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The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) is a family of global coffee lovers that supports sustainable specialty coffee. We auction unique coffees while recognizing and rewarding the farmers. For over 20 years, we’ve been creating and setting worldwide quality selection standards and building bridges between roasters and the farmers.

All ACE members receive a welcome packet with the 2022 ACE Magazine, a personalized membership certificate, and more.

We are not currently hosting International Juries, but when we do, we will take into consideration the members who have continued their support.

Due to new restrictions for importing coffee to China is possible that you can not receive a sample set from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru, Ecuador, and Ethiopia. If you order a sample set from one of these countries and you don’t receive it you will receive a credit or a refund of money. For more information feel free to contact [email protected] and [email protected]

Membership Levels

Community Member

$325

Community members can choose which sample sets and registrations they’d like to purchase
20% discount off SET courses
10-35% sponsor discounts
Can register for 2022 (1 year) or 2022-2024 (3 year)

Become a Community Member – 1 Year

Become a Community Member – 3 Years

Allied Member

$1525

3 full sample sets (CoE & National Winners)
20% discount off SET courses
10-35% sponsor discounts
Medium custom engraved plaque (5×7 inches)

Become an Allied Member

Benefactor Member

$5575

Benefactor Members receive all CoE and National Winner sample sets
20% discount on SET courses
10-35% sponsor discounts
Large custom engraved plaque (8×10 inches)

Become a Benefactor Member

Member Benefits

See What Our Members are Saying

“I respect ACE since the top of the specialty coffees are rewarded and available for me to buy. I could not find them if the competition did not exist.”

Nikos Psomas MOKKA COFFEE - Athens, Greece
“We have been fortunate to be able to purchase COE winner lots and bring them to our corner of Europe...Sharing these exclusive coffees with other coffee enthusiasts is one of the best parts of our day.”

Jordan Dabov DABOV SPECIALTY COFFEE - Sofia, Bulgaria
"COE has always played a huge role in our company. Our goal is to buy a lot from every auction and attend as many juries as possible. We would like our baristas and customers to enjoy the great quality of COE coffee, both served in our stores as black coffee and by the bag to bring back home."

Synøve Nesøen KAFFEBRENNERIET - Oslo, Norway

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