Do you have what it takes? Roast Masters ROAST MASTERS™ RETURNS WITH A BRAND NEW FORMAT! Designed by the creators of Coffee Masters, Roast Masters is the cutting-edge tournament celebrating the best specialty roasters on the planet. Throughout 4 rounds (qualifying rounds, quarter finals, semi finals and the final) teams will compete in 8 different disciplines. Did someone say... LIVE ROASTING? The Winner will be crowned Roast Masters ACF 2024 champion and take home a €2.500 cash prize. ROUNDS #1 The Espresso Presentation > During The Qualifying Rounds, roasters are given 12 minutes to present an espresso of their choosing from their coffee portfolio > Points are awarded on taste, flavour, professionalism, methodology, hospitality, showmanship and the overall presentation of the coffee #2 The Cupping Table > On day 1 all competitors are given 90 minutes to create a roast profile of a mystery single origin coffee, using the Stronghold S7 Pro sample roaster > The sample roasts from all competitors will then to be cupped on day 2 by the judges > The discipline is scored on taste and flavour > During The Final, the 2 teams competing will present a second mystery single origin coffee on the cupping table (to be roasted on day 2, for The Final on day 3) > The 2 finalist coffees are judged purely on taste and flavour #3 The Espresso Smackdown > Competitors will bring three coffees: a light and a medium single origin and a blend > Head-to-head format, three rounds: light vs light, medium vs medium, blend vs blend > Best tasting coffees win each round #4 The Order Challenge > Using their own coffees, competitors will make 10 drinks as listed on the presented order within a maximum time of 9 minutes > The drinks prepared in this discipline are commonly found on specialty café menus > Each drink will be scored according to whether it is passed or failed by the judges based on balance, extraction, mouthfeel and handling > A 'passed' drink will be awarded 3 points. A 'failed' drink will be awarded 0 points #5 The Latte Art Showdown > Roll the dice, get assigned a shape > Pour and win (best of 3)! > Judged on appearance #6 The Brew Face-Off > Roasters prepare a filter roast from their own portfolio > Presented in 15 minutes > Judges to judge on taste, presentation and showmanship #7 The Signature Drink > 12 minutes to create a signature beverage > Mystery ingredients provided on the day > Judged on taste, creativity, professionalism, presentation and showmanship #8 The Espresso Blend > Roasters are presented with a selection of mystery roasted single origin coffees > They are tasked to create a bespoke espresso blend > An espresso and cappuccino will be presented for evaluation Think you've got what it takes, Coffee Roaster? APPLY NOW