The Cup of Excellence® Jury is the Foundation of its Success

The Cup of Excellence® program has been blessed with a jury of coffee professionals who care about the farmers, the coffee, their customers and each other. They are all dedicated to excellence in their work and in their relationships. The jury comes together as one during days of extremely intense cupping with profound differences in background experience and personality.

Lasting friendships are created and special ties are developed with the country and the farmers. Dinner conversations celebrate diversity in culture, and in the cup but often uncover more similarities than differences.

There is always at least one magnificent coffee surprise at the competition table when undiscovered treasures are cupped as stand alone coffees for the first time. Upon leaving, many jurors have called this competition “the coffee experience of a lifetime”.

The Cup of Excellence® Combined Juries: