Costa Rica Cup of Excellence Auction

The 13th Costa Rica Cup of Excellence set two new records: the average price per pound was set at $21.71 (breaking the previous record of $21.69 in 2018), while all 26 lots up for…
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 19, 2020

Record-breaking Auction for Nicaraguan Coffee Farmers

This year’s Nicaragua Cup of Excellence broke records, with the auction coming to a close with the average price per pound being over $12 USD.
by Fresh Cup Staff | July 22, 2020

The Winners of Costa Rica’s Cup of Excellence

The results of Costa Rica’s Cup of Excellence includes eight winners from a Kenya variety and 10 winners of gesha variety.
by Fresh Cup Staff | July 15, 2020

A Bittersweet Cup of Excellence for El Salvador

Alliance of Coffee Excellence announced the results of El Salvador’s Cup of Excellence, with 22 winning coffees and 11 National Winner coffees, representing five processes and eight varieties.
by Fresh Cup Staff | July 8, 2020

Winners of the 17th Guatemala Cup of Excellence

Alliance of Coffee Excellence announced the winners of this year’s Guatemala Cup of Excellence in a ceremony on YouTube.
by Fresh Cup Staff | June 24, 2020

COE Cupping of Winners

The Alliance for Coffee Excellence hosts its “Cupping The Number Ones” on Saturday, December 14, in Portland, Oregon.
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 27, 2019

Cupping the World in 2018

After a year of traveling around the world, tasting thousands of coffees, and setting multiple auction records, the Cup of Excellence program culminated in an intimate showcase cupping of all the program’s top-graded coffees…
by Jordan Johnson | December 5, 2018

F1 Hybrid Scores 90 Points at Cup of Excellence

New coffee variety scores 90 points in Nicaragua Cup of Excellence competition.
by Fresh Cup Staff | May 24, 2017

Do You Know Sherri Johns?

Alliance for Coffee Excellence trainer, and a head judge for Cup of Excellence with over forty years in the industry.
by Ellie Bradley | May 18, 2017