Isla Custom Coffees 2021 Auction - Alliance For Coffee Excellence

Private Collection Auction with

Isla Custom Coffees

Hawaiian Specialty Coffee

The auction will be on March 25th, 2021

After almost a decade of sourcing Hawaiian specialty coffees for clients, Isla Custom Coffees has a deep network of farmers throughout the islands — and a track record of developing top-scoring beans in domestic and international cupping competitions. For this auction, Isla is working with about 15 of its best producers, including winners in the Roaster’s Guild Coffees of the Year Competitions (COTY), the Hawaii Coffee Association’s cupping competitions, and the Kona Coffee Festival Cupping Competitions. The expected result: about 15-20 auction lots grown in the Kona, Ka‘u, and Oahu regions. Featured varieties are Maragogype, SL34, Geisha, Yellow Caturra and Typica. Some will highlight innovative processing methods, such as anaerobic yeast fermentations dried as natural, honey, and washed coffees. The selection also will include certified-organic beans, as well as the producers’ best lots of traditional washed coffees.

Auctioned Coffees

Rank	Farm	Score	Size	Variety	Process	Region	Yeasted
1	Kona Farm Direct	88.38		SL34	Washed	Kona	Yes
2	Black Rock Farm	87.94		Typica	Aerobic Natural	Kona	Yes
3	Uluwehi Coffee Farm	87.91		Red Bourbon	Anaerobic Washed	Kona	Yes
4	Black Rock Farm	87.69		Typica	Natural Dried	Kona	Yes
5	Rusty’s Hawaiian	87.61		Typica	Anaerobic Natural	Ka’u	Yes
6	Kona Rainforest	87.33		Typica	Org Anaerobic Washed	Kona	Yes
7	Aroma Coffee Farms	87.06		Typica	Natural	Ka’u	Yes
8	Aloha Hills	86.69		Maragogype	Washed	Kona	No
9	Kona Geisha Farm	86.59		Gesha	Natural	Kona	Yes
10	Aloha Hills	86.58		Typica	Washed	Kona	No
11	5 A’s Farm	86.53		Typica	Natural	Ka’u	Yes
12	Ka’u Mountain	86.47		Typica	Washed	Ka’u	Yes
13	Kona Rainforest	86.47		Typica	Org Anaerobic Washed	Kona	No
14	Black Rock Farm	86.28		Typica	Anaerobic Honey	Kona	Yes
15	Noelani Coffee	85.72		Typica	Washed	Kona	Yes
16	Black Rock Farm	85.45		Typica	Washed	Kona	No

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