‘Best of Honduras: Late Harvest’ 2017 auction
Best of Honduras: Late Harvest
After the success of our auctions in El Salvador and Honduras during 2016, Project Origin is returning again in 2017 with ‘Best Of’ auctions in El Salvador and Honduras.
The objective of the auctions is to support the specialty coffee industry by connecting coffee communities all over the world, and to educate coffee professionals along the entire supply chain. By encouraging learning between farmers, roasters and consumers, we can create a better product and add more value to it, strengthening relationships in the process.
The first of this years’ auctions took place during April in El Salvador and with again follow with Honduras (late harvest) in July. Each auction requires a panel of judges, both new and experienced, to taste, judge and score each entry into the auction.
In partnership with Instituto Honduras de Café (IHCAFE) and Finca La Huerta, Project Origin aims to showcase the best coffees of the later harvested coffees of Honduras, which are often overlooked by potential buyers.
Between July 24-30, a panel of International Judges, selected from applications from across the globe, will descend upon Honduras to cup and score coffees, visit farms and mills and engage with coffee farmers in Honduras. Before the arrival of this panel, the National Jury of judges in Honduras (pictured) will taste more than 95 samples, submitted by coffee farmers across Honduras.
On the final day, we will hold a live, online auction at for the best green coffee in Honduras, via our Cropster Hub. Details of the final selection of coffees will be made available via Cropster and our website prior to the auction.
A full list of last year’s top 20 scoring coffees can be found here.
Why ‘late harvest’?
Unlike other auction events, this Project Origin will allow coffees that typically aren’t able to enter coffee auctions to gain recognition.The slow development and ripening of these coffees creates incredible flavours in the cup, which as we saw in our 2016 auction, excites judges, producers and buyers alike. An article on last year’s event by Perfect Daily Grind stated,
“…anybody familiar with wine will tell you that the words “late harvest” are something to get very, very excited about. Wines labelled as “late harvest” usually falls in the dessert category, because they are incredibly sweet. Grapes are left on the vine to develop as much sugar as possible, to the point where they may even shrivel up into raisins, before they are picked and pressed.
Take El Cielito in Western Honduras. It enjoys a unique microclimate, with heavy cloud cover during the day and long, cool nights. The lack of sunshine causes a significantly longer ripening time for the coffee cherries and, as of such, a much later harvest.”
We are excited to return to Honduras for what will surely be a great event, with some incredible coffees.
A full list of the shortlisted coffees for samples will be made available before the auction goes live. Information for buyers can be found here.
For further information regarding the auctions and application, contact [email protected]
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