Finca Río Blanco topped Costa Rica’s 2026 Cup of Excellence with a Washed Java that scored 91.36 points, the highest mark of any Costa Rican coffee this year, and sold at the competition’s July 9 auction for a record $200.10 a pound. Grown by producer Alejandra Cordero Solano in Copey de Dota, in the Los Santos region, at roughly 1,950 meters, the lot went to a buyer identified in auction reporting as Enwan Coffee, which bought it in two equal portions. That name matches Address Cafe, whose Arabic name, عنوان القهوة, translates to Enwan Coffee; it’s a Saudi coffee chain with its own barista championship and app, based in Riyadh.
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Award Winning Coffees
EspressoDrop.com brings you the latest results of coffee roasting competitions around the world. Whenever possible we will provide a link to the online outlet where you can buy and try the best coffee in the world.
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Coffee De Hmong Bio Farm Wins Thailand 2026 Cup of Excellence at 90.50 Points
The top coffee in Thailand’s 2026 Cup of Excellence is a Honey processed Gesha from Coffee De Hmong Bio Farm in the Nan region, which scored 90.50 points and sold at the competition’s August 4 auction. Grown by producer Wichai Kamnerdmongkhon, the lot split between two buyers: Black Sea Corp, which paid $91.60 a pound, and Paper Swan, which paid $88.98 a pound. Neither buyer has a confirmed public shop as of this writing.
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Gengxia Manor, Yunle Coffee and Songfeng Coffee Win Gems of Yunnan 2026
China’s Gems of Yunnan competition named three Presidential Award winners after its judging concluded June 25, 2026, all Washed Geisha lots scoring above 90 points. Lincang Gengxia Manor led the field at 91.78 points, the highest score recorded in a Yunnan coffee competition to date, followed by Menghai Yunle Coffee at 90.53 and Lincang Linxiang Songfeng Coffee Cooperative at 90.28. None of the three lots has a publicly confirmed shop as of this writing.
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Huehuetepan, El Izote and Finca Santa Cruz Win Mexico 2026 Cup of Excellence
Mexico’s 2026 Cup of Excellence named three category winners at its July 28 auction, all Geisha lots scoring above 90 points and earning the competition’s Presidential Award. Huehuetepan led the Washed category at 91.22 points, El Izote topped Honey at 91.03, and Finca Santa Cruz took the Experimental category at 91.33, the highest score of the three. None of the three lots has a publicly confirmed buyer as of this writing.
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Espresso Club Wins Golden Bean Australasia 2026
Sam Shi of Espresso Club, a Brisbane roastery, was named Overall Champion of the 2026 Golden Bean Australasia competition, held June 16 to 20 at Latitude Coffee Roasters in North Lakes, Brisbane. Judges scored 752 coffees across 12 categories, with more than 100 coffee professionals taking part as judges. Espresso Club also took the Overall Small Chain Champion title at the same event. At the time of writing, Espresso Club does not have a public online shop; its Brisbane operation is built around barista training, coffee education, and wholesale and contract roasting rather than direct-to-consumer sales, and the company can be reached through its Facebook page.
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