Ethiopia 2020

Cup of Excellence competition: Due to COVID-19 the Cup of Excellence Ethiopia competition was completed in the following way:

  • Preselection stage: February 17th – 28th with the 16 National Judges and the head judge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Paul Songer as the head judge and John Thompson as a supporting head judge
  • National stage: April 6th – 10th with the judges Paul Songer, Ricky Dyson and Darrin Daniel in Portland, Oregon, USA with Paul Songer as the head judge
  • International stage: Completed on different dates with the judges Paul Songer, Silvio Leite, Erwin Mierisch, Eduardo Ambrocio, Edwin Ambrocio, John Thompson, Darrin Daniel, Erin Wang and Alex Pond in their respective labs around the globe.

Cup of Excellence auction: 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 30kg boxes containing two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.

National Winners auction: 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 69kg hermetic bags.

COE auction: June 25th, 2020
NW auction: June 22nd – 26th, 2020

RANK
WEIGHT (kg)
FARMER / ORGANIZATION
ZONE
WOREDA
SCORE
VARIETY
PROCESS
1a
270
Sidama
Bura
91.04
74158
Natural
1b
270
Sidama
Bura
91.04
74158
Natural
2a
435
Sidama
Arbegona
90.89
74110
Washed
2b
420
Sidama
Arbegona
90.89
74110
Washed
3a
435
Sidama
Arbegona
90.25
74110
Washed
3b
420
Sidama
Arbegona
90.25
74110
Washed
4
600
West Arsi
Kokosa
89.86
Typica
Natural
5
990
West Guji
Hara Welabo
89.43
Kurme
Natural
6
1020
West Arsi
Nansebo
89.21
Typica
Natural
7
825
Sidama
Bonsa
89.21
74158
Natural
8
795
Sidama
Arebegona
89.07
74110
Washed
9
960
West Arsi
Nansebo
89
Typica
Natural
10
975
West Arsi
Nansebo
88.89
Typica
Natural
11
885
Sidama
Bona
88.75
74158
Natural
12
195
Sidama
Benra
88.64
74118/74110
Natural Anaerobic
13
255
Gedio
Yirgacheffe
88.57
Kurme
Natural
14
915
Guji
Hanbela
88.43
Typica
Natural
15
1020
West Arsi
Nansebo
88.29
Typica
Natural
16
1110
West Arsi
Nansebo
88.18
Typica
Natural
17
1005
Gedio
Gedeb
87.86
74110
Natural
18
210
West Guji
Kelcha
87.82
Typica
Natural
19
1035
West Guji
Shakiso
87.79
Kurme
Natural
20
315
Jimma
Gera
87.71
74110
Natural
21
960
Gedio
Gedeb
87.64
Dega
Natural Anaerobic
22
1110
West Arsi
Nansebo
87.64
Typica
Natural
23
975
West Arsi
Nansebo
87.64
Typica
Natural
24
1005
West Guji
Arba Muda
87.43
Kurme
Natural
25
375
Gedio
Yirgacheffe
87.36
Kurme
Natural
26
240
Gedio
Yirgacheffe
87.21
Heirloom Typica
Washed
27
435
Gedio
Gedeb
87.07
74110
Natural
28
1050
West Arsi
Nansebo
87.04
Typica
Natural
Score
Farmer / Organization
Weight (kg)
Zone
Woreda
Process, Variety
86.86
270
Gedio
Yirgacheffe
Burume, Natural
86.75
990
Gedio
Gedeb
74112, Natural
86.5
765
Gedio
Gedeb
74112, Washed
85.93
915
West Guji
Ha/Wamana
74110, Natural
85.79
930
West Guji
Hanbeha Womena
Asgori, Natural
85.79
915
West Guji
Ha/Wamana
74110, Natrual
85.79
285
Gedio
Yirgacheffe 02
Kurme, Washed
85.71
750
West Guji
Uraga
74178, Washed
85.57
495
Gedio
Yirgacheffe
Dega, Natural
85.5
1140
Gedio
Gedeb
74112, Washed
85.39
960
West Guji
Ha/Wamana
74110, Natural
Role
Name
Lab
Country
International Judge
Paul Songer
Songer Associates Lab
United States
International Judge
Silvio Leite
Agricoffee Lab
Brazil
International Judge
Erwin Mierisch
Pulley Collective Lab
United States
International Judge
Eduardo Ambrocio
Prisma Coffee Origins Lab
Guatemala
International Judge
Edwin Ambrocio
Prisma Coffee Origins Lab
Guatemala
International Judge
John Thompson
Coffee Nexus Lab
Scotland
International Judge
Darrin Daniel
ACE Lab
United States
International Judge
Erin Wang
ACE Lab
United States
International Judge
Alex Pond
ACE Lab
United States
Name
Organization
Ansha Yasin
Coqua Trading
Ashenafi Taddesse
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange
Behailu W/Senbet
STARBUCKS/Representative/
Birehane Tewelde Abera
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange
Degarege Ayalew
Coffee Liquering Unit
Eleni Abebe
Horra Trading
Fikremariam Alemu
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange
G/Medihin Shewayirga
Coffee Quality Inspection and Control Center
Getachew Tibebu
Volcafe Trading House/Representative/
Getahun Kettema
Abebeche Coffee
Haddis Takele
Trabocca BV Trading House/Representative/
Kidist Paulos
Horra Trading
Muluken Bekele
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange
Negussie Weldesenebet
ECX-Keffa
Nuruddis Abdi
Ambasel Trading PLC
Seifedin Workayehu
Coffee Quality Inspection and Control Center
ZelalemTilahun
ECX-Region

MOPLACO TRADING PLC

*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.  COE 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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