Costa Rica 2021

Cup of Excellence:  These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The winning lots are the top 30 coffees that scored above an 87 by the Cup of Excellence Global Coffee Centers.

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.

COE Auction: July 29th

RANK
SCORE
FARM
FARMER
REGION
VARIETY
PROCESS
1a
90.89
Ivan Daniel Gutiérrez Ureña
Tarrazu
Gesha & Kenia SL-28
Honey
1b
90.89
Ivan Daniel Gutiérrez Ureña
Tarrazu
Gesha & Kenia SL-28
Honey
2a
90.5
DAITO GIKEN COSTA RICA, S.A.
Tarrazu
Gesha
Honey
2b
90.5
DAITO GIKEN COSTA RICA, S.A.
Tarrazu
Gesha
Honey
3a
90.46
Luis Ricardo Calderon Madrigal
Tarrazu
Gesha
Washed
3b
90.46
Luis Ricardo Calderon Madrigal
Tarrazu
Gesha
Washed
4
90.29
César Manuel López Barrantes
Valle Occidental
San Roque
Natural
5
89.93
Jhon Alvarado Abarca
Brunca
Gesha
Anaerobic
6
89.89
Olymar Santa Lucia III S.A
Valle Occidental
SL-28
Honey
7
89.54
Johel Monge Naranjo
Tarrazu
Gesha
Anaerobic
8
89.21
Jacob Montero
Tarrazu
Gesha
Natural
9
89.11
Johel Monge Naranjo
Tarrazu
Gesha
Honey
10
88.53
Jiménez y Padilla S.A.
Valle Occidental
SL-28
Honey
11
88.5
Fernando Castro Jimenez
Valle Occidental
SL-28
Anaerobic
12
88.4
Liselle Maria Fallas Ramirez
Tarrazu
Gesha
Honey
13
88.3
Cooperativa Agrícola Industrial Victoria R.L
Valle Occidental
Gesha
Natural
14
88.27
Héctor Bonilla Cruz
Tarrazu
Gesha
Honey
15
88.2
Marlen Barrantes Zuñiga
Valle Occidental
San Roque
Natural
16
88.13
DAITO GIKEN COSTA RICA, S.A.
Tarrazu
Gesha
Honey
17
88.07
Erasmo Aguilera Gonzalez
Valle Occidental
Gesha
Honey
18
88
Allan Oviedo Rodriguez
Valle Occidental
San Roque Kenya
Natural
19
87.97
Manuel Antonio Barrantes Zuñiga
Valle Occidental
San Roque
Natural
20
87.9
HEARTY COFFEE SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
Valle Occidental
San Roque Kenya
Washed
21
87.9
Dagoberto Aguilera Gonzales
Valle Occidental
Kenya SL-28
Honey
22
87.83
Felipe Aguilera Gonzalez
Valle Occidental
Gesha
Washed
23
87.83
BENEFICIO CAFETALERO LAS LAJAS S.A.
Valle Central
Villa Sarchi
Natural
24
87.8
Fernando Castro Jimenez
Valle Occidental
Gesha
Anaerobic
25
87.77
Cooperativa Agrícola Industrial Victoria R.L
Valle Occidental
Gesha
Washed
26
87.57
Deily Mora Aguilar
Tarrazu
Gesha
Honey
27
87.57
Maibel Barrantes Zuñiga
Valle Occidental
Kenia
Anaerobic
28
87.57
Procesadora de café sin limites S.A.
Valle Occidental
Kenia
Lavado
29
87.5
Danilo Salazar Arias
Valle Occidental
SL-28
Honey
30
87.37
Jennifer Castro Barquero
Valle Occidental
San Roque Kenya SL-28
Washed
Name
Company
Badi Bradley
Caravela Coffee
James Gibbs
Caravela Coffee
Katsuhide Izaki
Honey Coffee
Yasuhide Izaki
Honey Coffee
Minseon Kim
Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd)
Joe Hsu
Orsir
Atin Lee
Orsir
Raphael Braune
Supremo Kaffee
Jana Eliker
Supremo Kaffee
Søren Sylvest
Coffee Collective
Paul Songer
Head Judge
Abraham Castro
Local CR judge
Jose Javier Carmona
Local CR judge
Adrian Ramirez
Local CR judge
Peter Dupont
Coffee Collective
Name
Company
Adrián Ramirez
Independiente
Abraham Castro
CECA
Jose Javier Carmona
Exclusive Coffees
Andres Navarro
Laderas del Sol
Mario Salas
Independiente
Leonel Seo
J&B Café International
Francisco Castro Tenorio
The Coffee Source
Erasmo Arrieta
Independiente
Paul Songer
COE Head Judge

*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.

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