2021 Tanzania Ngorongoro Private Collection Auction

Private Collection Auction with

Ngorongoro Coffee Group

Tanzanian Specialty Coffee

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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]