In 2024, Coffee Review blind-tasted over 3,000 coffee samples from hundreds of leading roasting companies and coffee producers around the world. Over the course of the year, we published more than 600 reviews on CoffeeReview.com. The Top 30 Coffees of 2024 list is our editors’ ranking of the 30 most exciting of these coffees, representing roughly 1 percent of the samples we cupped and 5 percent
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Ayla Bombe Natural
Produced by smallholding farmers in the Bensa District of the Sidamo Zone, from selections of landrace varieties of Arabica native to Ethiopia, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit) at the Ayla Testi Washing Station.JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who
Wilton Benitez Striped Bourbon Colombia
Produced by Wilton Benitez of Granja Paraiso 92, entirely of the Striped Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by the thermal shock method, in which the coffee fruit, after having been first sanitized with ozone, undergoes two stages of fermentation. First, the whole cherries are submerged under water for 48 hours, then the beans are pulped and fermented with a strain of Lactobacillus for 24
Buena Vista Pink Bourbon Colombia
Produced by Jamir Munoz of Finca Buena Vista, entirely of the Pink Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by the washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums. Visit
Yabitu Koba Ethiopia
Produced by smallholding farmers, from selections of landrace varieties of Arabica native to Ethiopia, and processed by the washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums. Visit
Ngurueri Kenya
Produced by smallholding members of the Murue Farmer's Cooperative, from trees of the SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11, Batian and K7 varieties of Arabica, and processed at the Ngrueri Coffee Factory by the washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the
Cruz Loma Ecuador
Produced by Maria Alexandra Rivera and Galo Morales and their extended family at Finca Cruz Loma, entirely of the Sidra variety of Arabica, and processed by the washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with
El Faldon Colombia
Produced by Arnulfo Leguizamo and his son Diego of Finca El Faldon, entirely of the Caturra variety of Arabica, and processed by the washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums. Visit
Wilton Benitez SL28
Produced by Wilton Benitez of Finca La Macarena, entirely of the SL28 variety of Arabica, and processed by the thermal shock method, in which the coffee fruit, after having been first sanitized with ozone, undergoes two stages of fermentation. First, the whole cherries are submerged under water for 48 hours, then the beans are pulped and fermented in an anaerobic bioreactor with Saccharomyces
Kolla Bolcha #6 Ethiopia
Produced by smallholding farmers, entirely of local landrace varieties of Arabica, and processed by the washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums. Visit www.jbccoffeeroasters.com or
Bener Meriah Sumatra
Produced by smallholding members of Central Sumatera Coffee (CSC), from trees of the Abyssinia and Typica varieties of Arabica, and processed by the traditional Sumatra washed and wet-hulled method. JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums.
Qunqana Ethiopia
Produced by smallholding farmers, entirely of local landrace varieties of Arabica, and processed by the honey method, in which some of the fruit flesh is left on the beans during the drying process. JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums.
Finca La Reserva Colombia Gesha Honey
Produced by Juan Felipe of Finca La Reserva, entirely of the Gesha variety of Arabica, and processed by the anaerobic honey method, in which some of the fruit flesh is left on the beans during the drying process, which, in this case, was preceded by a 96-hour fermentation in hermetically sealed vessels. JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and
Twisted V.9 Espresso
A blend of coffees from undisclosed South and Central America and Africa origins. JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best and most unique coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums. Visit www.jbccoffeeroasters.com or call 608-256-5282 for more information.
Bella Carmona Honey Guatemala
Produced by Luis Pedro Zelaya Zamora of Hacienda Carmona, from trees of the Bourbon and Caturra varieties of Arabica, and processed by the honey method, in which some of the fruit flesh is left on the beans during the drying process. JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best and most unique coffees available and rewarding the
Acacia Hills Geisha
This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 3 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2024. Produced by Leon Christianakis of Acacia Hills Farm, entirely of the Geisha variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting
Nsoga Iweyza Tanzania
Produced by smallholding farmers, from trees of the Kent and N39 varieties of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best and most unique coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums.
Wilton Benitez Java
This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 8 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2024. Produced by Wilton Benitez of Granja Paraiso 92, entirely of the Java variety of Arabica, and processed by the double-anaerobic thermal shock method, in which the coffee fruit, after having been first sanitized with ozone, undergoes two stages of fermentation. First, the whole cherries
Asobombo Colombia
Produced by smallholding members of the Asobombo Cooperative, entirely of the Pink Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best and most unique coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with
Alto Lagunillas by Wilson Sucaticona
Produced by Wilson Sucaticona, entirely of the Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). JBC Coffee Roasters’ vision is simple: “Let the coffee lead the way” through sourcing and roasting the best and most unique coffees available and rewarding the farmers who grow those coffees with substantial premiums. Visit
