Cup Tasters fun and fast paced…
All you need is your favourite cupping spoon!
Kicking off the championship events this year up in Auckland at L’affare Melrose on a Friday evening. Its bound to be a good laugh & a fun championship. Come on down grab a beer and watch NZ’s best go head to head.
FREE PUBLIC ENTRY….. TICKETS ONLY APPLY TO COMPETITORS..
Do you have a palate? Can you taste? You can win this Championship!
The NZ Specialty Coffee Association (NZSCA) holds the license to run the national leg of the World Cup Tasters Championship.
The Championship is held in strict accordance with the World event’s Rules and Regulations. The World Cup Taster’s Championship will be taking place in Budapest, Hungary 13th – 15th June in conjunction with the ‘World of Coffee Event’
About the NZ Cup Tasters Championship:
The NZ Cup Tasters Championship awards the professional coffee cupper who demonstrates speed, skill, and accuracy in distinguishing the taste differences in specialty coffees.
Coffees of the world have many distinct taste characteristics and in this competition format the objective is for the cupper to discriminate between the different coffees. Three cups are placed in a triangle, with 2 cups being identical coffees and one cup being a different coffee. Using skills of smell, taste, attention and experience, the cupper will identify the odd cup in the triangle as quickly as they can.
A total of 8 triangles are placed in each round. The top 8 competitors with the most correct answers and the fastest time proceed to the next Semi-Finals round. Then the top 4 will compete again in the Final round to determine the next NZ Cup Tasters Champion.
Thank you to our sponsors: Ozone Coffee Roasters, Marco, Cafetto, AMC Roastery Supply NZ, Acme & Co, Huhtamaki and venue host Laffare.
Read here about our sponsors and why they support us>
Find out more about the championship and the Rules & Regs at www.worldcuptasters.org
Competitors registered so far:
Sam McTavish, Kokako Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Takahito Koyanagi, Toasted Espresso, Auckland
Ayla Larson, BP Connect, Palmerston North
Ken Shi, Roma Coffee Roasters Ltd, Auckland
Seulki Park, Independent, Auckland
John Cole, Mojo Coffee Cartel, Wellington
Sarah Stephen, Mojo Coffee Cartel, Wellington
Woohyung Lee, Camper Coffee, Auckland
Daisy Kim, Indépendant, Auckland
Matt Hing, Be Specialty Coffee, Auckland
Ewan Kim, Curator Espresso Bar, Auckland
Kevin Batten, JDE, Auckland
Yong Hyeon Ju, Auckland
Young Joong Yoon, Little Albert Coffee, Auckland
Chris Starkey, Atomic Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Scott Pepler, Cerebos Gregg’s, Auckland
Rina Reeves, Cerebos Gregg’s, Auckland
Michael Stevens, Ozone Coffee Roasters, New Plymouth
Long Nguyen, JDE, Wellington
Stuart Hargie, JDE, Auckland
Alla Heta, JDE, Auckland
Matt Greewood, JDE, Auckland
Chef, L’affare Melrose, Auckland
Not ready to compete but want to get up close to the action? volunteer today…