Submissions for the 2021 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Cupping Competition are currently being accepted.  The deadline for entry is Friday, October 15, 2021 at 4pm.  All entries must be 100% Kona coffee grown in the district of Kona.

Kona coffee entered in the competition will be scored on the globally accepted and recognized Specialty Coffee Association cupping format using a 100-point scale and evaluated in a double-blind format in the commercial and specialty divisions. Pacific Coffee Research oversees the prestigious Kona Coffee Cupping Competition.

Winners in the following divisions will be announced on Friday, November 5, 2021

• Kona Classic – single estate farms. Three top scoring coffees will be awarded based on the highest average SCA Cupping Scores from the Semi-Final and Final rounds.
• Kona Heritage – A subcategory within the Classic Division. One coffee will receive an award for this category meeting the Classic Kona Coffee Profile in combination with the highest average SCA score from the Semi-Final and Final rounds. The awarded coffee shall be solely the Kona Typical variety and washed (parchment dried) processing method.
• Kona Crown – reserved for larger farms, Coffees within this category must enter a representative sample of a 1000 lb lot minimum. This sample (and the represented lot) must be certified by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture prior to entering the competition. Three top scoring coffees within this division will be awarded based on the highest average SCA Cupping Scores from the Semi-Final and Final rounds.

Visit konacoffeefest.com/2021-kona-coffee-cultural-festival-cupping-competition to register.

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Cupping Competition is sponsored by UCC Hawaii and Kamehameha Schools.