Coffee of the Year Award
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Bringing together the best coffees in Brazil
encouraging the development and improvement of national production

Created in 2012, the COFFEE OF THE YEAR aims to bring together the best coffees in Brazil and elect the highlights of the year, thus encouraging the development and improvement of national production and the dissemination of new coffee origins.
The contest has two phases. The first is to receive samples from producers throughout Brazil that are roasted and tasted by Q-Graders and R-Graders licensed by the CQI (Coffee Quality Institute). In the second phase, the best samples participate in the International Coffee Week and are tasted by national and international buyers.
Of these samples, the 21 best classified will go to the final of the contest (10 samples of arabica, 5 of camphor, 3 of induced arabic fermentation and 3 of induced camphor fermentation). The most punctuated and voted sample was revealed and awarded on the last day of the event (11/20). The contest is aimed at producers from all regions of Brazil.
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Where 2020 COY coffees were tasted
The HUBS (meeting points) were spread throughout Brazil and received the coded samples so that the public could vote through a QR Code.
Sao Paulo - SP
Coffee Lab - Instagram: @coffeelab_br
Date to be defined
Samples of: arabica, camphor, arabic induced fermentation, camphor induced fermentation
Um Coffee CO - Instagram: @umcoffeeco
13 e 15/11 - Arabica at 13h
Belo Horizonte - MG
Oficina do Espresso - Instagram: @oficinadoespresso
13/11 - Camphor - 10h at 12h, 14h at 16h, 18h at 20h
14/11 - Arabica - 08h at 12h
16/11 - Arabica-induced fermentation and camphor-induced fermentation - 10h at 12h, 14h at 16h, 18h at 20h
Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Coffee Five - Instagram @coffeefiverj
13/11 - Camphor, arabic-induced fermentation and camphor-induced fermentation - at 15h
Curitiba - PR
Lucca Cafés Especiais - Instagram: @luccacafesespeciais
14/11 - Arabica - at 13h30
15/11 - Arabica-induced fermentation and camphor-induced fermentation - at 13h30
16/11 - Camphor - at 13h30
Recife - PE
Kaffee Café - Instagram: @kaffe.tt
Date to be defined
Samples of: arabica, camphor, arabic induced fermentation, camphor induced fermentation
Brasilia - DF
Café Clandestino - Instagram: @cafeclandestino
12/11 - Camphor - 12h at 17h
13/11 - camphor-induced fermentation - 12h at 17h
14/11 - Arabica-induced fermentation - 12h at 17h
Caparaó (MG/ES)
A Cafeteria - Instagram: @acafeterianositio
14/11 - Arabica - 10h and 15h
Short schedule of coffee of the year 2020
Registration opens on the website: 25/08/2020
Maximum deadline for sending samples by MAIL (postage date): 09/10/2020
Public Disclosure of the List on the SIC Platform of the 150 Best Classifieds in the Arabica Category and 30 Best in the Canephora Category and 10 Honorable Mention for Induced Fermentation Arabica and 10 Honorable Mention of Induced Fermentation Canephora: 18/11/2020
Public Disclosure of the List at the International Coffee Week of the 25 Best Classifieds Arabica Category, 10 Best Camphor Category, 5 Best Honorable Mention Induced Fermentation Arabica and 5 Best Induced Fermentation Camphor: 19/11/2020
Public Award Ceremony Live Broadcast at the International Digital Coffee Week of the 10 Best Arabica Category, 5 Best Camphor Category, 3 Honorable Mention Induced Fermentation Arabica and 3 Honorable Mention Induced Fermentation Camphor: 20/11/2020