pena Filho |
Chapada de Minas |
315.00 |
1000 |
Geisha |
Honey |
Experimental
Score |
Farm |
Weight – lbs |
Price per lb |
Total Value |
Buyer |
Origin |
86,97 |
396,83 |
$5,10 |
$2.023,83 |
Co.Seekers Roasters |
China |
Dry
Score |
Farm |
Weight – lbs |
Price per lb |
Total Value |
Buyer |
Origin |
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86,82 |
330,69 |
$8,60 |
$2.843,93 |
Adachi Coffee, Sugi Coffee Roasting,THOTH COFFEE. |
Japan |
Wet
Score |
Farm |
Weight – lbs |
Price per lb |
Total Value |
Buyer |
Origin |
85,76 |
694,46 |
$6,00 |
$4.166,76 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
|
86,35 |
396,83 |
$6,10 |
$2.420,66 |
Tov Studio |
South Korea |
|
87,15 |
529,11 |
$ 7,10 |
$3.756,68 |
Nozy Coffee |
Japan |
|
87,32 |
396,83 |
$7,50 |
$ 2.976,23 |
Nozy Coffee |
Japan |
*The winning coffees have been selected and scored in blind cuppings. The winning farm and the specific coffee lot information is submitted by each farmer and is not known to the public until the awards ceremony. ACE assumes the farm information is correct and up to date but is not responsible should some information change before or after the auction. Bidders should assess the value of each coffee based on quality in the cup and its appropriateness for their company. Farm information is for educational purposes only but can be used to help sell the winning coffees.