Mexico 2024
Cup of Excellence: Mexico Cup of Excellence 2024 is made up of three distinct categories: the *Traditional Washed Processes; the **Traditional Honey & 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
National Winners: The National Winner lots are coffees scoring 85+ points during the International Phase by the Cup of Excellence National Jury and International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process
International Jury Week: May 13-17, 2024
COE Auction: August 13, 2024
NW Auction: August 12-16, 2024
You’re cordially invited to join the Mexico Cup of Excellence 2024 Award Ceremony.
Date: Friday, May 16, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Ex Hacienda San Francisco Toxpan de Córdoba, Veracruz.
*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 flavor, are considered for evaluation in the competition
**Traditional Honey & Natural Processes: Lots eligible for this category encompass coffees processed through the honey and natural methods, where the cherries are either partially or wholly dried with their mucilage intact. This category celebrates the unique flavor profiles derived from these processing techniques, ranging from the fruity sweetness of honey-processed coffees to the robust, fermented notes of natural-processed ones.
***Experimental: Washed, honey, naturals with 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 flavors and
aromas in a cup, produced in a biochemically natural way.
Traditional Washed Processes
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM / CWS |
FARMER / REPRESENTATIVE |
PROCESS |
VARIETY |
REGION |
WEIGTH (Kg) |
1A |
90.79 |
Ernesto Perez Orea |
Washed |
Bourbon |
Veracruz |
131.00 |
|
1B |
90.79 |
Ernesto Perez Orea |
Washed |
Bourbon |
Veracruz |
120.00 |
|
2 |
90.63 |
Roque Sanchez Cruz |
Washed |
Marsellesa, Costa Rica |
Chiapas |
203.00 |
|
3 |
89.58 |
Felix Morales Ixtla |
Washed |
Geisha |
Veracruz |
671.00 |
|
4 |
89.03 |
Adelina Escalante Flores |
Washed |
Marsellesa |
Chiapas |
192.00 |
|
5 |
88.63 |
Miguel Ronquillo Aco |
Washed |
Marsellesa |
Puebla |
249.00 |
|
6 |
87.61 |
[w] Martina Luna Gaona |
Washed |
Marsellesa |
Puebla |
327.00 |
|
7 |
87.58 |
Abel Manzano Luna |
Washed |
Obata , Garnica |
Puebla |
321.00 |
|
8 |
87.58 |
Carlos Hugo Loeza Sanchez |
Washed |
Marsellesa, Bourbon Geisha |
Veracruz |
280.00 |
|
9 |
87.26 |
[o] [w] Julia Ortega Carballo |
Washed |
Oro Azteca , Costarica 95, Anacafe 14. |
Puebla |
207.00 |
|
10 |
87.24 |
Froilan Gonzalez Roblero |
Washed |
Marsellesa, Bourbon, Typica, Costa Rica |
Chiapas |
400.00 |
Traditional Honey & Natural Processes
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM / CWS |
FARMER / REPRESENTATIVE |
PROCESS |
VARIETY |
REGION |
WEIGTH (Kg) |
1A |
91.13 |
Gustavo Boltjes Rising |
Natural |
Geisha |
Oaxaca |
91.00 |
|
1B |
91.13 |
Gustavo Boltjes Rising |
Natural |
Geisha |
Oaxaca |
90.00 |
|
2 |
90.53 |
Cruz José Argüello Enríquez |
Natural |
Geisha |
Chiapas |
341.00 |
|
3 |
90.16 |
Karina Argüello Enríquez |
Honey |
Geisha |
Chiapas |
261.00 |
|
4 |
89.66 |
Carlos Alberto Cadena Pale |
Natural |
Geisha |
Veracruz |
221.00 |
|
5 |
89 |
Alfredo Fernando Woolrich Ramirez |
Honey |
Geisha |
Oaxaca |
257.00 |
|
6 |
88.39 |
Samuel Ponce Garcia |
Natural |
Marsellesa |
Puebla |
191.00 |
|
7 |
88.32 |
Jesus Alfredo Meza Garcia |
Honey |
Sarchimor |
Veracruz |
232.00 |
|
8 |
88.08 |
Marco Antonio Zilli Morales |
Honey |
Anacafe 14 |
Veracruz |
265.00 |
|
9 |
87.97 |
Senén Sampieri Bulbarela |
Honey |
Marsellesa |
Veracruz |
135.00 |
|
10 |
87.68 |
Hilder Eugenio Lara Hernandez |
Honey |
Anacafe 14 |
Veracruz |
224.00 |
Experimental
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM / CWS |
FARMER / REPRESENTATIVE |
PROCESS |
VARIETY |
REGION |
WEIGTH (Kg) |
1A |
90.66 |
Jesus Carlos Cadena Valdivia |
Natural |
Geisha |
Veracruz |
125.00 |
|
1B |
90.66 |
Jesus Carlos Cadena Valdivia |
Natural |
Geisha |
Veracruz |
120.00 |
|
2 |
90.32 |
Edgar Jonatan Olarte Romero |
Honey |
Caturra y catuai |
Puebla |
200.00 |
|
3 |
90.26 |
Osiel Cortes Aco |
Washed |
Marsellesa |
Puebla |
281.00 |
|
4 |
89.82 |
Diego Manuel Woolrich Ramirez |
Washed |
Geisha |
Oaxaca |
401.00 |
|
5 |
88.53 |
[o] Alejandra Martínez Gama Fernández |
Washed |
Geisha |
Veracruz |
359.00 |
|
6 |
88.08 |
Miguel Castelán Valdés |
Natural |
Anacafe ,caturra |
Veracruz |
223.00 |
|
7 |
87.89 |
Mario Alberto Aco Gómez |
Washed |
Marsellesa |
Puebla |
443.00 |
|
8 |
87.87 |
Josefina Lopez Ruiz |
Natural |
Pache |
Chiapas |
401.00 |
|
9 |
87.74 |
[w] Gema Magali Posadas Manzano |
Washed |
Tipyca y Marsellesa |
Puebla |
452.00 |
|
10 |
87.71 |
María Del Rosario Irais Valdivia Ortíz |
Natural |
Typica |
Veracruz |
201.00 |
Traditional Honey & Natural Processes
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
1A |
91.13 |
200.62 |
75.10 |
15066.56 |
Angelino’s Coffee |
|
1B |
91.13 |
198.42 |
75.10 |
14901.34 |
Proud Mary |
|
2 |
90.53 |
751.78 |
20.00 |
15035.60 |
KALDI COFFEE FARM (CAMEL COFFEE CO.,LTD.) |
|
3 |
90.16 |
575.41 |
25.00 |
14385.25 |
What’s Brewing |
|
4 |
89.66 |
487.22 |
18.40 |
8964.85 |
Cultivar Coffee |
|
5 |
89 |
566.59 |
18.00 |
10198.62 |
Coffee Me Up (Korea), Coffee Therapy (Thailand), Lotus Lab, 331Roasters, MONARCH HAUS Mexico, MARISSTELLA COFFEE, Bean and Bean Coffee (NYC). ACCIO BEANS COFFEE |
|
6 |
88.39 |
421.08 |
27.00 |
11369.16 |
AL QAHWA AL ARABIAH |
|
7 |
88.32 |
511.47 |
12.50 |
6393.38 |
M.I.Coffee Corporation |
|
8 |
88.08 |
584.23 |
29.10 |
17001.09 |
Shinni Coffee Company, NEWS Coffee (South Korea) |
|
9 |
87.97 |
297.62 |
13.20 |
3928.58 |
AL CAFECI SA DE CV |
|
10 |
87.68 |
493.84 |
10.30 |
5086.55 |
AL CAFECI SA DE CV |
Traditional Washed Processes
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
1A |
90.79 |
288.81 |
55.20 |
15942.31 |
Angelino’s Coffee |
|
1B |
90.79 |
264.55 |
55.30 |
14629.62 |
Wataru for ROKUMEI COFFEE CO. |
|
2 |
90.63 |
447.54 |
21.50 |
9622.11 |
George Howell, Idle Hands Coffee, Bean & Bean Coffee (NY) and Cosmetocafe |
|
3 |
89.58 |
1479.30 |
16.30 |
24112.59 |
GSC International Co., Ltd |
|
4 |
89.03 |
423.29 |
14.40 |
6095.38 |
KARIOMONS COFFEE ＆ SHRUB COFFEE by Marukai. |
|
5 |
88.63 |
548.95 |
13.50 |
7410.83 |
SAVAYA COFFEE LLC |
|
6 |
87.61 |
720.91 |
11.60 |
8362.56 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
7 |
87.58 |
617.29 |
10.60 |
6543.27 |
Fadie Sasaguri Roastery Corporation |
|
8 |
87.58 |
707.68 |
10.10 |
7147.57 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
9 |
87.26 |
456.36 |
10.10 |
4609.24 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
10 |
87.24 |
881.85 |
10.00 |
8818.50 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Experimental
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
1A |
90.66 |
275.58 |
40.7 |
11216.11 |
ECOM Japan for TSUJIMOTO COFFEE & Puente Coffee |
|
1B |
90.66 |
264.55 |
40.2 |
10634.91 |
AL QAHWA AL ARABIAH |
|
2 |
90.32 |
440.92 |
15.3 |
6746.08 |
AL CAFECI SA DE CV |
|
3 |
90.26 |
619.50 |
12 |
7434.00 |
AL CAFECI SA DE CV |
|
4 |
89.82 |
884.05 |
14.1 |
12465.11 |
PRIVATE RESERVE(中國長沙), ROSE CAFE 玫瑰咖啡，珈琲光景，ALWAYS COFFEE，Blossom Valley 东莞市宸峄国际 |
|
5 |
88.53 |
791.46 |
13.1 |
10368.13 |
honu加藤珈琲店株式会社 |
|
6 |
88.08 |
491.63 |
15 |
7374.45 |
Cypher Urban Roastery |
|
7 |
87.89 |
976.65 |
10.6 |
10352.49 |
Brew92 |
|
8 |
87.87 |
884.05 |
10.1 |
8928.91 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
9 |
87.74 |
996.49 |
10.6 |
10562.79 |
Cafe Kreyol |
|
10 |
87.71 |
443.13 |
25.5 |
11299.82 |
Cypher Urban Roastery |
TRADITIONAL WASHED PROCESSES
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM / CWS |
FARMER / REPRESENTATIVE |
PROCESS |
VARIETY |
REGION |
WEIGTH (Kg) |
NW |
87.11 |
Gonzalo Rivero Puerto |
Washed |
Geisha y Sarchimor |
Veracruz |
203 |
|
NW |
87.05 |
Elmer Natanael Sánchez Cortés |
Washed |
Oro Azteca , Costa Rica 95 |
Puebla |
205 |
|
NW |
87.03 |
Young Yong Lee |
Washed |
Guacamaya, Marsellesa, Obata , Marago |
Chiapas |
230 |
TRADITIONAL HONEY & NATURAL PROCESSES
RANK |
SCORE |
FARM / CWS |
FARMER / REPRESENTATIVE |
PROCESS |
VARIETY |
REGION |
WEIGTH (Kg) |
NW |
87.11 |
[o] Noe Bravo Gonzalez |
Natural |
Bourbon peñasco |
Chiapas |
205.00 |
EXPERIMENTAL
TRADITIONAL WASHED PROCESSES
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
NW |
87.11 |
447.54 |
$6.00 |
$2,685.24 |
AL CAFECI SA DE CV |
|
NW |
87.05 |
451.95 |
$6.00 |
$2711.68 |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
|
NW |
87.03 |
507.06 |
$6.40 |
$3,245.18 |
Blossom Valley 东莞市宸峄国际 |
TRADITIONAL HONEY & NATURAL PROCESSES
RANK |
FARM / CWS |
SCORE |
WEIGHT (lb) |
FINAL BID ($/lb) |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMPANY NAME |
NW |
87.11 |
451.95 |
$6.30 |
$2,847.29 |
Brew92 |
Name |
Surname |
Company |
Country |
Jasmine Jungmin |
Lee |
Marisstella Coffee |
South Korea |
Edgar Chih Chia |
Chen |
Full Sweet Coffee |
Taiwan and Thailand |
Cristina Jingjing |
Lee |
Accio Beans Coffee Technology Co., Ltd. |
China |
Jordan |
Dabov |
DABOV Specialty Coffee |
Bulgaria |
JONGHYUN(Jayden) |
LEE |
331 COFFEE ROASTERS |
South Korea |
Joseph |
Stazzone |
Cafe Kreyol |
United States of America |
Suchaw |
Thavornwongs |
Coffee Therapy |
Thailand |
Issei |
Terao |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
Wellington carlos |
Pereira |
COCARIVE |
Brazil |
Jiyoon |
Han |
Bean and Bean Coffee |
USA |
Kim Dong Wan |
Khan |
Coffee Me Up |
Korea |
Peter |
Jones |
Idle Hands Roasting Company |
United States |
TASOS |
KODELLAS |
GREGORYS |
GREECE |
Penny |
Skordaki |
El Cafe SA |
Greece |
Queennie |
Zerrudo |
Cypher Roastery LLC (Dubai) |
United Arab Emirates |
Hiroyuki |
Ito |
KARIOMONS COFFEE |
JAPAN |
Piyarat |
Prakobvanichkul |
Coffee Therapy (Thailand) |
Thailand |
Xiaowen |
Pan |
Beijing Specialty Drink Technology Co. , Ltd. |
China |
Pablo |
Jung |
Monarch Haus |
|
Juho |
Baek |
Seoul |
Korea |
Memi |
Maruflu |
Savaya Coffee LLC |
USA |
Scott |
Fabbri |
Cafe Imports |
United States of America |
Sunghee |
Tark |
bean voyage: women-powered coffee |
USA, Mexico, Costa Rica |
ARON SUN YEONG |
KWON |
STELA COFFEE |
MEXICO |
Sungwoo |
Park |
Maristella |
South Korea
|
Silvio |
Leite |
ACE Head Judge |
Brazil |
Gary |
Urrutia |
COE Managing Director |
Honduras |
Name |
Company |
Andrea Paola García Gutiérrez
|
Gargutié |
Cesar Gasca Fuentes
|
Cafiver |
Edgar Julian Rivera Romano
|
Pólvora Fábrica de Cafés Especiales |
Eduardo Meza
|
Infalible Café |
Hector Alejandro Hernandez Matla
|
Café La Laja |
Hector Cirilo Ernandez Ramirez
|
Adasu |
Matías Gabriel Durán Quintanar
|
Quantum Crack Coffee Roasters |
Paulina González Nieva
|
Cafinco |
Ramsés Oswaldo Jarvio Rosales
|
Café TOM |
Roberto García Medina
|
Pixcata y Casa Cafeína |
Einar Avenamar Gutiérrez Ortiz
|
The Coffee Berry Borer |
Marcelo Ramírez Panzo
|
Cafiver |
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.
LOT NUMBER |
SCORE |
FARM / CWS |
TOTAL VALUE |
COMISSION |
1A |
91.13 |
Las Nieves |
$15,066.56 |
$3,606.14 |
1B |
91.13 |
Las Nieves |
$14,901.34 |
$3,566.60 |
2 |
90.53 |
Santa Cruz |
$15,035.60 |
$3,157.48 |
3 |
90.16 |
Santa Cruz |
$14,385.25 |
$3,135.98 |
4 |
89.66 |
Xilontla |
$8,964.85 |
$1,851.44 |
5 |
89.00 |
Sinai |
$10,198.62 |
$2,096.38 |
6 |
88.39 |
Paso Viejo |
$11,369.16 |
$2,505.43 |
7 |
88.32 |
Los Chuchos |
$6,393.38 |
$1,189.17 |
8 |
88.08 |
Rancho Viejo |
$17,001.09 |
$3,782.89 |
9 |
87.97 |
Rancho El Separo |
$3,928.58 |
$744.05 |
10 |
87.68 |
Santoli |
$5,086.55 |
$876.57 |
1A |
90.79 |
La Perla |
$15,942.31 |
$3,754.53 |
1B |
90.79 |
La Perla |
$14,629.62 |
$3,445.76 |
2 |
90.63 |
Monokiemo |
$9,622.11 |
$2,047.50 |
3 |
89.58 |
Palma |
$24,112.59 |
$4,844.71 |
4 |
89.03 |
Peña Blanca |
$6,095.38 |
$1,185.21 |
5 |
88.63 |
Ocoteno |
$7,410.83 |
$1,413.55 |
6 |
87.61 |
Tapula |
$8,362.56 |
$1,513.91 |
7 |
87.58 |
Ahuateno |
$6,543.27 |
$1,141.99 |
8 |
87.58 |
El Izote |
$7,147.57 |
$1,220.75 |
9 |
87.26 |
Los Pinos |
$4,609.24 |
$787.22 |
10 |
87.24 |
Sol y Lluvia |
$8,818.50 |
$1,499.15 |
1A |
90.66 |
Pocitos |
$11,216.11 |
$2,583.56 |
1B |
90.66 |
Pocitos |
$10,634.91 |
$2,447.09 |
2 |
90.32 |
La Gruta |
$6,746.08 |
$1,333.78 |
3 |
90.26 |
Las Barrancas |
$7,434.00 |
$1,362.90 |
4 |
89.82 |
Sinai |
$12,465.11 |
$2,409.04 |
5 |
88.53 |
Trebolillos |
$10,368.13 |
$1,958.86 |
6 |
88.08 |
Zacatlami |
$7,374.45 |
$1,450.31 |
7 |
87.89 |
Apipias |
$10,352.49 |
$1,806.80 |
8 |
87.87 |
Las Delicias |
$8,928.91 |
$1,524.99 |
9 |
87.74 |
El Río |
$10,562.79 |
$1,843.51 |
10 |
87.71 |
Huehuetepan |
$11,299.82 |
$2,470.45 |
NW |
87.11 |
Esmeralda |
$2,685.24 |
$268.52 |
NW |
87.05 |
Capolcuahutitan |
$3,240.78 |
$324.08 |
NW |
87.03 |
Las Chicharras |
$3,245.18 |
$324.52 |
NW |
87.11 |
La Gloria |
$2,847.29 |
$284.73 |
TOTAL: |
$ 71,759.52 |
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*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.
