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We\u2019ve always been on the lookout for the best coffees in the world, but every once in a while we hit a cup in our sensory lab that makes us stop in our tracks and shout, \u201cWow!\u201d<\/strong> Since we generally taste a lot of good coffee on the daily, and even taste really great<\/i> coffee regularly, it takes something extra special to force a \u201cWow!,\u201d and for that reason we wanted to create a super special way to share these coffees with our customers.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”History + why” _builder_version=”3.7″ text_orientation=”justified”]<\/p>\n We realized there\u2019s nothing luckier than drawing a couple Aces at the poker table, and we feel that way at the cupping table, too, so in 2013 we created our Aces<\/a><\/strong> program to break up and blast out these show-stopping micro-microlots in a way that is a little bit fun and a little bit frenzied\u2014just like we are when someone shouts that \u201cWow!\u201d (Which, in Cafe Imports parlance, is typically reserved for coffees that are 90-plus points out of 100.)<\/p>\n Naturally, we\u2019ve discovered in our 25 years of business that there are simply not that many coffees out there that rack up those kinds of numbers. What\u2019s even trickier is that it\u2019s rare for there to be very much of those exquisite coffees available\u2014we typically find that the cream of the crop only fills a few bags, maybe a couple dozen if we\u2019re lucky.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”What and how” _builder_version=”3.7″ text_orientation=”justified”]<\/p>\n Aces coffees are broken down into 20kg bags and are usually available in very limited quantities. They have full traceability to the producer, and in most cases also come with information such as variety, farm elevation, and often even specific processing details. Producers whose coffees are \u201cAced\u201d receive a quality premium, but even at their \u201cexclusive\u201d price they tend to be on the affordable side of the \u201cgrand cru\u201d spectrum.<\/p>\n In order to make sure they don\u2019t get lost on our offerings sheet, and because we want to shout them from the rooftops, we send out an Aces eBlast as soon as the coffees are released, which allows anyone who is signed up on our mailing list<\/a>\u00a0early-bird access and a first-come, first-served shot at securing these coffees for themselves.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Trust us” _builder_version=”3.7″ text_orientation=”justified”]<\/p>\n We don\u2019t Ace just anything: These coffees are truly top-shelf, and most of the roasters who get the Aces eBlast will call up immediately to order them without even requesting samples. For this reason, Aces offerings don\u2019t generally last too long, but every once in a while there are a few bags left over after the rush. You can always filter our offerings list<\/a> for Aces just in case, and sign up here to receive the eBlast<\/a>. (Hint, hint, there might be one coming soon\u2026)<\/p>\n In the meantime, click below to see if you\u2019ve pulled the lucky card and whether there are any current Aces available\u2014you may just find yourself holding a winning hand.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Search Offerings” use_background_color=”off” background_color=”#7bb262″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_button=”on” button_url=”https:dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/offerings.php#\/keyword=aces\/” header_font=”Changa One||||” button_text_color_hover=”#ffffff” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_border_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color_hover=”#911814″ button_border_color_hover=”#911814″ _builder_version=”3.7″ \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We don\u2019t Ace just anything: Coffees sold through our Aces program are the kinds of exceptional lots that make even us shout, “Wow!” Read more about how you can sign up to receive Aces alerts and have early-bird access to some of the most exquisite, exclusive coffees on earth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":37143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"site_id":"1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/302"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}