US US Barista & Roaster Champion First place · 2016 & 2018
WBC World Barista Semifinalist 2018 & 2022
EC Cup of Excellence Ecuador · 2021
KR · CN · SG Champion across Asia First place · Korea, China, Singapore
The championship run
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2016 US Barista + Roaster Both 1st place
2017 US Roaster 2nd place
2018 US Roaster + WBC 1st + 3rd · WBC semifinal
2020 US Roaster 2nd place
2021 Ecuador Cup of Excellence 7th · Typica Mejorado
2022 Singapore + WBC 1st · WBC semifinal
2023 Korea, Canada, China Three 1st places
2024 Malaysia + Singapore Both 2nd place
2025 Coffee Review Top 50 8th · Geisha Natural
Why they keep choosing it
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The full record
16 results| Year | Competition | Lot / champion | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US Barista Championship | La Papaya | 1st |
| 2016 | US Roaster Championship | La Papaya | 1st |
| 2017 | US Roaster Championship | La Papaya | 2nd |
| 2018 | US Roaster Championship | La Papaya · Cole McBride | 1st |
| 2018 | US Roaster Championship | La Papaya · Kay Cheon | 3rd |
| 2018 | World Barista Championship | La Papaya · Cole McBride | Semifinalist |
| 2020 | US Roaster Championship | Kay Cheon | 2nd |
| 2021 | Ecuador Cup of Excellence | Typica Mejorado | 7th |
| 2022 | Singapore Barista Championship | La Papaya | 1st |
| 2022 | World Barista Championship | La Papaya | Semifinalist |
| 2023 | Korea National Barista Championship | La Papaya | 1st |
| 2023 | Canadian Brewers Cup | La Papaya | 1st |
| 2023 | China Barista Championship · Shanghai | La Papaya | 1st |
| 2024 | Malaysia Barista Championship | La Papaya | 2nd |
| 2024 | Singapore Barista Championship | La Papaya | 2nd |
| 2025 | Coffee Review Top 50 | Geisha Natural | 8th |
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2018 · 2019 · 2020
Every result above was won on coffee grown by Juan Peña at Hacienda La Papaya, then sourced, milled, and exported by CafExporto.
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