FAQ

Everything about the Cup of Excellence is open and transparent and the farmers usually watch the auction so they know both the buyer and the auction price. There is also a page on the website for [...]

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 [...]

Coffees scoring 86+ points by the national jury will be cupped and scored by the international jury to determine eligibility for either the Cup of Excellence or National winner auction. No more [...]

Detailed farm information for every Cup of Excellence winning lot is available on the website. This can be accessed by all members at any time. Information about the ACE National Winners is [...]

Each country program has two separate juries that cup and score the coffee during the three stages of the competition – a national jury made of up trained cuppers who reside in that country and [...]