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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Award Winning Coffees
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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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La Esperanza Bernardina Wins El Salvador 2026 Cup of Excellence at 92 Points
The highest-scoring coffee in El Salvador’s 2026 Cup of Excellence is a Honey-processed Bernardina from Finca La Esperanza, which earned 91.95 points and sold at the competition’s July 2 auction. It topped a field of 108 submissions, and it’s the first time Bernardina, a rare variety discovered on a Pacas family farm in 2008, has led the country’s Cup of Excellence lineup after placing third in 2019.
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Thomson’s Coffee Wins Best Roaster UK 2026 at Glasgow Coffee Festival
Jonathan Martinez, head roaster at Thomson’s Coffee in Glasgow, won the inaugural Best Roaster UK competition at Glasgow Coffee Festival in April 2026, bringing Scotland’s oldest roastery its newest roasting title.
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BOO Modern Coffee Co. Wins World Coffee Roasting Championship 2026 in Brussels
Belgium’s BOO Modern Coffee Co. won the 2026 World Coffee Roasting Championship on June 27 in Brussels, with co-founder Benjamin Brassart taking the title to become Belgium’s first world coffee roasting champion.
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