How do I know that I am buying a Cup of Excellence® or ACE National Winners?
The Cup of Excellence name is protected and only those coffees that win are allowed to use this wordmark. Neither award is given to the entire farm-only to the coffee lot that was submitted to the competition and that has been stored in a secure warehouse during the competition. The competition process is monitored by an outside auditor. Both Cup of Excellence coffees and ACE National Winners are sold via the online auction. If you are a secondary buyer from a source other than the auction, the buyer of each lot is listed on the auction site or you can contact ACE staff for verification.