Costa Rica 2025

Cup of Excellence: Costa Rica Cup of Excellence 2025 is made up of three distinct categories: the *Traditional Washed Processes; the *Traditional Semi Washed, Honey & Natural Processes; and the *Experimental Category The Cup of Excellence recognises 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

International Jury Week:  May 26 – 30, 2025
COE Auction: July 08, 2025

*Traditional Washed Processes: Lots allowed within this category are exclusively those processed using the traditional washed method, where coffee cherries undergo meticulous washing to remove the outer skin and mucilage. This ensures that only coffees with the distinctive attributes of the washed process, such as clean acidity and clarity of flavour, are considered for evaluation in the competition.

**Traditional Semi-Washed, Honey & Natural Processes: Lots eligible for this category must adhere to traditional processing methods, including semi-washed, honey, and natural processes, ensuring a consistent standard of evaluation. This requirement emphasizes the importance of preserving the authentic characteristics and flavours associated with these traditional processing techniques

***Experimental: Semi Washed, Washed, honey, naturals processes that are differentiated from the traditional processing methods and/or have undergone an innovation at a stage of preparing the lot. Done with the purpose of developing complex or exotic flavours and
aromas in a cup, produced in a biochemically natural way.