09/29/2026
Back at the Global Coffee Awards in 2026...
Decaf is an often overlooked element of a coffee program, but we’ve always felt that our El Nevado del Huila EA Decaf from is really underrated. Quite a few of the competing coffees in the decaf category this year were uniquely fermented or a high quality varietal, but ours is a much more middle-of-the-road field blend from Huila (that’s not a knock, it’s just true). That’s a big credit to our production manager/head roaster Kayla for putting out an incredible decaf coffee week after week.
Letty was our Gold Medal winner last year, and finished with a Silver this year. It’s nice to know that coffee is consistently one of the best coffees in the experimental fermentation world. Maybe we’ll return that to Gold next year?
And Caballero, a pristine washed Geisha from Finca El Puente in Honduras, was named a finalist in the Geisha category. Proud to work alongside and learn from producers like Marysabel and Moises.
The entire production and tasting team at Moxie deserves a big shoutout. In particular, most every Wednesday you’ll find at least a few of the same faces at the cupping table in our warehouse: Levi, Brent, Ana and Kayla. They’ve all been at Moxie for at least a few years, have traveled to coffee growing countries and met with our producing partners, and each of their individual inputs have made a huge impact on our roast profiles and the direction of our coffee program. This is such a unique team of humble, savvy, and very talented coffee pros who contribute so much to our team, our shop, the community, etc. There’s something really special at the core of Moxie, and hint hint - it’s the people.
Thanks guys, you mean the world to me and to Moxie.
Thanks to mtpak Global Coffee Awards for putting on a great competition. Congrats to everyone who did so well, including some of my old friends Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters who were crowned best overall in the US & Canada. Here’s to the pursuit of excellence and an embrace of beauty in the incomplete and unfinished.
- matt