Guatemala 2020

Cup of Excellence competition: Due to COVID-19 the Cup of Excellence Guatemala competition was completed in the following way with the designated coffees blindly cupped through the following process:

• Preselection stage:  April 27^th – May 1^st with the 10 National Judges in Guatemala City, Guatemala with Eduardo Ambrocio as head judge.
• National stage:  May 18^th – 22^nd with the 8 National Judges in Guatemala City, Guatemala with Eduardo Ambrocio as head judge.
• International stage:  Completed on different dates with the judges Kentaro Maruyama, Miyoko Watanabe, Shinji Sekine, Keita Matsumoto, Yunson Lee, Minseon Kim, Will Young, Adam Matheson, Thomas Pulpan, Synove Neseon, Erin Wang, Alex Pond, Eduardo Ambrocio, Diego del Aguila and Jonathan Lopez in their respective labs around the globe.

Cup of Excellence: The winning lots are the top 30 coffees that scored above an 87 by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The coffee is packaged in a 30kg box containing two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.

National Winners: The National Winner lots are coffees scoring 85+ points during the International Week by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The coffee is packaged in a 30kg box containing two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.

COE Auction: July 28th
National Winner Auction: July 20th – August 7th