
Private Collection Auction with
Ngorongoro Coffee Group
Tanzanian Specialty Coffee
This auction will be held Tuesday February 2, 2021
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence, in partnership with Portland Global Initiatives and the Ngorongoro Coffee Group are pleased to announce the 2021 Tanzania Ngorongoro Private Collection Auction. There will be a total of 6 producers who will offer 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.
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Auctioned Coffees
Rank |
Score |
Farm |
GRADE |
VARIETAL |
PROCESS |
KILOS |
1 |
90.31 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
PB |
Gesha |
Washed |
96 |
2 |
89.92 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
AA |
Gesha |
Washed |
251 |
3 |
89.46 |
Ngila Estate |
AA |
Kent |
Washed |
533 |
4 |
89.23 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
AB |
Gesha |
Natural |
68 |
5 |
89.1 |
Ngila Estate |
AA |
Kent |
Honey |
533 |
6 |
88.42 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
AA |
Gesha |
Natural |
69 |
7 |
88.21 |
Ngila Estate |
AA/AB/PB |
Kent |
Barrique |
26 |
8 |
87.77 |
Ngila Estate |
AA |
Kent |
Natural |
137 |
9 |
87.63 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
AA |
Gesha |
Honey |
611 |
10 |
87.25 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
PB |
Gesha |
Honey |
211 |
11 |
87.21 |
Finagro |
Above Screen 14 |
SL 28 |
Full Cherry Masceration |
12.5 |
12 |
87.19 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
AB |
Gesha |
Washed |
251 |
13 |
87.17 |
Ngila Estate |
AA |
SL28N Block Ndege |
Washed |
533 |
14 |
87.15 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
AB |
Gesha |
Honey |
251 |
15 |
87.02 |
Tembo Tembo |
AB |
Kent’Kati’ |
Washed |
611 |
16 |
86.98 |
Ngila Estate |
AA |
Kent Block 1 |
Washed |
175 |
17 |
86.81 |
Tembo Tembo |
15+ Screen |
Kent |
Honey |
671 |
18 |
86.71 |
Ngila Estate |
AA/AB/PB |
Gesha |
Washed |
31 |
19 |
86.6 |
Ngila Estate |
AA |
Bourbon/Kent |
Washed |
533 |
20 |
86 |
Ngila Estate |
AA/AB/PB |
Kent Block 4D2 |
Washed |
63 |
21 |
85.9 |
Finagro |
Above Screen 14 |
Batian |
Fully Washed |
108 |
22 |
85.79 |
Finagro |
Above Screen 14 |
Batian |
Fully Washed |
499 |
23 |
85.67 |
Finagro |
Above Screen 14 |
Batian |
Full Cherry Masceration |
197 |
24 |
85.65 |
Finagro |
Above Screen 14 |
Kent/ Bourbon |
Full Cherry Masceration |
40 |
25 |
85.46 |
Tembo Tembo |
AA |
Kent’Kati’ |
Washed |
611 |
26 |
85.33 |
Acacia Hills Coffee |
AA |
Pacamara |
Washed |
369 |
27 |
85.31 |
Shangrila |
Apenrade |
Washed |
653 |
Coffee Selection Process
These coffees will be evaluated and scored by our Global Coffee Centers (GCCs) around the world. There will be a total of 6 producers who will offer 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]