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.
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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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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Sip Collective Coffee Wins UK Coffee Roasting Championship 2026
Sip Collective Coffee, a United Kingdom roastery founded by Alexandru Marin, won the 2026 UK Coffee Roasting Championship, held March 13 to 15 in London, with Marin scoring 559 points to edge out runner-up Rifqi Maulana. The championship hands every competitor the same standardized green coffee to grade, roast, and cup blind, so the prize isn’t a bag of competition beans, it’s the title and a place representing the UK at the World Coffee Roasting Championship. Sip Collective’s own shop runs on rotating single origin microlots instead, roasted in small batches.
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Latitude Coffee Roasters Wins Golden Bean World Series 2026
Latitude Coffee Roasters, based in North Lakes, Brisbane, was named Overall Champion of the 2026 Golden Bean World Series, held February 18 in Newcastle, New South Wales, beating out runner-up Kissing Rock Coffee of the United States. Golden Bean bills itself as the world’s largest coffee roasting competition, and the World Series is its top prize, open only to roasters who already earned a silver or gold medal at a regional Golden Bean edition. Founded in 2018 by UK-born roaster Henry Miller, Latitude ships across Australia and internationally through its online shop, where its full lineup of espresso and filter roasts is available by the bag or subscription.
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