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World Cupping — Bellwether Coffee

Eight coffees from our marketplace, seeded 1–8 and cupped head-to-head. Quarterfinals, semifinals, then one final showdown. Every match is on Instagram — follow along and see which coffee takes the crown.

The bracket

Road to the final

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

1Ecuador El Sauce
vs
8Costa Rica La Palma

Quarterfinal 2

4Guatemala Manos de Mujer
vs
5Honduras Mercedes Anaerobic Natural

Quarterfinal 3

3Brazil Parceiros do Café
vs
6Peru Churupampa

Quarterfinal 4

2Papua New Guinea Kinmuga PB
vs
7Colombia Asobombo

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

1Ecuador El Sauce
vs
5Honduras Mercedes Anaerobic Natural

Semifinal 2

6Peru Churupampa
vs
7Colombia Asobombo

Final

The Final

1Ecuador El Sauce
vs
6Peru Churupampa

World Cupping Champion

To be crowned

The field

Meet the eight

All eight come straight from our Green Coffee Marketplace — every one ships with a roast profile ready to go. Tap a coffee to learn its story.

1
Ecuador El Sauce
JAN 26
Ecuador

Ecuador El Sauce

Strawberry ShortcakeVanilla BeanCaramel
2
Papua New Guinea Kinmuga PB
DEC 25
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Kinmuga PB

Bosc PearBrown SugarBittersweet Chocolate
3
Brazil Parceiros do Cafe
AUG 25
Living Income
Brazil

Brazil Parceiros do Cafe

Peanut BrittleToasted MarshmallowBittersweet Chocolate
4
Guatemala Manos de Mujer
APR 26
Women’s LotLiving Income
Guatemala

Guatemala Manos de Mujer

Bing CherryNougatAlmond Brittle
5
Honduras Mercedes Anaerobic Natural
MAY 26
Honduras

Honduras Mercedes Anaerobic Natural

Cherry ColaDark ChocolateFruit Leather
6
Peru Churupampa
DEC 25
Living IncomeWomen’s Lot
Peru

Peru Churupampa

Pink Lady AppleNougatBittersweet Chocolate
7
Colombia Asobombo
OCT 25
Women’s LotOrganic
Colombia

Colombia Asobombo

Maraschino CherryDark ChocolateNougat
8
Costa Rica La Palma
MAY 26
Costa Rica

Costa Rica La Palma

Orange Blossom HoneyToasted AlmondBittersweet Chocolate