Cup of Excellence

The Alliance for Coffee Excellence, which runs Cup of Excellence, will officially announce the partnership bringing CoE to Ethiopia at this weekend’s Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy […]

The origin competition, which honors farmer excellence and awards exquisite coffees, will return to the cite of its first event in Brazil with a multi-day celebration in October. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy […]

At competitions in Rwanda and Burundi this month, Cup of Excellence saw a record-setting number of entries, many farmers new to the competition, and exceptionally high quality. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo […]

The COE Nicaragua auction has been moved up to June 13, and award-winning coffees are currently at the port in Nicaragua and expected to arrive in Oakland, Calif., on June 29. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA […]

Cup of Excellence held its 2018 Nicaragua competition earlier this month, with hybrid varieties nabbing four of the top 11 spots. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Cup of Excellence / Ariel […]

Six lots score 90+ to earn the presidential award, tying the Mexico Cup of Excellence as the highest number of 90+ lots in any COE competition in 2017. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos […]

Five lots score 90+ in the debut Cup of Excellence competition for the South American nation. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence Cup of Excellence is known […]

Eight winning lots of the competition were taken before they could be offered at auction. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Alliance for Coffee Excellence  This month’s Cup of Excellence Mexico—the first […]

Coffees from this year’s Cup of Excellence in Honduras break COE records, with the winning lot auctioned at $124.50 a pound. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence […]