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Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 2025

Cup of Excellence

Costa Rica 2025

Award-winning lots
33 in 3 categories
Organised by
Alliance for Coffee Excellence

Traditional Washed Processes 11 lots · 10 farms

Lots allowed within this category are exclusively those processed using the traditional washed method, where coffee cherries undergo meticulous washing to remove the outer skin and mucilage. This ensures that only coffees with the distinctive attributes of the washed process, such as clean acidity and clarity of flavour, are considered for evaluation in the competition.

RankNoteFarmProducerVarietyProcessRegionAuction $/lbBuyer
5th88.78Don JoaquinVictor Hugo Romero MadrigalGeishaWashedLos-Santos30.20Brew92 Cafe & Roastery
6th88.66El CedroJohel Monge NaranjoGeishaWashedLos-Santos29.10Angelino’s Coffee
9th87.50EmanuelJosé Jaime Cardenas RojasWashedValle-Occidental18.90honu
8th87.53Hacienda Copey – ItadakiDaito Giken Costa Rica, S.A.GeishaWashedLos-Santos30.71GESHARY COFFEE, REC COFFEE, TAOCA COFFEE
4th88.81KizunaLuis Enrique Navarro PorrasTypicaWashedLos-Santos27.60NOZY COFFEE
10th87.22La Pastora – Don EliCarlos Manuel MonteroGeishaWashedLos-Santos23.70GSC International Co., Ltd.
3rd89.59La TorreJhon Alvarado AbarcaGeishaWashedPerez-Zeledon37.10GESHARY COFFEE
7th88.63Santa TeresaRoger Ureña HidalgoGeishaWashedLos-Santos27.70Prodigal Coffee, Idle Hands Roasting Co
1A90.63Vista ParaisoJhon Alvarado AbarcaGeishaWashedPerez-Zeledon80.30YN coffee, Beanner Coffee, Taste Trigger Limited, AllYouWant Coffee, Superbeans Import 超级豆子, Coffee Me Up Coffee YN coffee for Beanner Coffee(China), Taste Trigger Limited (Hongkong), AllYouWant Coffee (China), Superbeans Import 超级豆子(China), Coffee Me Up Coffee(Korea)
1B90.63Vista ParaisoJhon Alvarado AbarcaGeishaWashedPerez-Zeledon80.20nam·e Coffee Roaster, Whisper’s Taste饕選咖啡, GeeCoffee, CHG(手多多咖啡), FISHER COFFEE nam·e Coffee Roaster、Whisper’s Taste饕選咖啡、GeeCoffee、CHG(手多多咖啡)、FISHER COFFEE啡舍 bid by Ecofarm Coffee (China)
2nd90.09Volcan Azul Hacienda ColimaFederico Castro KahleSL28WashedValle-Central27.60Whisper’s Taste饕選咖啡, FISHER COFFEE, 0566 珈琲製作所/ 0566 COFFEE, 中国武汉铜山里TONGSHANLI COFFEE, 有容乃大Small Arms Big Heart, titlecoffee, 穷学生小李LL Roastery&青逸贸易QingYi Trading Co., Ltd 0566 珈琲製作所/ 0566 COFFEE 、FISHER COFFEE啡舍、中国武汉铜山里TONGSHANLI COFFEE、有容乃大Small Arms Big Heart、Title coffee、Whisper’s Taste饕選咖啡、穷学生小李LL Roastery&青逸贸易QingYi Trading Co., Ltd bid by Ecofarm Coffee (China)

Traditional Honey & Natural Processes 11 lots · 10 farms

Experimental 11 lots · 10 farms

Semi Washed, Washed, honey, naturals processes that are differentiated from the traditional processing methods and/or have undergone an innovation at a stage of preparing the lot. Done with the purpose of developing complex or exotic flavours and

International jury 20 cuppers from 13 countries
Stephen Vick (Head Judge) · Bahari Coffee, USA/Kenya
Jasmine Jungmin Lee · Marisstella Coffee Lab, South Korea
Sungwoo Park · Haemyeong Coffee, South Korea
Nan Yan · Yn Coffee, USA/China
You Murakoshi · Wataru & Co., Ltd., Japan
Wellington Pereira · Cocarive, Brazil and USA
Peter Jones · Idle Hands Roasting Company, United States
Sergio Sandoval Wong · Ama El Aroma Co.,Ltd, Taiwan
Tetsuji Yamada · Coffee Potohoto, Japan
Kristin Junyi Zhao · S.O.E Coffee, P.R.China
Shihpan Chuang · Pebble Coffee Co., Ltd., Taiwan
Tadao Taniguchi · Taniguchi Coffee, Japan
Juhyung Kim · E.R Corporation, South Korea
Sharon Hiu-Kwan Chau · Taste Trigger Limited, Hong Kong
Muath Albarrak · Sulalat Company, Saudi Arabia
Jennifer Arias · Café Directo, Costa Rica
Dylan Aguilera · Aguilera Coffee Traders, Costa Rica
Keda Kanye · Cafe Imports, USA
Henrik Haavisto · Norrland Coffee Shanghai, China
Aaron Rodriguez-Atkinson · Blendin Coffee Club, USA

Source: allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org/costa-rica-2025, read on September 6, 2026. The restricted-access data on that page is not collected.