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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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.
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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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Los Alpes Natural Geisha Wins Nicaragua 2026 Cup of Excellence at 92 Points
The highest-scoring coffee in Nicaragua’s 2026 Cup of Excellence is a Natural Geisha from Los Alpes farm, which earned 92.00 points and sold at auction for $140 a pound. It is the third time the farm has taken first place in the country’s natural category, having also won in 2023 and 2024.