Costa Rica 2019
Cup of Excellence: The winning lots are the top 30 coffees that scored above an 87 by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The coffee is packaged in a 30kg box containing two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.
National Winners: The National Winner lots are coffees scoring 85+ points during the International Week by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process.
COE auction: July 18th, 2019
National Winner auction: July 15th – 19th, 2019
RANK |
WEIGHT (kg) |
FARM |
FARMER |
REGION |
SCORE |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
1a |
195 |
Grupo Los Grandes de Copey |
Tarrazú |
91.14 |
Gesha |
Anaerobic |
|
1b |
195 |
Grupo Los Grandes de Copey |
Tarrazú |
91.14 |
Gesha |
Anaerobic |
|
2a |
345 |
LUIS RICARDO CALDERON MADRIGAL |
Tarrazú |
91.02 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
2b |
345 |
LUIS RICARDO CALDERON MADRIGAL |
Tarrazú |
91.02 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
3a |
255 |
Grupo Los Grandes de Copey S.A. |
Tarrazú |
90.88 |
Gesha |
Honey |
|
3b |
255 |
Grupo Los Grandes de Copey S.A. |
Tarrazú |
90.88 |
Gesha |
Honey |
|
4 |
480 |
Roger Ureña Hidalgo |
Tarrazú |
89.31 |
Gesha |
Honey |
|
5 |
480 |
RÉGULO UREÑA CHACÓN |
PZ |
89.22 |
Caturra |
Honey |
|
6 |
330 |
Manuel Antonio Barrantes Zuñiga |
VCO |
89.08 |
San Roque |
Natural |
|
7 |
510 |
Esteban Zamora Picado |
Tarrazú |
88.89 |
Catuaí |
Honey |
|
8 |
435 |
Delmar Salas Alpízar |
VCO |
88.77 |
Caturra y Villa Sarchí |
Anaerobic |
|
9 |
345 |
Hector Bonilla Cruz |
Tarrazú |
88.66 |
Gesha |
Honey |
|
10 |
480 |
Omar Calderón Madrigal |
Tarrazú |
88.52 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
11 |
510 |
Carlos Eduardo Barrantes Zuñiga |
VCO |
88.44 |
Kenia SL 28 |
Natural |
|
12 |
495 |
José Jaime Cárdenas Rojas |
VCO |
88.3 |
Kenia CL28 |
Honey |
|
13 |
495 |
Esteban Zamora Picado |
Tarrazú |
88.28 |
Catuaí |
Natural |
|
14 |
480 |
Bernabe Aguilera Gonzales |
VCO |
88.2 |
San Roque |
Honey |
|
15 |
420 |
Karla Dayanna Barrantes Molina |
VCO |
88.08 |
Kenia SL 28 |
Washed |
|
16 |
450 |
Luis Pablo Bonilla Solis |
Tarrazú |
87.95 |
Gesha |
Honey |
|
17 |
480 |
Oscar Adolfo Monge Ureña |
Tarrazú |
87.92 |
Catuai |
Natural |
|
18 |
345 |
Roger Ureña Hidalgo |
Tarrazú |
87.86 |
Typica Mejorado |
Anaerobic |
|
19 |
525 |
Cafe Gourmet de Tobosi S.A. |
Tarrazú |
87.75 |
Catuai Amarillo |
Natural |
|
20 |
480 |
ISABEL ROJAS GONZÁLEZ |
PZ |
87.75 |
Catuaí |
Natural |
|
21 |
510 |
LUIS ENRIQUE NAVARRO PORRAS |
Tarrazú |
87.69 |
CATURRA |
Honey |
|
22 |
435 |
Josue Bonilla Solis |
Tarrazú |
87.69 |
Gesha |
Honey |
|
23 |
450 |
Maria Auxiliadora Bonilla Solis |
Tarrazú |
87.61 |
Bourbon mejorado |
Honey |
|
24 |
1050 |
Jorge Mario Araya Mora |
Tarrazú |
87.58 |
Catuaí rojo. |
Honey |
|
25 |
480 |
Teneria Pirro Antonio Gomez LTDA |
VC |
87.5 |
Gesha |
Natural |
|
26 |
345 |
Maria Elena Camacho Morales |
VC |
87.44 |
San Roque 28 |
Honey |
|
27 |
465 |
Hector Bonilla Cruz |
Tarrazú |
87.38 |
Gesha |
Honey |
|
28 |
480 |
Erasmo Aguilera Gonzales |
VCO |
87.28 |
Gesha M2 |
Honey |
Score |
Farm |
Farmer |
Weight (kg) |
Region |
Process, Variety |
High Bid |
Total Value |
High Bidder(s) |
86.94 |
Colima |
Fernando Castro Jimenez |
345 |
Grecia, San Isidro |
Natural, Typica lima |
$5.40/lb |
$4,107.29 |
GSC International Co., Ltd.
|
85.97 |
El Socorro |
Luis Eduardo Campos Varela |
641 |
San Ramon- Piedades Sur |
Anaeróbic, F1 Centro-americano |
$8.60/lb |
$12,153.43 |
Latorre & Dutch Coffee Traders
|
85.75 |
La Margarita |
Heinz Ferdinand Hoffmann |
501 |
Birrí, Heredia |
Washed, F1 Centro-americano |
$4.60/lb |
$5,080.88 |
Kasai Coffee |
Totals |
1487 |
$6.51/lb |
$21,341.60 |
Name |
Company |
Leonel Seo |
J&B Café |
Mario Salas |
Hacienda Tobosi |
Andrés Navarro |
Laderas del Sol |
David Rivera |
La Eva S.A |
Adrián Ramírez |
Gaia Coffee |
Esdras Vega |
ICAFE |
Kattia Barrantes |
Kaba Coffee Center |
Pablo Juarez |
Juarez Consulting Coffee |
Abraham Castro |
CECA |
Jose Javier Carmona |
Exclusive Coffees |
| ROLE | NAME | COMPANY | COUNTRY |
| ACE Rep | Gary Urrutia | ||
| Head Judge | John Thompson | ||
| Head Judge In Training | Adam Kline | ||
| International Jury Position | Ava Seonmyeong Lee | Mayforest Inc. | South Korea |
| International Jury Position | Bram de Hoog | Ally Brazilian Coffee Merchants | United States (US) |
| International Jury Position | Hisashi Yamamoto | Hisashi Yamamoto Coffee INC. (Unir) | Japan |
| International Jury Position | Jenny Tong | Seng Pan Food Company Limit | China |
| International Jury Position | Jonathan Parkes | Dimattina Coffee | Australia |
| International Jury Position | Kristin Junyi Zhao | Square Of Eight Coffee Roasters | China |
| International Jury Position | Luis Arocha | Cafe Imports Fulfillment | United States (US) |
| International Jury Position | Miho Murata | UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. | Japan |
| International Jury Position | Takahiro Inoue | Wataru & Co., Ltd. | Japan |
| International Jury Position | Vincent Wang | Black Gold Coffee Co., Ltd. | Taiwan |
| International Jury Position | Vladimir Lisovoy | Kafema | Russia |
| International Jury Position | William Wong | Some Fusion | China |
| International Jury Position | Young Jin Cha | Arnia Limited (Tob Coffee) | New Zealand |
| International Jury Position | Yuko Itoi | Timesclub | Japan |
| Observer Position | Carlos Escobar | Campos Coffee | Australia |
| Observer Position | Eunyoung Park | Lionheart Coffee | South Korea |
| Observer Position | Francine Ramirez | Cafe Imports Fulfillment | United States (US) |
| Observer Position | On-yu, Na | Museo | South Korea |
| Observer Position | Tomohisa Tsujimoto | suteki na jikan Inc. | Japan |
| Observer Position | Ye Weiwei | Nanjing Eco Farm Trading Co., Ltd | China |
Rank |
Farm |
Weight (lbs.) |
High Bid |
Total Value |
Company Name |
1a |
429.91 |
$65.30/lb |
$28,073.12 |
Maruyama Coffee, Sarutahiko Coffee, Goodboybob Coffee, LONDON DAIRY CAFÉ, Orsir Coffee
|
|
1b |
429.91 |
$64.10/lb |
$27,557.23 |
Hisashi Yamamoto Coffee INC. (Unir) |
|
2a |
760.61 |
$25.50/lb |
$19,395.56 |
MUSEO Co.,LTD, Arina Ltd (Tob Coffee) |
|
2b |
760.61 |
$25.60/lb |
$19,471.62 |
Time’s Club, Coffee Libre, Valley Coffee Roasters, Proud Mary |
|
3a |
562.19 |
$30.10/lb |
$16,921.92 |
Black Gold Coffee Co., Ltd. |
|
3b |
562.19 |
$30.00/lb |
$16,865.70 |
Fisher Coffee / Ultimate Coffee Roaster / Latorre & Dutch Coffee
|
|
4 |
1,058.24 |
$29.60/lb |
$31,323.90 |
Brew92 Cafe & Roastery |
|
5 |
1,058.24 |
$40.10/lb |
$42,435.42 |
Sulalat Coffee Trading |
|
6 |
727.54 |
$15.80/lb |
$11,495.13 |
Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd) |
|
7 |
1,124.38 |
$10.60/lb |
$11,918.43 |
MUSEO Co.,LTD |
|
8 |
959.03 |
$33.10/lb |
$31,743.89 |
Fisher Coffee / Latorre & Dutch Coffee |
|
9 |
760.61 |
$15.20/lb |
$11,561.27 |
May Forest Inc, DNU Coffee, Tippingpointcoffee, Jeju Koala Coffee, Bokkum Coffee Roasters, CAFFEOL coffee rosters, Cafe Migok square 3.5 |
|
10 |
1,058.24 |
$16.10/lb |
$17,037.66 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
11 |
1,124.38 |
$12.00/lb |
$13,492.56 |
Atomic Coffee Roasters |
|
12 |
1,091.31 |
$14.00/lb |
$15,278.34 |
Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd) |
|
13 |
1,091.31 |
$11.90/lb |
$12,986.59 |
Sulalat Coffee Trading |
|
14 |
1,058.24 |
$11.60/lb |
$12,275.58 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
15 |
925.96 |
$12.00/lb |
$11,111.52 |
Campos Coffee |
|
16 |
992.10 |
$11.90/lb |
$11,805.99 |
THE DRIP CO.,LTD |
|
17 |
1,058.24 |
$12.10/lb |
$12,804.70 |
Camel Step Roasters |
|
18 |
760.61 |
$12.90/lb |
$9,811.87 |
List+Beisler GmbH/Zarraffa’s/D’Angelo |
|
19 |
1,157.45 |
$9.00/lb |
$10,417.05 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
20 |
1,058.24 |
$10.10/lb |
$10,688.22 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
21 |
1,124.38 |
$8.30/lb |
$9,332.35 |
WATARU for NOZY COFFEE |
|
22 |
959.03 |
$9.00/lb |
$8,631.27 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
23 |
992.10 |
$9.00/lb |
$8,928.90 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
24 |
2,314.90 |
$10.20/lb |
$23,611.98 |
Time’s Club, Coffee Libre, Valley Coffee Roasters |
|
25 |
1,058.24 |
$12.30/lb |
$13,016.35 |
Fisher Coffee / Latorre & Dutch Coffee |
|
26 |
760.61 |
$10.90/lb |
$8,290.65 |
Ecom Japan Limited |
|
27 |
1,025.17 |
$11.60/lb |
$11,891.97 |
Fisher Coffee / Latorre & Dutch Coffee |
|
28 |
1,058.24 |
$11.20/lb |
$11,852.29 |
Brew92 Cafe & Roastery |
|
Totals: |
29,862.21 |
$16.81/lb |
$502,029.03 |
The Organizing Country Commissions is the commission that goes to the in country partner host organization to pay for operational expenses of hosting the event.
Rank |
Farm |
Total Value |
Commissions |
1a |
$28,073.12 |
$6,674.35 |
|
1b |
$27,557.23 |
$6,545.38 |
|
2a |
$19,395.56 |
$4,240.40 |
|
2b |
$19,471.62 |
$4,259.42 |
|
3a |
$16,921.92 |
$3,780.73 |
|
3b |
$16,865.70 |
$3,766.67 |
|
4 |
$31,323.90 |
$6,984.38 |
|
5 |
$42,435.42 |
$9,762.26 |
|
6 |
$11,495.13 |
$2,291.75 |
|
7 |
$11,918.43 |
$2,080.10 |
|
8 |
$31,743.89 |
$7,168.75 |
|
9 |
$11,561.27 |
$2,281.83 |
|
10 |
$17,037.66 |
$3,412.82 |
|
11 |
$13,492.56 |
$2,473.64 |
|
12 |
$15,278.34 |
$2,946.54 |
|
13 |
$12,986.59 |
$2,373.60 |
|
14 |
$12,275.58 |
$2,222.30 |
|
15 |
$11,111.52 |
$2,037.11 |
|
16 |
$11,805.99 |
$2,157.82 |
|
17 |
$12,804.70 |
$2,354.58 |
|
18 |
$9,811.87 |
$1,844.48 |
|
19 |
$10,417.05 |
$1,736.18 |
|
20 |
$10,688.22 |
$1,825.46 |
|
21 |
$9,332.35 |
$1,529.16 |
|
22 |
$8,631.27 |
$1,438.55 |
|
23 |
$8,928.90 |
$1,488.15 |
|
24 |
$23,611.98 |
$4,051.08 |
|
25 |
$13,016.35 |
$2,407.50 |
|
26 |
$8,290.65 |
$1,464.17 |
|
27 |
$11,891.97 |
$2,152.86 |
|
28 |
$11,852.29 |
$2,116.48 |
|
Totals: |
$502,029.03 |
$101,868.49 |
*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.