ROAST MASTERS™ RETURNS WITH A BRAND NEW FORMAT!
 

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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.
 

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ROUNDS
 

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#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

 

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Think you've got what it takes, Coffee Roaster? APPLY NOW 
 

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