Announcing the results and awarding the prizes of the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition 2025

NDO - The Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition 2025 is an annual event organized by the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association on a national scale for Robusta and Arabica coffee beans. The competition aims to honor the quality of Vietnamese specialty coffee, create a driving force for sustainable development for the coffee industry and elevate the Vietnamese coffee brand in the international market.

On the afternoon of April 27, in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, the Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition - Vietnam Amazing Cup 2025 announced the results and awarded the contest.

Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition - Vietnam Amazing Cup 2025 organized by Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association, Dak Lak province.

The 2025 Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition received 149 coffee samples registered for the competition from 70 organizations and individuals from 9 provinces and cities including: Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Quang Tri, Son La, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi . The total output of the samples was 245 tons, including 173 tons of Robusta coffee and 72 tons of Arabica coffee.

Specialty coffee lovers experience the Top 10 Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition 2025.

The aim of the competition is to affirm the quality value of Vietnamese coffee beans; to search for and honor excellent coffee products from raw material regions across the country and to connect domestic and international producers, roasters, traders, and experts.

The highlight of the 2025 Vietnam Specialty Coffee is the record-breaking increase in the number of entries, for the first time a batch of Robusta coffee reaching 30 tons participated in the competition, affirming its practicality and high commercialization. At the same time, the participating coffee varieties are also diverse, such as Robusta coffee including: TR9, Thien Truong, Xanh dwarf; Arabica coffee including: Catuai fruit yellow, Bourbon, Typica, THA1...

The processing method is also unique with the appearance of many samples using the Red Honey technique which requires a high level of control.

A foreign tourist experiences specialty coffee.

Coffee samples are evaluated for quality according to international processes and standards (of the Specialty Coffee Association - SCA; Coffee Quality Institute - CQI) and with the participation of judges who are international experts and reputable roasters.

In the preliminary round, the competition identified 139 samples that met specialty standards, of which 92 were Robusta coffee samples and 47 were Arabica coffee samples, equivalent to a rate of 93.3%, reaching the highest level in the history of Vietnamese specialty coffee competitions that have been held.

Vice President of Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association Le Duc Huy reported the results of the competition.

The organizing committee selected 43/139 coffee samples with the highest scores, including 24 Robusta coffee samples and 19 Arabica coffee samples, to compete for the Top 10 Robusta and Arabica in the final round of the competition.

The contest organizers presented flowers to congratulate the Top 10 Robusta specialty coffee units.

After a rigorous evaluation process of the final round, the Organizing Committee selected the Top 3 Robusta specialty coffee samples and the Top 4 Arabica coffee samples with the highest scores to award prizes.

Regarding Robusta coffee, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to An Coffee Farm, from Hoai Duc commune, Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province with 86.46 points; the second prize to Tinh Farm, from Ea H'leo commune, Ea H'leo district, Dak Lak province with 86.33 points; the third prize to Sucafina Vietnam Limited Liability Company, from Hoai Duc commune, Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province with 85.49 points.

The organizing committee awarded prizes to the Top 4 Arabica specialty coffee units.

For Arabica coffee, the Organizing Committee awarded the First Prize to two units: Pun Coffee Limited Liability Company from Huong Phung Commune, Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province, with a sample of fermentation method in fruit and 8Ro Production, Trade and Service Joint Stock Company from Xuan Truong Commune, Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province, with the same score of 84.79 points;

Third prize was awarded to two units: Quoc Loc - Da Lat Natural Limited Liability Company, from Xuan Truong Commune, Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province and Le Duc Binh Farm, from Huong Phung Commune, Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province, with the same score of 84.67 points.

The representative of the Organizing Committee awarded the most favorite prize to the Robusta coffee sample of Bui Coffee Supply from Me Linh commune, Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province.

In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded the most favorite prize to the Robusta coffee sample of Bui Coffee Supply from Me Linh commune, Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province and the Arabica coffee sample to BANA'A Coffee Production Facility, from Dak Ha commune, Tu Mo Rong district, Kon Tum province. At the same time, the units participating in the competition for 5 consecutive years all achieved specialty coffee.

The Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition 2025 is an annual event organized by the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association on a national scale for Robusta and Arabica coffee beans. Thereby, honoring the quality of Vietnamese specialty coffee, creating a driving force for sustainable development for the coffee industry and elevating the Vietnamese coffee brand in the international market.

The representative of the Organizing Committee awarded the most favorite prize for the Arabica coffee sample to BANA'A Coffee Production Facility, from Dak Ha commune, Tu Mo Rong district, Kon Tum province.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thien Van emphasized: This is the 7th consecutive year that the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition has been held with the aim of searching for, evaluating and promoting coffee samples of outstanding quality, meeting international standards for specialty coffee. The competition has become the focus of a series of activities to promote the domestic specialty coffee industry from research, training, promotion to domestic and international trade promotion.

Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thien Van spoke at the award ceremony.

The competition is also an important milestone showing that Vietnamese coffee is following the global trend, gradually ensuring quantity and quality, meeting the strict consumption requirements of the world market.

The results of this year's competition once again confirm that Vietnam, the world's coffee powerhouse, is not only at the top in terms of output but can also conquer the pinnacle of quality.

The People's Committee of Dak Lak province expects the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association to continue to be a pioneer in connecting the community, contributing to the successful implementation of the project on Developing Vietnamese specialty coffee in the period of 2021-2030.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/cong-bo-ket-qua-va-trao-giai-cuoc-thi-ca-phe-dac-san-viet-nam-2025-post875730.html