the discipline

world coffee roasting championship

green-bean evaluation, roast profile execution, and cupping defence — three rounds across two days.

run byworld coffee events (sca)

next world final

world coffee roasting championship 2027

23–26 april 2027anaheim, usa335 days away
event brief

what it is

The World Coffee Roasting Championship is the only WCE discipline judged on a finished product the competitor cannot taste-correct in real time. Roasters are given a set of green coffees and must evaluate, profile, and execute roasts that the judges then cup blind. The discipline rewards deep technical understanding of bean origin, density, moisture, and machine behaviour. Past champions include Hidenori Izaki, Tomoya Yokota, and Anne Lunell.

how to qualify

National Coffee Roasting Championship → World Roasting final

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