Since 2013, Espresso Overview editors have printed an annual record of the 12 months’s High 30 Coffees, rating probably the most thrilling coffees from the hundreds we cupped over the course of the 12 months. This 12 months, we’re increasing from 30 to 50 coffees, so we will embrace extra of the spectacular coffees that deserve to make the lower.
We are going to rank the 50 most fun coffees and espressos based mostly on high quality (represented by total Espresso Overview score); worth (affordability relative to different comparable high quality coffees); and different components that embrace distinctiveness of favor, uniqueness of origin, tree selection, processing technique, certification, and basic rarity.
This 12 months, our countdown of the High 50 Coffees of 2025 will start on Sunday, November 16. The countdown will proceed with every day bulletins via Friday, November 21, once we will reveal our No. 1 espresso of 2025.
Within the meantime, you may view all of our previous annual High 30 lists, together with the No. 1 espresso of every 12 months from the hyperlinks under:
High 30 Coffees of 2024 – Hula Daddy Kona Espresso (Hawaii)
High 30 Coffees of 2023 – JBC Espresso Roasters (Wisconsin)
High 30 Coffees of 2022 – PT’s Espresso Roasting Co. (Kansas)
High 30 Coffees of 2021 – Paradise Roasters (Hawaii)
High 30 Coffees of 2020 – GK Espresso (Taiwan)
High 30 Coffees of 2019 – Dragonfly Espresso Roasters (Nevada)
High 30 Coffees of 2018 – Hula Daddy Kona Espresso (Hawaii)
High 30 Coffees of 2017 – Dragonfly Espresso Roasters (Nevada)
High 30 Coffees of 2016 – Hen Rock Espresso Roasters (California)
High 30 Coffees of 2015 – JBC Espresso Roasters (Wisconsin)
High 30 Coffees of 2014 – Klatch Espresso (California)
High 30 Coffees of 2013 – Temple Espresso (California)
