Brazil 2019

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.

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.

RANK
WEIGHT (kg)
FARM
FARMER
REGION
SCORE
VARIETY
PROCESS
1a
180
André Luis Aguila Ribeiro
Sul de Minas
92.23
Yellow Catuaí
Natural
1b
180
André Luis Aguila Ribeiro
Sul de Minas
92.23
Yellow Catuaí
Natural
2a
150
Leonardo Montesanto Tavares
Chapada de Minas
92.15
Gesha
Natural Anaerobic
2b
150
Leonardo Montesanto Tavares
Chapada de Minas
92.15
Gesha
Natural Anaerobic
3a
180
Merce Jordan Araújo Silva
Chapada Diamantina
91.84
Red Catuaí
Pulped Natural
3b
180
Merce Jordan Araújo Silva
Chapada Diamantina
91.84
Red Catuaí
Pulped Natural
4
300
Santuário Sul
Mantiqueira de Minas
90.61
Gesha
Natural
5
360
André Luiz Alvarenga Garcia
Campo das Vertentes
90.47
Yellow Catuaí
Natural Anaerobic
6
300
Marianna Carneiro de Carvalho Junqueira
Sul de Minas
89.70
Red Catucaí
Natural
7
600
João Roberto Santana
Chapada Diamantina
89.58
Catuaí 144
Pulped Natural
8
360
Edir José de Carvalho
Sul de Minas
88.88
Yellow Catucaí
Natural
9
360
Raimundo Dimas Santana Filho
Matas de Minas
88.80
Yellow Bourbon
Pulped Natural
10
360
Lilian Carrijo
Sul de Minas
88.61
Catucaí 2SL
Natural
11
420
Agnaldo Martins de Assunção
Chapada Diamantina
88.50
Red Catuaí
Pulped Natural
12
360
Ecoagrícola Café Ltda
Chapada de Minas
88.46
Catucaí 2SL
Natural
13
330
José Wanderley Viana
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.36
Yellow Catucaí
Natural
14
330
Adila Pereira Coli
Mantiqueira de Minas
88.29
Yellow Bourbon
Pulped Natural
15
330
Mauro Billi
Sul de Minas
88.14
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
16
420
Fazenda Sertãozinho
Sul de Minas
88.04
Arara
Natural
17
360
Jorge Barakat
Cerrado Mineiro
88.02
Catuaí 144
Pulped Natural
18
360
Eduardo Pinheiro Campos
Cerrado Mineiro
87.80
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
19
480
Gilberto Augusto Cainelli Basilio
Sul de Minas
87.69
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
20
360
Alessandro Alves Hervaz
Mantiqueira de Minas
87.68
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
21
360
Henrique Leivas Sloper de Araújo
Montanhas do Espírito Santo
87.68
Catucaí Açu-Iapar 59
Pulped Natural
22
450
Edson Rosa Garcia
Mantiqueira de Minas
87.54
Acaiá
Natural
23
360
Francisco Otávio Lotufo
Sul de Minas
87.52
Yellow Bourbon
Pulped Natural
24
330
Júlio Cesar Ferreira
Mantiqueira de Minas
87.48
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
25
360
José Mauro Miranda
Matas de Minas
87.43
Catuaí 44
Pulped Natural
26
360
Jean Vilhena Faleiros
Sul de Minas
87.34
Yellow Bourbon
Natural
27
360
Clayton Mapelli Cerri
Média Mogiana
87.16
Obatã
Natural
Score
Farm
Farmer
Weight (kg)
Region
Process, Variety
85.98
Fazenda Freitas
Osmar Pereira Nunes Junior
360
Cerrado Mineiro
Natural Anaerobic, Arara
NATIONAL JUDGES
COMPANY
Anderson Reis Castorino
Cafebras
Bruno Felipe de Lima
Monte Alegre Coffees
Camila Franco
Lucca Cafés Especiais
Cecília Sanada
Consultora
Dionatan Antunes de Almeida
Fazenda Caxambu e Aracaçu
Felipe Henrique Alípio Ernesto
COOXUPÉ
Gustavo Coli
Barão Comissária de Cafés
Helivaldo Ferreira de Castro
SANCOFFEE
Jean Carlos Rodrigues
SMC
João Luiz de Oliveira Neto
Falcafé
Luiz Antônio da Paixão Neto
Matas de Minas Coffees
Nathana Paiva
TVRT Brazil Coffees
Robson Rodrigues Ribeiro
Cooperrita
Rodrigo Esper de Pádua
Damasco Cafés
Ronaldo Marcos
Andrade Bros
Sillio Souza
Andrade Bros
Tony Rodrigo Bernardes
Sendas Comércio Exterior e Armazém Gerais S/A
Wallisson Divino da Silva Pereira
SMC
Warley Carlos de Oliveira
Veloso Coffee
ROLE NAME COMPANY COUNTRY
Head Judge Eduardo Ambrocio
ACE Rep Darrin Daniel
International Jury Position Andrew Barnett Linea United States (US)
International Jury Position Beom Kyu Heo Bean Krush Coffee Company (Waveon Coffee) South Korea
International Jury Position Brian Huh Ally Coffee United States (US)
International Jury Position Hans Zevenhek Daarnhouwer Netherlands
International Jury Position Hidetaka Hayashi Hayashi Coffee Institute Japan
International Jury Position Hirotaka Akimoto Kyokuto Fadie Corporation Japan
International Jury Position Joe Hsu Orsir Coffee Taiwan
International Jury Position Jordan Dabov Mira Mar 08 Ltd Bulgaria
International Jury Position Jorge Meneses de Assis Monte Alegre Farm Brazil
International Jury Position Kentaro Maruyama Maruyama Coffee Co., Ltd. Japan
International Jury Position Naomi Nakahira UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. Japan
International Jury Position Nolan Hirte Proud Mary Coffee United States (US)
International Jury Position Philippe Barreca Philippe Barreca AB. Sweden
International Jury Position Russell Hayward Ascension Coffee Roasters United States (US)
International Jury Position Shinji Sekine Wataru & Co., Ltd. Japan
International Jury Position Silvio Leite Agricafe Brazil
International Jury Position Soren Sylvest COOP Danmark Denmark
International Jury Position Stephen l hurst Mercanta Ltd United Kingdom (UK)
International Jury Position Suzuki Taroh Saza Coffee Japan
International Jury Position Thomas Pulpan Kaffebrenneriet as Norway
International Jury Position Valentina Moksunova Hummingbird Coffee LLC Russia
International Jury Position Yasuhide Izaki HoneyCoffee (Izaki Coffee Co. Ltd) Japan
International Jury Position Yosuke Nagata Hisashi Yamamoto Coffee INC. (Unir) Japan
International Jury Position Yuko Itoi Timesclub Japan
International Jury Position Yunson Lee Terarosa South Korea

*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.

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