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Award Winning Coffees

EspressoDrop.com brings you the latest results of coffee roasting competitions around the world. Whenever possible we will provide a link to the online outlet where you can buy and try the best coffee in the world.

  • Espresso Club Wins Golden Bean Australasia 2026

    Sam Shi of Espresso Club, a Brisbane roastery, was named Overall Champion of the 2026 Golden Bean Australasia competition, held June 16 to 20 at Latitude Coffee Roasters in North Lakes, Brisbane. Judges scored 752 coffees across 12 categories, with more than 100 coffee professionals taking part as judges. Espresso Club also took the Overall Small Chain Champion title at the same event. At the time of writing, Espresso Club does not have a public online shop; its Brisbane operation is built around barista training, coffee education, and wholesale and contract roasting rather than direct-to-consumer sales, and the company can be reached through its Facebook page.

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  • Sip Collective Coffee Wins UK Coffee Roasting Championship 2026

    Sip Collective Coffee, a United Kingdom roastery founded by Alexandru Marin, won the 2026 UK Coffee Roasting Championship, held March 13 to 15 in London, with Marin scoring 559 points to edge out runner-up Rifqi Maulana. The championship hands every competitor the same standardized green coffee to grade, roast, and cup blind, so the prize isn’t a bag of competition beans, it’s the title and a place representing the UK at the World Coffee Roasting Championship. Sip Collective’s own shop runs on rotating single origin microlots instead, roasted in small batches.

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  • Latitude Coffee Roasters Wins Golden Bean World Series 2026

    Latitude Coffee Roasters, based in North Lakes, Brisbane, was named Overall Champion of the 2026 Golden Bean World Series, held February 18 in Newcastle, New South Wales, beating out runner-up Kissing Rock Coffee of the United States. Golden Bean bills itself as the world’s largest coffee roasting competition, and the World Series is its top prize, open only to roasters who already earned a silver or gold medal at a regional Golden Bean edition. Founded in 2018 by UK-born roaster Henry Miller, Latitude ships across Australia and internationally through its online shop, where its full lineup of espresso and filter roasts is available by the bag or subscription.

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  • El Injerto Natural Geisha Wins Guatemala 2026 Cup of Excellence at 91 Points

    El Injerto took the top score at the 2026 Guatemala Cup of Excellence with a Natural Geisha from their La Libertad farm in Huehuetenango, scoring 91.86 points to top the Natural and Honey category. The lot is grown by Arturo Aguirre Escobar, whose family has farmed El Injerto since 1874 and built it into one of Guatemala’s most decorated specialty producers over four generations. Geisha is a rare variety from Ethiopia, prized in competition for its floral jasmine and stone-fruit notes; processed as a Natural, meaning the whole cherry is dried around the seed before milling, which concentrates sweetness and adds fruit intensity. The 2026 auction lot is currently being allocated to international buyers; the farm sells roasted coffees directly at fincaelinjerto.com, including past competition lots, and is the most direct route to their work while the 2026 CoE lot makes its way to roasters.

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  • Finca La Loma Parainema Natural Wins Honduras 2026 Cup of Excellence at 89 Points

    Spirit Origin Coffee, a specialty roastery based in Roatán, Honduras, won the #1 lot at the 2026 Honduras Cup of Excellence auction for the second consecutive year. The coffee is a Natural Parainema from Finca La Loma in the Santa Bárbara highlands, grown by Ottoniel Sagastume Pineda and scored at 89.14 points by the international jury. Parainema is a disease-resistant variety bred in Honduras, less widely known than Gesha but capable of producing deeply complex cups when grown at altitude with attentive processing. Spirit Origin ships internationally, with delivery to the United States, Europe, and worldwide via DHL from Honduras.

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