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 27th – May 1st with the 10 National Judges in Guatemala City, Guatemala with Eduardo Ambrocio as head judge.
- National stage: May 18th – 22nd 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
RANK |
WEIGHT (kg) |
FARM |
FARMER |
REGION |
SCORE |
VARIETY |
PROCESS |
1a |
105.79 |
Cercol, S. A. |
Guatemala |
91.06 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
1b |
105.79 |
Cercol, S. A. |
Guatemala |
91.06 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
2 |
276.62 |
Max Fernando Perez Rios |
Chimaltenango |
89.69 |
Gesha |
Natural |
|
3 |
246 |
Pedro Villatoro Castillo |
Huehuetenango |
89.04 |
Bourbon, Caturra, Typica |
Washed |
|
4 |
229.22 |
Rosa Maria De La Peña Illescas |
Huehuetenango |
88.94 |
Gesha, Villa Sarchi, Typica |
Washed |
|
5 |
133.83 |
Naturavista, S. A. |
Santa Rosa |
88.92 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
6 |
136.95 |
La Reforma Y Asociados, S. A. |
Huehuetenango |
88.77 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
7 |
161.82 |
Perez Perez Wilfrido Hernan |
Huehuetenango |
88.65 |
Gesha |
Natural |
|
8 |
64.95 |
Entre Caminos, S. A. |
Sacatepequez |
88.56 |
Typica |
Washed |
|
9 |
287.16 |
Max Fernando Perez Rios |
Chimaltenango |
88.5 |
Gesha (Organic) |
Natural |
|
10 |
150 |
Sociedad Anonima Platanillo |
San Marcos |
88.46 |
Gesha |
Natural |
|
11 |
67.92 |
San Isidro Chacaya, S. A. |
Solola |
88.46 |
Java |
Washed Double Fermentation
|
|
12 |
409.98 |
Pompeyo Castillo Cerezo |
El Progreso |
88.38 |
Gesha |
Natural |
|
13 |
72.34 |
Sociedad Anonima Agrocomercial Santa Felisa |
Chimaltenango |
88.38 |
Gesha |
Natural |
|
14 |
153.08 |
Sociedad Anonima Rocafe |
Jalapa |
88.37 |
Gesha |
Natural |
|
15 |
116.96 |
Fredy Milton Morales Merida |
Huehuetenango |
88.33 |
Pacamara, Maragogype |
Washed |
|
16 |
272.35 |
Jose Arnoldo Perez Melendez |
Chimaltenango |
88.31 |
Typica |
Washed Anaerobic
|
|
17 |
301.36 |
Corporacion Maravilla, S. A. |
Huehuetenango |
88.23 |
SL 34, Batian |
Washed |
|
18 |
754.9 |
Compañia Agricola Tierra Alta, S. A. |
Santa Rosa |
88.23 |
Pacamara |
Washed |
|
19 |
340.02 |
Jose Roberto Monterroso Pineda |
Jalapa |
88.15 |
Pacamara |
Natural |
|
20 |
367.59 |
Perez,Perez,,Wilfrido,Hernan |
Huehuetenango |
88.13 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
21 |
62.76 |
Carmona, S. A. |
Sacatepequez |
87.96 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
22 |
604.82 |
Perez Ramirez Adony Osvaldo |
Huehuetenango |
87.81 |
Pacamara |
Washed |
|
23 |
402.8 |
Sociedad Anonima Las Macadamias |
Huehuetenango |
87.58 |
Pacamara |
Natural |
|
24 |
139.15 |
Isnull, S. A. |
Huehuetenango |
87.58 |
Gesha, Bourbon |
Washed |
|
25 |
102.34 |
Aurelio Villatoro Castillo |
Huehuetenango |
87.42 |
Bourbon, Caturra |
Natural |
|
26 |
719.74 |
Argueta Herrera, Erwin Humberto-Finca Plan De La Vega |
Huehuetenango |
87.35 |
Bourbon, Caturra |
Washed |
|
27 |
611.82 |
Guillermo Antonio Juarez Solares |
Santa Rosa |
87.23 |
Pacamara |
Washed |
|
28 |
66.66 |
Entre Caminos, S. A. |
Sacatepequez |
87.23 |
Gesha |
Washed |
|
29 |
133 |
Tulio Sergio Ivan Ovalle Mont |
Huehuetenango |
87.19 |
Pacamara (Organic) |
Honey |
|
30 |
70.46 |
Ralex Creativo, S. A. |
Huehuetenango |
87.12 |
Gesha, Pacamara |
Natural |
Score |
Farm |
Farmer |
Weight (kg) |
Region |
Process, Variety |
87.04 |
Vipesa, S. A. |
727.78 |
Guatemala |
Washed, Pacamara |
|
86.85 |
Lorena Castillo Castellanos |
695.98 |
El Progreso |
Washed, Gesha |
|
86.69 |
Aimee Lucia Perez Rios |
201.5 |
Chimaltenango |
Natural, Maragogype |
|
86.33 |
Cafe Don Alfonso, S. A. |
78 |
Huehuetenango |
Natural, Pacamara & Maragogype
|
|
85.81 |
Petronilo De Jesus Martinez Castillo |
300 |
Huehuetenango |
Washed, Maragogype |
|
85.62 |
San Francisco La Sierra Sociedad Anonima |
702 |
Santa Rosa |
Washed, Pacamara |
|
85.38 |
Arcenio Castillo Villatoro |
425.54 |
Huehuetenango |
Washed, Maragogype |
|
85 |
Agricola El Injertal, S. A. |
449.12 |
Huehuetenango |
Washed, Maragogype |
Pre Selection |
National Week |
International Week |
|
Company |
Name |
Name |
Name |
Prisma Coffee Origins |
Eduardo Ambrocio |
Eduardo Ambrocio |
Eduardo Ambrocio |
Prisma Coffee Origins |
Edwin Ambrocio |
Edwin Ambrocio |
– |
Anacafé |
Ricardo Morales |
Ricardo Morales |
– |
Anacafé |
Diego del Águila |
Diego del Águila |
Diego del Águila |
Café Origen |
Andrés Avendaño |
Andrés Avendaño |
– |
Café de mi Tierra |
Jacqueline Morales |
Jacqueline Morales |
– |
Sube S.A. |
Yenduli Darocsi Morales Salvador |
– |
– |
Olam Agro Guatemala |
Albert Gutierrez |
Albert Gutierrez |
– |
COEX |
Israel López |
– |
– |
Coffee Bird |
Jonathan Lopez |
Jonathan Lopez |
Jonathan Lopez |
Role |
Name |
Lab |
Country |
International Judge |
Kentaro Maruyama |
Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
International Judge |
Miyoko Watanabe |
Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
International Judge |
Shinji Sekine |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
International Judge |
Keita Matsumoto |
Wataru & Co., Ltd. |
Japan |
International Judge |
Yunson Lee |
Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd) |
South Korea |
International Judge |
Minseon Kim |
Terarosa (Haksan Co.Ltd) |
South Korea |
International Judge |
Will Young |
Campos Coffee |
Australia |
International Judge |
Adam Matheson |
Campos Coffee |
Australia |
International Judge |
Thomas Pulpan |
Kaffebrenneriet as |
Norway |
International Judge |
Synove Neseon |
Kaffebrenneriet as |
Norway |
International Judge |
Erin Wang |
Alliance for Coffee Excellence |
United States |
International Judge |
Alex Pond |
Alliance for Coffee Excellence |
United States |
Head Judge |
Eduardo Ambrocio |
ANACAFE |
Guatemala |
International Judge |
Diego del Aguila |
ANACAFE |
Guatemala |
International Judge |
Jonathan Lopez |
ANACAFE |
Guatemala |
*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.