Cup of Excellence Indonesia 2023

Indonesia's best coffees of 2023, and where they grew

#1A Dandy Dharmawan · 91.41 · East Java

25 Cup of Excellence lots (scores 91.41 to 87.24) and 2 National Winners, cupped blind by an international jury. The auction's price per pound and buyers are on each lot.

The ranking

RankScoreProducerPlaceProcessVariety
1A91.41Dandy Dharmawan (before: #15 2022, NW 2022, #4 2021)East JavaCarbonic Maceration NaturalUSDA 762 (75%); Kartika (25%)
1B91.41Dandy Dharmawan (before: #15 2022, NW 2022, #4 2021)East JavaCarbonic Maceration NaturalUSDA 762 (75%); Kartika (25%)
2A90.35Marselina Walu (before: #25 2021)East Nusa TenggaraDry HulledS-795 (95%); Typica (5%)
2B90.35Marselina Walu (before: #25 2021)East Nusa TenggaraDry HulledS-795 (95%); Typica (5%)
3A90.06Yolan TirtaSouth SulawesiHoneyLini S-795 (100%)
3B90.06Yolan TirtaSouth SulawesiHoneyLini S-795 (100%)
490.06Hendra Maulizar (before: #16 2022)AcehNaturalAteng (40%); Typica (15%); P-88 (25%); yang lain (20%)
589.47Enzo Sauqi HutabaratAcehNaturalBourbon (20%); Typica (50%); Abyssinia (30%)
689.35Hj. Eti SumiatiWest JavaHoneyAteng (30%); Sigararutang (40%); S-795 (30%)
789.21Syafjurian PutraAcehNaturalGayo 3 (50%), Gayo 1 (50%
889.15Samuel Karundeng (before: NW 2022, #12 2021)South SulawesiNaturalUSDA (20%); S-795 (30%); Caturra (50%)
988.38FauziahAcehNaturalAteng (100%)
1088.15Diki WahyudinWest JavaHoney AnaerobicAteng (20%); S-795 (80%)
1188.06Zakiah (before: #4 2022, #23 2021)AcehNaturalAteng (70%); P-88 (30%)
1288.03I Wayan SupartaBaliDry HulledKopyol (100%)
1387.97NurdianingsihJambiDry HulledAteng (60%); Sigararutang (40%)
1487.97Eka Teguh KurniawanWest JavaHoney double fermentationSigararutang (90%); Andungsari (10%)
1587.82Satrea AmambiWest JavaNaturalAteng (35%); Sigararutang (30%); S-795 (35%)
1687.65Ita Rosita (before: #2 2021)West JavaNaturalSigararutang (100%)
1787.59Yasmin Nabila Salsabila (before: #3 2022)West JavaNaturalAteng (50%); Sigararutang (30%); S-795 (15%); P-88 (5%)
1887.47Zainal Arifin (before: NW 2021)AcehMossto NaturalAteng (50%); Typica (10%); P-88 (40%)
1987.35MarjanAcehWet HulledAteng (90%)
2087.35SupriyantoEast JavaNaturalBourbon (50%); Typica (50%)
2187.32Abdul Aziz Thohari (before: #12 2022)JambiHoney CaramellaSigararutang (75%); Andungsari (25%)
2287.24Ferri PadliAcehNaturalRed Bourbon (100%)
National Winner86.38Sukri (before: NW 2022, NW 2021)South SulawesiNatural AnaerobicTypica (50%); S-795 (50%)
National Winner85.68I Made RatayasaBaliNatural AnaerobicKopyol (66%); Kobra (34%)

Processes and varieties

The process of the winning lots

ProcessTop ten (13)All Cup of Excellence places (25)National Winners (2)
Natural7 (54%)14 (56%)2 (100%)
Washed or honey4 (31%)6 (24%)0 (0%)
Wet- or dry-hulled2 (15%)5 (20%)0 (0%)

Treatments on top of the base method: anaerobic 3, other fermentation 3, carbonic maceration 2.

Processes are grouped by their base method. The 2026 edition prints washed and honey as one category, so they are counted together in every edition. Only the placed lots are published: how many coffees were entered, and their processes, is not known.

Varieties in the winning lots

VarietyLotsShare of the coffee
S7951024%
Ateng1018%
Sigararutang716%
Typica77%
P8844%
Bourbon37%
USDA 76237%
Kopyol26%
Kartika22%
Andungsari21%
Caturra12%
Gayo 112%
Gayo 312%
Cobra11%
Abyssinia11%

Bar: the number of lots that carry the variety. Percent: its share of the coffee, from the 26 of 27 lots that print shares.

Koro's producers in the Cup of Excellence

In this edition: Dandy Dharmawan, Yolan Tirta, Sukri. Every Koro producer who has placed:

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Other editions: 2021 · 2022 · 2026

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Source: the competition results from the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org