｜咖啡的最高榮耀｜
Cup of Excellence ：COE 卓越杯
是由 Alliance For Coffee Excellence （ACE） 所成立，更是 ACE 最知名的活動。
COE 被稱作「咖啡界的奧斯卡」，為精品咖啡界中最知名且最高榮譽的競賽。
每個 ACE 會員國的咖啡生產商都可以來參與，並由國際性的專家評審來進行六輪的杯測及評分。
每年COE會在哥斯大黎加、尼加拉瓜、巴西、蒲隆地與盧安達等 ACE 成員國舉行，目的是要在各主辦國咖啡豆產地的收穫期間找出最優質的咖啡。
除了對參加競賽的咖啡進行分析，來自國內與國際的評審人員會藉由嗅覺、味覺等感官評鑑技能，對各階段比賽中的咖啡豆樣品進行檢測，如果參賽者在比賽的任何階段中被檢測出瑕疵，即便經過數週的競爭、過關斬將進入決賽，仍然會被賽後的咖啡豆拍賣會拒於門外。
2021 COE亞軍 處理廠 衣索比亞 G1 西達摩 Dawencho 黑蜜特別批次
ETHIOPIA Sidamo Southern Nations Dawencho G/H/D Bunna Amrach
■ 國家 衣索比亞( Ethiopia)
■ 產區 西達摩 (SIDAMO )
■ 海拔 2300m
■ 處理法 黑蜜處理 (Honey Negro)
■ 品種 ˙74110
■ 烘焙焙度 L1 淺焙
■ 烘豆師 Curry Chen
｜Dawencho 處理廠｜
Dawencho G/H/D Bunna Amrach is a coffee farmers’ union with 116 members. The union was established in early 2021, in Dawancho kebele, Arbegona woreda in Arbe Guna zone of the Sidama region.
At an altitude of 2300 meters above sea level, its member farmers plant coffee and apply organic farming practices.
The union has now collected 60,000 kilograms of coffee and processed it into natural coffee sun-dried on raised beds with mesh wire.The union sold its coffee to local markets in Addis Ababa and Hawassa.
Mulugeta Muntasha, representative of the union stated that they are extremely pleased by the result which happened within the year of the establishment of the union. Mulugeta said, “Dawencho is a newly established union which was having financial difficulties and had approached my company, Mulugeta Muntasha Bale.
We signed a one-year contract to work in partnership.
So, I am extremely happy to have won such an award and it is a great encouragement for me and the union. Nigussie Gemeda was the winner last year. Inspired by his work, we worked harder and produced better quality coffee than him. So, the competition and the high result has now inspired us to do much better and most importantly, we are now guaranteed strong international market linkage which we hope will solve our financial challenges, so long as we continue producing quality coffee.”
