Our year-end vote for the best roasters, Mystery Coffees and Coffees of the Month of 2024 season is over. What was the best Mystery Coffee of the last season according to our club members? Time to find out!
More than 100 people participated in this year's voting. Thanks for that!
Mystery Coffee League Sponsors
First of all we would like to thank to all our sponsors in 2024. It would be great if you could follow them on their social media channels!
1️⃣ Acaia for their contribution with Lunar scales - IG/acaiacoffee
2️⃣ Option-O for grinders vouchers - IG/option_o.coffee
3️⃣ April for April Brewer kits - IG/aprilcoffeecph
4️⃣ Graycano for Graycano dripper kits - IG/graycano
5️⃣ Kruve for their Kruve glasses sets - IG/kruveinc
In the middle of the 2024 season, we changed the rules for allocating the above prizes. Now, every active member has a chance to win some of the prizes each quarter, even without being in the TOP 3. MCL is all about having fun together, not just being the best in the standings. So if you're still thinking about joining the league, there's never been a better time!
2024 Mystery Coffee League season in numbers
🌎 210 active participants from over 22 countries
🇩🇪 18% of members are from Germany, making it the most active country
🇪🇺 Other notable groups hail from 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 UK, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France and 🇵🇱 Poland
📆 Over 36% of all participants are members of MCL for 1-2 years, while 12% of all participants are original members since 2021
☕️ 50% of MCL members brew filter coffee only while only 1% prefer espresso exclusively
👅 The ideal MCL coffee is defined by acidity 4/5, sweetness 3.7/5, body 2.5/5, funk 2.3/5
The Best Mystery Coffee of 2024
1. 🇵🇦 Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda El Velo Geisha Natural by 🇷🇴 Bob Coffee Lab, Romania (18%)
2. 🇨🇴 Colombia Wilder Lasso Maragesha Washed by 🇪🇸 Nomad, Spain (16%)
3. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia Gesha Village Gesha 1931 Washed by 🇫🇷 Datura, France (13%)
3. 🇵🇪 Peru Eli Espinoza Geisha Natural by 🇦🇹 Kaffeelix, Austria (13%)

The Best Special Edition Mystery Coffee of 2024
1. 🇵🇦 Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Jaramilo Geisha Washed by Hydrangea, USA (60%)
2. 🇨🇴 Colombia Los Patios Geisha Peach Coferment Washed by Audun, Poland (19%)
3. 🇵🇦 Panama Jaramilo Estate Geisha Natural by MCL (WOC Roast, 12%)

The Best Mystery Coffee Packaging of 2024
1. 🇫🇷 Datura, France (30%)
2. 🇷🇴 Bob Coffee Lab, Romania (28%)
3. 🇮🇹 Nero Scuro, Italy (8%)

The Best Coffee Selection
1. 🇸🇮 Banibeans, Slovenia (22%)
2. 🇫🇷 Datura, France (15%)
3. 🇷🇴 Bob Coffee Lab, Romania (15%)

Congrats to all winners! For sure we're going to see a lot of the winners back during 2025 season.
Big thanks to Herman for providing pics all season long. You can also follow him on Instagram.