We present a curated collection of premium samples certified by Fairtrade, selected from the region’s most privileged microclimates. Each lot represents the pinnacle of sensory quality and the positive impact of fair trade. Discover exceptional profiles that combine technical rigor with an unwavering commitment to sustainability and equity at origin.
COFFEE CUPPINGS SCHEDULE
PRF El Salvador will host cupping sessions run by some of Latin America’s finest coffee producers and traders, showcasing the very best that the region’s coffee industry has to offer.
Please register below for the cupping session you want to attend.
Cuppings are available for roasters and coffee buyers only. However, if a coffee cupping is open to the public, it will be detailed in the schedule below and the registration form.
DAY 1
room 1 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am
By José Manuel Acevedo Bonilla
rOOM 1 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am
El Gigante Coffee Estate is a family-owned farm in Chiquimula, Guatemala, with more than 30 years of experience. Led by the Zucchino Barrios family, we specialize in anaerobic and experimental processes and cultivate one of Guatemala’s most important collections of rare and exotic varietals. We operate with water-efficient practices and maintain designated natural reserve areas within the farm. As a vertically integrated family group, we oversee production, dry milling, and export, ensuring consistency and traceability throughout every stage.
rOOM 1 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This cupping session features coffees from Blue Harvest, working across multiple origins in Central America. The tasting explores how regional diversity, sustainability driven practices, and processing decisions shape distinct cup profiles. It offers a space for roasters and buyers to exchange insights, explore origin expression, and build long term relationships through shared tasting and dialogue.
rOOM 1 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
This cupping session features microlots and vacuum-packed nanolots available spot in Europe as early as July 2026. Our vision is to provide a curated boutique of a wide range of varieties and processes—a project conceived in 2014 and grounded in measurable sustainable practices, soil regeneration, mycorrhizal networks, data-driven traceability, and long-term partnerships.
rOOM 1 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Café de Altura de San Ramón Especial S.A. brings together 3,800 producers in Costa Rica to offer exceptional origin coffees, cultivated with a strong focus on quality and sustainability. This cupping invites you to explore the diverse flavor profiles that define their work, reflecting a commitment to excellence, traceability, and the well-being of coffee-growing communities.
rOOM 2 | 7:30 am - 8:30 am
This cupping session presents coffees selected through the Soil of Excellence by the Belco program, highlighting producers committed to soil health, agronomy, and long-term sustainability. Through tasting, participants will explore how regenerative practices translate into cup quality, while engaging in open dialogue around impact, transparency, and lasting relationships across the coffee value chain.
rOOM 2 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am
This cupping features coffees from PRF volunteer producers across multiple origins, with the session hosted by Copan Trade. It offers a space to taste diverse coffees, exchange perspectives, and recognize the producers supporting PRF, while fostering meaningful connections through shared tasting and open dialogue.
rOOM 2 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Vides 58 is a Guatemalan specialty coffee producer and exporter, focused on quality, traceability, and long-term relationships since 1958. Our coffees reflect the diversity of Huehuetenango, offering consistency, transparency, and a clear origin story for international roasters.
rOOM 2 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This cupping session presents coffees selected through the Soil of Excellence by the Belco program, highlighting producers committed to soil health, agronomy, and long-term sustainability. Through tasting, participants will explore how regenerative practices translate into cup quality, while engaging in open dialogue around impact, transparency, and lasting relationships across the coffee value chain.
rOOM 2 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Finca María Bonita and Grupo Proexca present coffees from Marcala and the Montecillos mountains in Honduras. Featuring exotic varieties grown at high altitude and carefully crafted through controlled fermentations and traditional processes. Their coffees highlight innovation, traceability, and sustainability, offering profiles from high scoring specialty lots to exceptional microlots designed for roasters seeking distinctive character, consistency, and quality in the cup.
rOOM 2 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This cupping session features a wide range of fresh harvest Honduran coffees, from highly consistent regional lots to distinctive microlots and experimental processes. Cima Café specializes in sourcing Honduras’ most ethical and sustainable coffees by building direct, long-term relationships with producers, offering transparency, quality, and meaningful connection across the supply chain.
DAY 2
rOOM 1 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am
COCAMOL is a coffee cooperative from Honduras that brings together dedicated coffee-growing families committed to producing high-quality coffees with strong social and environmental values. This cupping showcases their work through carefully processed lots, highlighting traceability, craftsmanship, and the collective effort behind each cup.
rOOM 1 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am
This cupping session features coffees from Caravela Coffee in El Salvador. Guided by the goal of being a trusted source, delivering certainty, and building the future of coffee together, the tasting highlights projects such as Proyecto UVA. Through shared knowledge in fermentation and drying, and close collaboration with producers, this session showcases how optimized processes strengthen origin and result in coffees with greater quality, traceability, and consistency.
rOOM 1 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This cupping session features coffees from Finca Tisolunia, located in Concepción de Ataco, Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The tasting highlights a regenerative farm model combining specialty coffee with macadamia, fruit trees, beekeeping, and composting practices. Participants will explore how altitude, biodiversity, and careful harvest translate into balanced, expressive cup profiles rooted in long term stewardship.
rOOM 1 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
This cupping session features microlots and vacuum-packed nanolots available spot in Europe as early as July 2026. Our vision is to provide a curated boutique of a wide range of varieties and processes—a project conceived in 2014 and grounded in measurable sustainable practices, soil regeneration, mycorrhizal networks, data-driven traceability, and long-term partnerships.
rOOM 1 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
rOOM 2 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This is a closed doors cupping session for the Global Roasting Contest, reserved exclusively for judges and the competition team.
rOOM 2 | 9:00 Am - 10:00 am
This cupping session features a wide range of fresh harvest Honduran coffees, from highly consistent regional lots to distinctive microlots and experimental processes. Cima Café specializes in sourcing Honduras’ most ethical and sustainable coffees by building direct, long-term relationships with producers, offering transparency, quality, and meaningful connection across the supply chain.
rOOM 2 | 10:30 Am - 11:30 am
By Los Naranjos
rOOM 2 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
rOOM 2 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
At PRF 2026, Cafe Pacas will present its most exceptional coffees: Incunables—rare, exotic varieties with extraordinary cupping scores—including Bernardina, a varietal we discovered, and distinguished microlots of Bourbon, Pacas, and Pacamara. Each lot is carefully traceable to dedicated family farms, highlighting generations of craftsmanship and uncompromising quality.
rOOM 2 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Swiss Water® decaffeinates coffee using only water, time, and temperature, preserving the coffee’s original character without chemical solvents. Their Swiss Water Process is designed to gently remove caffeine while maintaining origin flavors. Through their Exporter Tolling program, producers can offer high quality decaffeinated coffee while retaining ownership and selling through their existing channels to reach new markets.
Frequently asked questions
The 11th edition of PRF will be held on March 26 & 27, 2026 at the Hilton Hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador.
We are always looking for new potential host countries for future PRF events. If you would like PRF to be held in your country, please email us at info@producerroasterforum.com.