Honduras 2024

Cup of Excellence: The winning lots are the top 30 coffees that scored above an 87 by the Cup of Excellence International Jury. These coffees have each been cupped a minimum of five different times during the cupping process. The coffee is packaged in 30kg boxes containing two 15kg vacuum-packed bags.

International Jury Week: May 27-31, 2024
COE Auction: July 11, 2024

In 2024, Honduras celebrates 20 years of the Cup of Excellence, undoubtedly a milestone in the history of Honduran coffee quality. It is an event worthy of celebration and sharing with the producers participating in this unique edition.

Awared Ceremony:
Date: May 30th
Time: 2.30 pm
Place: “Granja D’Elia” Siguatepeque, Honduras.

The two preceding days will feature a forum titled “Leadership of Women and Youth in Coffee Growing” to highlight the important role both groups play in Honduran coffee cultivation.

Nicaragua National Winner Auction

COE Results

RANK
SCORE
FARM / CWS
FARMER / REPRESENTATIVE
PROCESS
VARIETY
REGION
WEIGHTS (Kg)
ALTITUDE (m)
1A
91,21
La Salsa
Benjamin Paz Muñoz
Washed
Geisha
Santa Barbara
125.45
1680
1B
91,21
La Salsa
Benjamin Paz Muñoz
Washed
Geisha
Santa Barbara
120.00
1680
2A
90,86
El Mango
[w]  Alma Aydee Pineda Alvarado
Washed
SL-28
Santa Barbara
135.00
1650
2B
90,86
El Mango
[w]  Alma Aydee Pineda Alvarado
Washed
SL-28
Santa Barbara
125.45
1650
3A
90,71
Los Pinos
[w]  Joaquina Montoya Alvarado
Washed
Geisha
Intibuca
150.00
1770
3B
90,71
Los Pinos
[w]  Joaquina Montoya Alvarado
Washed
Geisha
Intibuca
138.63
1770
4
90,04
Pino de Oro
Oscar Edgardo Tinoco Madrid
Natural
Geisha
Santa Barbara
260.45
5
90,04
Las Virginias
Dolmin Josue Moreno Alvarado
Washed
Geisha
Santa Barbara
297.71
1650
6
90,00
Los Primos
Manuel De Jesus Vallecillo Fernandez
Washed
Pacas
Santa Barbara
399.08
1800
7
90,00
El Itacayo
Angel Arturo Paz Ramirez
Washed
Geisha
Santa Barbara
312.71
1550
8
89,82
Las Moras
Antonio Dominguez Gonzalez
Washed
Geisha
Intibuca
243.63
1733
9
89,29
La Montaña
Nery Ronaldo Martinez Alvarado
Washed
Pacas
Santa Barbara
348.64
1750
10
89,25
Buena Vista
Miguel Moreno Leiva
Honey
Geisha
Santa Barbara
249.98
1500
11
88,57
El Mirador
Elder Ignacio Chavez Martinez
Honey
Geisha
Santa Barbara
231.35
1760
12
88,54
El Zapote
Wilmer Alexi Grau Montoya
Washed
Geisha
Intibuca
298.61
1800
13
88,36
La Leona
Oscar Edgardo Tinoco Madrid
Natural
Pacamara
Santa Barbara
282.71
1620
14
88,36
La Esmeralda
Jose Oswaldo Oliva Guerra
Washed
Geisha
La Paz
233.17
1700
15
88,14
La Colmena
David Omar Muñoz Ulloa
Honey
Geisha
Santa Barbara
253.61
1650
16
88,14
El Aguate
Evin Joel Moreno Reyes
Washed
Geisha
Santa Barbara
345.01
1670
17
88,07
El Gravileo
Lester Francisco Marquez Benitez
Washed
Typica
Lempira
255.00
1800
18
88,07
El Durazno
Francisco Alvarado Gomez
Washed
Geisha
Intibuca
262.26
1750
19
88,00
Los Tanquez
Jose Javier Fernandez Sabillon
Natural
Pacas
Santa Barbara
249.98
1650
20
87,96
La Pila
Yeltsin Sagastume Enamorado
Natural
Maracaturra
Santa Barbara
281.34
1450
21
87,96
Las Tres Peñas
Duvis Alexis Moreno Reyes
Washed
Pacas
Santa Barbara
360.01
1600
22
87,75
Las Rocas
Jorge David Portillo Mejia
Natural
Parainema
Santa Barbara
390.01
1450
23
87,46
El Pozo
Edwin Lenin Pineda Ulloa
Natural
Geisha
Santa Barbara
330.01
1450
24
87,43
Yireh
Lesby Lorena Pineda Erazo
Natural
Pacamara
Santa Barbara
232.26
1450
25
87,29
El Guayabo
Urpania Guzman Enamorado
Washed
Geisha
Santa Barbara
248.17
1670
26
87,29
El Sile
Andres Fernandez Madrid
Natural
Parainema
Santa Barbara
233.17
1500
27
87,29
Medalla Milagrosa
Walter Ricardo Bautista Leiva
Honey
Parainema
Santa Barbara
427.27
1550
28
87,29
El Carreto
Yerin Estel Sagastume Enamorado
Natural
SL-28
Santa Barbara
252.71
1550
29
87,11
Los Romeros
Deyvin Arnaldo Romero Hernandez
Washed
Parainema
Comayagua
650.46
1465

COE Auction Results

RANK
FARM
SCORE
WEIGHT (lb)
PRICE PER (lb)
TOTAL PRICE
BUYER
1A
La Salsa
91,21
276.56
$132.00
$36,505.92
Angelino’s Coffee
1B
La Salsa
91,21
264.56
$136.50
$36,112.44
B&W, Verve, Onyx, Proud Mary
2A
El Mango
90,86
297.63
$50.00
$14,881.50
GLITCH COFFEE& ROASTERS by Marukai
2B
El Mango
90,86
276.56
$50.10
$13,855.66
Kyokuto Fadie Corporation
3A
Los Pinos
90,71
330.70
$33.10
$10,946.17
Idle Hands Roasting Company
YN Coffee
Songdo Coffee
Pebble Coffee
3B
Los Pinos
90,71
305.63
$34.40
$10,513.67
Orsir International Co., Ltd.
4
Pino de Oro
90,04
574.19
$30.20
$17,340.54
Brulerie du Quai
5
Las Virginias
90,04
656.33
$41.00
$26,909.53
Coffee Me Up (Korea), Coffee Therapy (Thailand), TOB COFFEE (ARNIA LIMITED), TWO HANDS FULL (Indonesia), MARISSTELLA COFFEE, Bean and Bean Coffee (NYC), Baristatus
6
Los Primos
90,00
879.82
$20.10
$17,684.38
Kyokuto Fadie Corporation
7
El Itacayo
90,00
689.40
$27.10
$18,682.74
Black & White
8
Las Moras
89,82
537.12
$29.10
$15,630.19
NOZY COFFEE
9
La Montaña
89,29
768.61
$19.40
$14,911.03
COFFEE COUNTY, KASAI COFFEE
10
Buena Vista
89,25
551.12
$20.10
$11,077.51
SPIRIT ANIMAL COFFEE
11
El Mirador
88,57
510.05
$21.00
$10,711.05
COFFEE COUNTY
12
El Zapote
88,54
658.33
$19.70
$12,969.10
Linking Coffee; 樂波波珈琲 Le bobo coffee ;
アアアアアア豆焙所
13
La Leona
88,36
623.26
$19.20
$11,966.59
Verve Coffee Roasters
14
La Esmeralda
88,36
514.05
$20.80
$10,692.24
Angelino’s Coffee
15
La Colmena
88,14
559.12
$20.00
$11,182.40
Linking Coffee
16
El Aguate
88,14
760.61
$19.20
$14,603.71
Solberg & Hansen
17
El Gravileo
88,07
562.19
$16.60
$9,332.35
Coffee Libre, May Forest
18
El Durazno
88,07
578.19
$23.10
$13,356.19
MOMOS COFFEE
19
Los Tanquez
88,00
551.12
$15.00
$8,266.80
Prodigal Coffee
20
La Pila
87,96
620.26
$15.00
$9,303.90
Black & White
21
Las Tres Peñas
87,96
793.68
$14.40
$11,428.99
Wataru & Co., Ltd.
22
Las Rocas
87,75
859.82
$14.30
$12,295.43
Brew92
23
El Pozo
87,46
727.54
$18.10
$13,168.47
M.I.Coffee Corporation
24
Yireh
87,43
512.05
$15.10
$7,731.96
Espresso Americano
25
El Guayabo
87,29
547.12
$22.10
$12,091.35
ECOFARM COFFEE (CHINA) for CHG（手多多咖啡）; FisherCoffee；Rarakiddo绝对小孩；CoSeekers ; 武汉铜山里; 普鲁斯蓝咖啡
26
El Sile
87,29
514.05
$17.10
$8,790.26
Sulalat Coffee Trading
27
Medalla Milagrosa
87,29
941.96
$14.20
$13,375.83
Espresso Americano
28
El Carreto
87,29
557.12
$15.30
$8,523.94
Black & White
29
Los Romeros
87,11
1434.01
$13.40
$19,215.73
honu加藤珈琲店株式会社
TOTALS:
Total lb 19232.76
Avg. $/lb 24.13
$464,057.58

International Jury

Name
Surname
Company
Country
Kylee
Clancy
Verve Coffee
USA
Sergio
Sandoval Wong
Ama El Aroma
Taiwan
Kohtsu
Kasai
Kasai Coffee Co.,Ltd
Japan
Hiroki
Sato
Wataru & Co., Ltd.
Japan
Young Jin
Cha
Arnia Limited (Tob Coffee)
New Zealand
Nan
Yan
Yn Coffee
USA & China
Takaaki
Mori
Coffee County
Japan
Jeffrey
Chean
Groundwork Coffee
USA
Takashi
Nagata
Coffee Cabin Shichirigahama
Japan
Diana
Hartmann
Latorre & Dutch Coffee Traders
Australia
Joey
Dolin
Dapper & Wise Roasters
USA
Kylee
Ramage
Black White Roasters
USA
Hsintein
Tsai
Pebble Coffee Co., Ltd.
Taiwan
Matt
Ferraro
Black White Roasters
USA
Paul
Ahn
Relevant Coffee Company
USA
Kohei
Yamada
Kasai Coffee Co,.Ltd
Japan

National Jury

N°
NAME
COMPANY
1
Miguel Ángel Rivera
Cooperativa COAQUIL
2
Claudia Lizzeth Molina
IHCAFE
3
Juan Carlos Guerra Carballo
ESTUCAFE
4
Elvin Jesús Ruiz Vásquez
Raos y Agrocafe S.A
5
Héctor Efraín Vallejo Merlo
IHCAFE
6
Mary Portillo Romero
COCAFCAL
7
Elsy Yojana Montalván
IHCAFE
8
Gisela Yaneth Castillo
D´Origen
9
Glenda Janeth Estévez M
IHCAFE
10
Jeison Bustamante
IHCAFE
11
Cristhian Escobar
Cafés Chacón
12
Juan Carlos Acosta Alvarado
Frank Specialty Coffee
13
Franklin Mayorga del Cid
Fincas Mayorga’s
14
Osman Rene Coto Reyes
Finca El Bosque
15
Orlando Domínguez
Inversiones OTLA

Organizing Country Commissions

The Organizing Country Commissions is the commission that goes to the in country partner host organization to pay for operational expenses of hosting the event.

LOT NUMBER
SCORE
FARM
POUNDS (lb)
HIGHEST BID
COMMISSION
1a
91.21
La Salsa
276.56
$132.00
$8,905.23
1b
91.21
La Salsa
264.56
$136.50
$8,816.46
2a
90.86
El Mango
297.63
$50.00
$3,482.27
2b
90.86
El Mango
276.56
$50.10
$3,242.67
3a
90.71
Los Pinos
330.70
$33.10
$2,471.98
3b
90.71
Los Pinos
305.63
$34.40
$2,383.91
4
90.04
Pino de Oro
574.19
$30.20
$3,875.78
5
90.04
Las Virginias
656.33
$41.00
$6,202.32
6
90.00
Los Primos
879.82
$20.10
$3,717.24
7
90.00
El Itacayo
689.40
$27.10
$4,119.17
8
89.82
Las Moras
537.12
$29.10
$3,477.85
9
89.29
La Montaña
768.61
$19.40
$3,112.87
10
89.25
Buena Vista
551.12
$20.10
$2,328.48
11
88.57
El Mirador
510.05
$21.00
$2,269.72
12
88.54
El Zapote
658.33
$19.70
$2,715.61
13
88.36
La Leona
623.26
$19.20
$2,493.04
14
88.36
La Esmeralda
514.05
$20.80
$2,261.82
15
88.14
La Colmena
559.12
$20.00
$2,348.30
16
88.14
El Aguate
760.61
$19.20
$3,042.44
17
88.07
El Gravileo
562.19
$16.60
$1,883.34
18
88.07
El Durazno
578.19
$23.10
$2,876.50
19
88.00
Los Tanquez
551.12
$15.00
$1,625.80
20
87.96
La Pila
620.26
$15.00
$1,829.77
21
87.96
Las Tres Peñas
793.68
$14.40
$2,222.30
22
87.75
Las Rocas
859.82
$14.30
$2,386.00
23
87.46
El Pozo
727.54
$18.10
$2,710.09
24
87.43
Yireh
512.05
$15.10
$1,523.35
25
87.29
El Guayabo
547.12
$22.10
$2,585.14
26
87.29
El Sile
514.05
$17.10
$1,786.32
27
87.29
Medalla Milagrosa
941.96
$14.20
$2,590.39
28
87.29
El Carreto
557.12
$15.30
$1,685.29
29
87.11
Los Romeros
1434.01
$13.40
$3,656.73
TOTAL:
$100,628.19

*The winning coffees have been selected and scored in blind cuppings. The winning farm and the specific coffee lot information is submitted by each farmer and is not known to the public until the awards ceremony.  ACE assumes the farm information is correct and up to date but is not responsible should some information change before or after the auction.   Bidders should assess the value of each coffee based on quality in the cup and its appropriateness for their company. Farm information is for educational purposes only but can be used to help sell the winning coffees.

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