The COFFEE OF THE YEAR BRAZIL has 4 different categories:

• ARABICA (dry or wet route: natural, peeled or washed cherry)
• CANEPHORA (dry or wet route: natural, peeled or washed cherry)
• ARABICA INDUCED FERMENTATION (fermentations equal to or greater than 10 hours continuous or intermittent - aerobic or anaerobic - with or without addition of exogenous components)
• CANEPHORA INDUCED FERMENTATION (fermentations equal to or greater than 10 hours continuous or intermittent - aerobic or anaerobic - with or without addition of exogenous components)

Discover the steps of the Brazil Coffee of the Year 2021:

• Registration for R$ 150 and sample submission until 1/10/2021.
• Coding, separation and roasting for sending to the Testing Centers.
• Proof of those responsible for Q-Graders and R-Graders licensed by the CQI (Coffee Quality Institute).
• The best classifieds go to the final of the contest (10 Arabica, 5 Canephora, 3 Arabica Fermentation and 3 Canephora Fermentation).
• The 21 finalists will be proven by blind public voting.
• The revelation and awarding of the most scored and voted sample takes place on the last day of the event (12/11/2021) in virtual and in-person information with a lot of emotion!
• The contest is aimed at producers from all regions of Brazil. All producers at the end of the contest report with a note of their coffee with sensory information from the tasters.