2021 Tanzania Ngorongoro Private Collection Auction

Private Collection Auction with

Ngorongoro Coffee Group

Tanzanian Specialty Coffee

Learn More About Ngorongoro Coffee Group

On February 2, 2021, The Alliance for Coffee Excellence, in partnership with Portland Global Initiatives and the Ngorongoro Coffee Group were pleased to host the 2021 Tanzania Ngorongoro Private Collection Auction. There were a total of 6 producers who offered nearly 40 lots for evaluation from the Ngorongoro region. The Ngorongoro Coffee Group has been producing the Cupping at the Crater since 2012 to encourage the regions farms to communicate and share knowledge and varieties to produce some of the most amazing coffees possible. The group shares knowledge on processing options and has over 18 known varieties in production.

Auction Results

Rank	Score	Farm	lbs	High Bid	Total Value	Company
1	90.31	Acacia Hills Coffee	211.64	$65.00	$13,756.60	Paradise Coffee Roasters (USA), Hulili Coffee (South Korea), Chromatic Coffee (USA), Hatch Coffee (Canada), Urban Coffee Roaster (Hong Kong), The Summer House (Thailand)
2	89.92	Acacia Hills Coffee	553.36	$16.20	$8,964.43	Coffee Libre, EL CAFE Coffee Roasters, Told A Story, Coffee Montage, 304 roasters, Coffee Place, FEBRUARY ROASTERS
3	89.46	Ngila Estate	1175.06	$10.40	$12,220.62	SUPREMO COFFEE
4	89.23	Acacia Hills Coffee	149.91	$20.20	$3,028.18	Orsir Coffee Co., Ltd.
5	89.1	Ngila Estate	1175.06	$10.40	$12,220.62	Cypher Roastery LLC
6	88.42	Acacia Hills Coffee	152.12	$17.20	$2,616.46	Mokka Specialty Coffee
7	88.21	Ngila Estate	57.32	$40.30	$2,310.00	goodboybob coffee
8	87.77	Ngila Estate	302.03	$12.20	$3,684.77	Tashiro Coffee Co., Ltd
9	87.63	Acacia Hills Coffee	1347.02	$7.80	$10,506.76	Pause coffee roaster
10	87.25	Acacia Hills Coffee	465.17	$15.60	$7,256.65	MUSEO Co., Ltd. / liike coffee / Huelgo
11	87.21	Finagro	27.56	$12.60	$347.26	goodboybob coffee
12	87.19	Acacia Hills Coffee	553.36	$7.80	$4,316.21	CARLO GRENCI SRL
13	87.17	Ngila Estate	1175.06	$6.00	$7,050.36	African Coffee Roasters
14	87.15	Acacia Hills Coffee	553.36	$15.00	$8,300.40	Cypher Roastery LLC
15	87.02	Tembo Tembo	1347.02	$3.70	$4,983.97	Brulerie du Quai
16	86.98	Ngila Estate	385.81	$4.00	$1,543.24	Brulerie du Quai
17	86.81	Tembo Tembo	1479.3	$4.20	$6,213.06	Pablo and Rusty’s
18	86.71	Ngila Estate	68.34	$8.00	$546.72	Aroma Coffee Ltd
19	86.6	Ngila Estate	1175.06	$3.50	$4,112.71	Coffee Libre, EL CAFE Coffee Roasters, Told A Story, Coffee Montage, 304 roasters, Coffee Place, FEBRUARY ROASTERS
20	86	Ngila Estate	138.89	$4.20	$583.34	Coffee Libre, EL CAFE Coffee Roasters, Told A Story, Coffee Montage, 304 roasters, Coffee Place, FEBRUARY ROASTERS
21	85.9	Finagro	238.1	$3.50	$833.35	Brulerie du Quai
23	85.67	Finagro	434.31	$4.00	$1,737.24	MUSEO Co., Ltd. / liike coffee
24	85.65	Finagro	88.18	$5.90	$520.26	MUSEO Co., Ltd. / Harucobeans(하루코빈스)
26	85.33	Acacia Hills Coffee	813.5	$3.50	$2,847.25	Brulerie du Quai
Totals:			14066.54	$8.57/lb	$120,500.46

Coffee Selection Process

These coffees were evaluated and scored by our Global Coffee Centers (GCCs) around the world. There were 6 producers who offered nearly 40 lots for evaluation from the Ngorongoro region.

International Jury Members

Role	Name	Company	Country
Juror	Alex Pond	Alliance for Coffee Excellence	United States
Juror	Darrin Daniel	Alliance for Coffee Excellence	United States
Juror	Carlo Grenci	Caffe Salimbine	Italy
Juror	Lloyd Thom	Campos Coffee	Australia
Juror	Will Young	Campos Coffee	Australia
Juror	Jommalyn Angeles	Cypher Roastery	United Arab Emirates
Observer	Levin C	Cypher Roastery	United Arab Emirates
Juror	Milorad Sekulovic	Cypher Roastery	United Arab Emirates
Juror	Mohamad Merhi	Cypher Roastery	United Arab Emirates
Observer	Sitaram Napit	Cypher Roastery	United Arab Emirates
Observer	Zach Rivera	Cypher Roastery	United Arab Emirates
Observer	Talon Wood	Independent Observer	United States
Juror	Philip Schluter	Olam Specialty Coffee	United Kingdom
Juror	Atin Lee	Orsir Coffee	Taiwan
Juror	Joe Hsu	Orsir Coffee	Taiwan
Juror	Magen (Mei-Chuan) Lee	Orsir Coffee	Taiwan
Juror	PAUL SONGER	Songer & Associates	United States
Juror	Bernd Braune	Supremo Kaffee	Germany
Juror	Denes Rajmond	Supremo Kaffee	Germany
Juror	Jana Eliker	Supremo Kaffee	Germany
Juror	Merouane Chachoua	Supremo Kaffee	Germany
Juror	Raphael Braune	Supremo Kaffee	Germany
Juror	Abdulaziz Almanea	Varietal Specialty Coffee	Saudi Arabia
Juror	Ammar Alnasser	Varietal Specialty Coffee	Saudi Arabia
Juror	Muath Albarrak	Varietal Specialty Coffee	Saudi Arabia

By pinpointing exceptional producers with the Private Collection program, ACE will curate auctions with organizations and farmers who best exemplify ACE’s standards with its Cup of Excellence programming and hopes to expand its reach with these curated auctions.

To learn more about being on this jury, membership, and access to the Private Collection auctions, please reach out to ACE at [email protected]