HONDURAS NEXT GENERATION AUCTION 2026Upcoming

Eight producers.
Ten lots. Two points apart.

The Honduras Next Generation Auction returns for its second season, continuing its mission to discover emerging producers across Honduras and bring their coffees to the global stage through data, AI, and measurable evidence. Every lot was scanned before listing, and all ten scores sit between 85.8 and 87.8.

Honduras Next Generation Auction 2026
Honduras — Next-Generation Producers.
01WHY WATCH

Why should you watch this auction?

2.0

The scores are close. The data goes further.

Ten lots fall within 2.0 points. The scan shows how each one differs beneath the score.

5 + 4

Geisha and Parainema, side by side.

Five Geisha lots and four Parainema lots on one floor.

10/10

Every lot scanned before the bid.

Chemistry, taste potential and uniformity are on each lot page before the first bid.

Our mission is to discover hidden gems. Across Honduras, promising producers are growing coffees with quality and potential that may not yet be visible to the wider market. We use data and AI to bring that potential into view, from green bean chemistry to precision roasting, giving every lot measurable evidence behind its value.

More than a one-time auction, Honduras Next Generation is designed to grow with its producers. Now in its second season, the auction is building a record of each producer’s progress, making that growth visible through data over time. Season after season, the data helps strengthen quality and create new opportunities for emerging producers to earn recognition on the global stage.

We believe great coffee is not found by chance. It is cultivated.

02THE PRODUCERS

Who are the producers?

Eight producers bring ten lots from five growing areas. Five of them share the Madrid name. Leonela Vanesa Madrid and Pedro Turcios each bring two lots.

8producers
5share the Madrid name
5growing areas
10lots
Producers
Honduras — the producers.
03THE PLACE

Where does this coffee come from?

Five of the ten lots come from Santa Bárbara. The rest come from Chinacla (La Paz), Comayagua, Lempira and Peña Blanca. The farms sit between 1,275 and 1,700 metres above sea level.

Farm
Mill · drying
Honduras — farm and mill.
Origin
Honduras
Growing areas
5
Altitude
1,275–1,700 masl
Farms
8
Processes
Natural · Washed · Anaerobic Washed · Honey
Scores
85.8–87.8
Opens
Coming soon
04WHAT THE SCAN SAW

What does the data show?

The cupping scores sit within 2.0 points. Beneath them, flavor potential runs from 3.9 (NG-09) to 6.9 (NG-03) on the engine's 0⁠–⁠10 scale.

3.9–6.9Flavor potential · 0–10
41–92%Uniformity · TUS
16components read per lot

Taste potential is predicted from green-coffee chemistry, each axis on a 0–10 scale. TUS is bean-to-bean consistency across the 96 readings (3 scans × 32): higher means more uniform.

05THE CATALOGUE

uncrack estimates are previews until the pricing model is trained.

Upcoming

Honduras Next Generation Auction 2026

10 lots · 8 producers · Honduras

NEXT STORY
Established farms. Unfinished legacies.