Countdown to auction

The International Jury from the ‘Project Origin: Best of El Salvador’ auction program  has cupped all of the finalist lots and has selected the top coffees that will be released at the online auction at 0800 CST, Saturday 29th (San Salvador local time).

We’re incredibly please with the amount of samples sent in this year, and the cupping results so far. The top 16 have all scored above 86.6 points as an average across of a panel of international judges. Below you will find a link to the results for both the top coffees, as well as the non-auction lots. The non-auction lots are those coffees which are in the top coffees as chosen the National Jury, but did not make it past the first round of judging by the International Jury.

Please ensure you read the terms and conditions for the auction before participating. Please read them before bidding on anything to ensure you understand the details of buying through this auction. For example, all coffee lots are sold on an EXW (Ex-works) shipping basis, meaning you are responsible for collection from the warehouse in San Salvador, and shipping to the final destination.

If you are in the US or Europe, for assistance with shipping Project Origin will do our best to put you in touch with potential shippers to the US or Europe via our contacts in El Salvador.

For Asia/Australia, we can take care of shipping for you by shipping with our El Salvador container and it will be sent via Sydney, and then from Sydney to the destination you nominate (charges to be confirmed on request).

The ‘Best of’ Auctions are not for profit. Project Origin runs these events as a support for the country and the producers that do so much amazing work for the specialty coffee industry. No charges by Project Origin involve profit margins, we simply cover the costs of running this event. That includes shipping quotes as above, we just facilitate the shipping.

If you have any questions or need any further information, please get in touch with us and we will reply as soon as possible. Please ensure that you have registered on our Cropster Hub before the auction goes ahead. A link to the auction page can be found here: https://hub.cropster.com/store/auctions/best-of-el-salvador-2017

The official starting time of the auction is 0800 CST, April 29, local El Salvador time and will run uninterrupted until all of the lots have closed. Please check in your area based on the 08:00 San Salvador local time.

The Auction will open at:

·      08:00 (San Salvador)

·      07:00 PST (Los Angeles)

·      10:00 EST (New York)

·      15:00 (London)

·      16:00 (most other Europe)

·      17:00 (Moscow)

·      18:00 (Dubai)

·      22:00 (Hong Kong)

·      23:00 (Tokyo/Seoul)

·      00:00 Midnight (Melbourne/Sydney) – April 30th

·      02:00 +1 day (Auckland/Wellington) – April 30th

See the finalists here 

 

Happy bidding!