Costa Rica 2026
Costa Rica 2026Cup of Excellence: Costa Rica Cup of Excellence 2026 is made up of three distinct categories: the Traditional Washed & Honey Processes; the Traditional Natural Processes; and the Experimental Category. 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.
International Jury Week: May 18 – 22, 2026
COE Auction: July 9, 2026 13:00 UTC
Washed
Rank |
Score |
Farm |
Farmer |
Process |
Variety |
Region |
Weight (lb) |
1A |
91.36 |
Alejandra Cordero Solano |
Washed |
Java |
Los Santos |
264.55 |
|
1B |
91.36 |
Alejandra Cordero Solano |
Washed |
Java |
Los Santos |
264.55 |
|
2 |
91.32 |
Victor Hugo Romero Madrigal |
Washed |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
595.24 |
|
3 |
90.67 |
Johel Monge Naranjo |
Washed |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
529.1 |
|
4 |
88.89 |
Jose Jaime Cardenas Rojas |
Washed |
San Roque Linea Tipica |
Valle Occidental |
1058.21 |
|
5 |
88.89 |
Diego Hidalgo Umana |
Washed |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
727.52 |
|
6 |
88.83 |
Roger Ureña Hidalgo |
Washed |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
529.1 |
|
7 |
88.72 |
Francisco Echandi Gurdian |
Washed |
San Roque Linea Tipica |
Valle Occidental |
562.17 |
|
8 |
88.56 |
Manuel Antonio Barrantes Zuñiga |
Washed |
San Roque Linea Tipica |
Valle Occidental |
496.04 |
Honey - Natural
Rank |
Score |
Farm |
Farmer |
Process |
Variety |
Region |
Weight (lb) |
1A |
91.06 |
Alex Ureña Marín |
Honey |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
264.55 |
|
1B |
91.06 |
Alex Ureña Marín |
Honey |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
264.55 |
|
2 |
90.89 |
Luis Ricardo Calderón Madrigal |
Honey |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
562.17 |
|
3 |
90.61 |
Alejandra Cordero Solano |
Honey |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
496.04 |
|
4 |
89.44 |
Alejo Castro Kahle |
Honey |
Sl 28 Linea Borbon |
Valle Occidental |
562.17 |
|
5 |
89.39 |
María Lourdes Castillo Umaña |
Honey |
Sl 28 Linea Borbon |
Los Santos |
529.10 |
|
6 |
89.33 |
Elizabeth Navarro Picado |
Honey |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
760.59 |
|
7 |
89.22 |
Mariela Zamora Barrantes |
Natural |
San Roque Linea Tipica |
Valle Occidental |
529.10 |
|
8 |
89.06 |
Diego Hidalgo Umana |
Natural |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
595.24 |
|
9 |
88.89 |
Solsiré Solís Cordero |
Natural |
Catuai |
Los Santos |
496.04 |
|
10 |
88.78 |
Senel Campos Valverde |
Natural |
Geisha |
Perez Zeledon |
529.10 |
|
11 |
88.78 |
Manuel Antonio Barrantes Zuñiga |
Natural |
San Roque Linea Tipica |
Valle Occidental |
496.04 |
|
12 |
88.44 |
Francisco Mena Vilchez |
Natural |
Caturra |
Valle Occidental |
529.10 |
Experimental
Rank |
Score |
Farm |
Farmer |
Process |
Variety |
Region |
Weight (lb) |
1A |
91.06 |
Emmanuel Solis Porras |
Experimental |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
231.49 |
|
1B |
91.06 |
Emmanuel Solis Porras |
Experimental |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
231.49 |
|
2 |
90.72 |
Luis Felipe Monge Gamboa |
Experimental |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
760.59 |
|
3 |
90.22 |
Matias Monge Leiva |
Experimental |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
529.1 |
|
4 |
90.00 |
San Cristóbal Del Llano |
Experimental |
Geisha |
Valle Occidental |
595.24 |
|
5 |
89.44 |
Ivan Daniel Gutierrez Ureña |
Experimental |
Geisha |
Los Santos |
529.1 |
|
6 |
89.39 |
Jose Jaime Cardenas Rojas |
Experimental |
San Roque Linea Tipica |
Valle Occidental |
892.86 |
|
7 |
89.39 |
Café Solís&Cordero |
Experimental |
Catuai |
Los Santos |
496.04 |
|
8 |
89.22 |
Bernabe Aguilera Gonzalez |
Experimental |
San Roque Linea Tipica |
Valle Occidental |
529.1 |
|
9 |
89.11 |
Senel Campos Valverde |
Experimental |
Geisha |
Perez Zeledon |
529.1 |
|
10 |
88.83 |
Andres Felipe Ospina Ramirez |
Experimental |
Hibrido |
Los Santos |
562.17 |
Washed
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
1A |
91.36 |
264.55lbs |
$200.10/lb |
$52936.46 |
Enwan Coffee |
|
1B |
91.36 |
264.55lbs |
$200.10/lb |
$52936.46 |
Enwan Coffee |
|
2 |
91.32 |
595.24lbs |
$80.00/lb |
$47619.20 |
Ecofarm Coffee(China) for CaptainGeorge / Terraform Coffee/ nam·é coffee roaster / RightPaw Coffee/Prussian Blue Coffee/咖乐乐KolaKola/Taster’s coffee 南京饕選 |
|
3 |
90.67 |
529.10lbs |
$60.50/lb |
$32010.55 |
CHG(手多多咖啡) & TWO HANDS FULL (Indonesia) & Carlton Greer & GABEE COFFEE & Citric meets Malic & Superbeans Import & SHRUB COFFEE(Japan) & BEAM SPECIALTY |
|
4 |
88.89 |
1,058.21lbs |
$51.10/lb |
$54074.53 |
Thevillage SA |
|
5 |
88.89 |
727.52lbs |
$35.90/lb |
$26117.97 |
Brew92 Cafe & Roastery |
|
6 |
88.83 |
529.10lbs |
$35.60/lb |
$18835.96 |
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7 |
88.72 |
562.17lbs |
$27.10/lb |
$15234.81 |
honu加藤珈琲店株式会社 |
|
8 |
88.56 |
496.04lbs |
$24.60/lb |
$12202.58 |
GSC International Co., Ltd. |
Natural + Honey
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
1A |
91.06 |
264.55lbs |
$95.00/lb |
$25132.25 |
Enwan Coffee |
|
1B |
91.06 |
264.55lbs |
$95.00/lb |
$25132.25 |
Enwan Coffee |
|
2 |
90.89 |
562.17lbs |
$52.20/lb |
$29345.27 |
Ecofarm Coffee(China) for Lagooon Coffee百灵岛咖啡 |
|
3 |
90.61 |
496.04lbs |
$48.60/lb |
$24107.54 |
C&B Coffee Roasters |
|
4 |
89.44 |
562.17lbs |
$35.30/lb |
$19844.60 |
INSEASON音季咖啡, 福咖儿咖啡, 金领结咖啡 |
|
5 |
89.39 |
529.10lbs |
$25.80/lb |
$13650.78 |
SUPREMO COFFEE |
|
6 |
89.33 |
760.59lbs |
$30.10/lb |
$22893.76 |
Ecofarm Coffee(China) for MAMEHOLI |
|
7 |
89.22 |
529.10lbs |
$23.70/lb |
$12539.67 |
Black Sip Coffee Roasters |
|
8 |
89.06 |
595.24lbs |
$35.00/lb |
$20833.40 |
Breehant Roastery |
|
9 |
88.89 |
496.04lbs |
$29.80/lb |
$14781.99 |
ORO ROASTERS |
|
10 |
88.78 |
529.10lbs |
$25.60/lb |
$13544.96 |
30 Wet Company |
|
11 |
88.78 |
496.04lbs |
$24.60/lb |
$12202.58 |
Brew92 Cafe & Roastery |
|
12 |
88.44 |
529.10lbs |
$24.80/lb |
$13121.68 |
TRUTH ROASTERY |
Experimental
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
1A |
91.06 |
231.49lbs |
$110.40/lb |
$25556.50 |
IngenuityCoffee印格咖啡 for GEE COFFEE, Orsir Coffee, HWC COFFEE |
|
1B |
91.06 |
231.49lbs |
$110.50/lb |
$25579.65 |
Yusen Commercial Enterprise (Shanghai)LTD.Co |
|
2 |
90.72 |
760.59lbs |
$44.00/lb |
$33465.96 |
NOZY COFFEE / TYSONS&COMPANY |
|
3 |
90.22 |
529.10lbs |
$50.30/lb |
$26613.73 |
SENSEL COFFEE |
|
4 |
90.00 |
595.24lbs |
$41.20/lb |
$24523.89 |
INSEASON音季咖啡, 武汉铜山里 TONG.SHANLI COFFEE, 昆山亿政咖啡有限公司, 金领结咖啡, 夯萃咖啡HANGCUI |
|
5 |
89.44 |
529.10lbs |
$32.50/lb |
$17195.75 |
Taresso Artisan Coffee Roasters |
|
6 |
89.39 |
892.86lbs |
$24.20/lb |
$21607.21 |
Brew92 Cafe & Roastery |
|
7 |
89.39 |
496.04lbs |
$37.10/lb |
$18403.08 |
L.TONE |
|
8 |
89.22 |
529.10lbs |
$21.90/lb |
$11587.29 |
Savaya Coffee LLC |
|
9 |
89.11 |
529.10lbs |
$36.10/lb |
$19100.51 |
IngenuityCoffee印格咖啡 |
|
10 |
88.83 |
562.17lbs |
$27.10/lb |
$15234.81 |
Role |
Name |
Company |
Head Judge |
Scott Conary |
Carrboro Coffee (USA) |
Juror |
Hyojung Kim |
GABEE COFFEE |
Juror |
Pei Ni (Penny) Lin |
hwc coffee |
Juror |
Memi Maruflu |
Savaya Coffee |
Juror |
Yu Murakoshi |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Juror |
Yuki Nomura |
Shrub coffee |
Juror |
Lora Gyeungsun Lee |
GATHER COFFEE |
Juror |
Linzong Jiang |
Superbeans Import |
Juror |
Ines Eom |
Ryans Coffee Roasters |
Juror |
Francine Ramirez |
Independent |
Juror |
Emilio Ureña |
La Chumeca |
Observer |
Fan Xu |
Coffactor OÜ |
Observer |
Will Warren |
Mirra Coffee |
Observer |
Brian Park |
AG Coffee |
Observer |
Kei Kei Catherine Chu |
Snoozzze Coffee |
NAME |
COMPANY |
|
Natioanl Jury |
Dylan Aguilera |
Aguilera Trader |
Natioanl Jury |
Karina Chaves |
ICAFE |
Natioanl Jury |
Manuel Oviedo |
Independent |
Natioanl Jury |
Jennifer Arias |
Café Directo |
Natioanl Jury |
Tobías Berg |
Independent |
Natioanl Jury |
Enrique Navarro |
Montecopey |
Natioanl Jury |
Richard Torres |
Independent |
Natioanl Jury |
Lucas Badilla |
Marespi |
Natioanl Jury |
Ricardo Hernandez |
La Candelilla |
Natioanl Jury |
Emilio Ureña |
La Chumeca |
Natioanl Jury |
Francine Ramirez |
Independent |
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.
*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.

