Come along and see 36 of the best tasters in NZ. Limited tickets are available to cup! Get in quick to secure your spot.
Date: Sunday 4 August 2024, from midday.
Location: The Sapphire Room, Ponsonby, Ponsonby Central, Auckland.
The winner of this championship will represent Aotearoa at the World Cup Taster’s Championship 2025, TBC date and venue.
The Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship celebrates the art and precision of professional coffee cuppers, who showcase their speed, skill, and accuracy in distinguishing the taste profiles of specialty coffees. With each cup offering distinctive flavours and characteristics worldwide, cuppers rely on their refined senses of smell and taste, unwavering attention, and extensive experience to identify the odd cup among a set of three in each triangle.
Principal: Confirmed single-year 2024 John Burton Ltd
Sponsors:
- Cleaning Supplies: Confirmed three-year 2024/25/26 Cafetto
- Equipment: AMC Roastery Supply
- Ceramics/Porcelain: Confirmed three-year 2024/25/26 Acme Cup Co
- Roasting: Confirmed single-year 2024 Grey Roasting Co
- Brewing Equipment: Marco via L’affare
- Espresso Machinery: La Marzocco NZ
Event partner/s: Meadow Fresh
3rd June 2024 Who’s up to cup?
Get in to win> not many tickets left to compete.
Cuppers so far:
TBC Representing: Aoraki Coffee Roaster, Waikato
TBC Representing: Aoraki Coffee Roaster, Waikato
Geunwoo Jung Representing: Paddock Cafe, Cambridge
Johann Chong Representing: Meebz Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Toby Oliver Chen Representing: Flight Coffee Hangar, Wellington
Dove Chen Representing: Grey Roasting Co. Hamilton
Nuumanu Tanuvasa Representing: JDE Peet’s, Auckland
Soichiro Takeuchi Representing: Flight coffee, Wellington
Adrian Dela Rosa Representing: Shelly Bay Baker on Leeds Street, Wellington
Jiyun Jung Representing: Young Dandy, Parnell Auckland
Joshua Kim Representing: Holiday, Auckland
Yejun Shim Representing: Hi Toastie, Auckland
Oisin Tegeler Representing: Franks Coffee, Wellington
Nelson Ik Run Soon Representing: Starbucks New Zealand, Auckland
TBC Representing: Atomic Coffee Roasters, Auckland
TBC Representing: Atomic Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Jordy Kunz Representing: Peoples Coffee, Wellington
David Po-Chun Huang Representing: Society Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Otavio Augusto Gallina de Abreu Representing: Beverage Services, Auckland.