With an international perspective and a fresh, unique format, this leading tournament brings together the best coffee roasters from Europe for the second time, putting them to the ultimate test.
Across three days, eighteen of Europe's most renowned coffee roasters compete for the coveted Roast Masters title. In a dynamic, live setting, where visitors can encourage their favourite participants up close, the roasters compete side-by-side in three disciplines: roasting coffee, blending espresso and preparing a pour over coffee.
Roast Masters is the ultimate test of skills, professional knowledge and commercial applicability - A unique opportunity to excel under the watchful eye of important industry players, an international audience, and not to mention a panel of prominent jury members.
Who will follow in the footsteps of white label coffee, the first ever Roast Masters?!
With great delight we can announce the eighteen roasters to compete in the second Amsterdam Roast Masters competition.
From all across Europe, making an appearance on stage this year are:
19grams | Germany
Roaster Anthony Piper
Barista Bence Bagdi
Autumn Coffee Roasters | Poland
Roaster Krzysztof Blinkiewicz
Barista Karolina Kazuś
Brander | Belgium
Roaster Veerle Pauwels
Barista Steffen Van Malder
Bonanza Coffee Roastery | Germany
Roaster Joseph Lyons
Barista Scott Tedder
Coffeecompany | The Netherlands
Roaster Lucas de Gier
Barista Laura Kools
Common Greens Coffee | The Netherlands
Roaster Josh Cotton
Barista Claye Tobin
Dos Mundos | Czech Republic
Roaster Lukas Zugar
Barista Eliska Jandová
Fjord Coffee | Germany
Roaster Michał Sowiński
Barista Cameron Milne
Garage Coffee Bros. Srl | Italy
Roaster Davide Cobelli
Barista TBC
HAYB | Poland
Roaster Dawid Zadara
Barista Alek
His Majesty the Coffee | Italy
Roaster Paolo Scimone
Barista Giacomo Vannelli
La Cabra | Denmark
Roaster Mikkel Selmer
Barista John Gibson
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters | The Netherlands
Roaster TBC
Barista Martin Pearson
Man Met Bril Koffie | The Netherlands
Roaster Siebe van Rijsbergen
Barista Marouschka Jongeneel
MOK Specialty Coffee | Belgium
Roaster Jannes Van Hyfte
Barista Ali Yousefi
Special Roast | The Netherlands
Roaster Bo Zwarts
Barista TBC
Spot On Coffee Roasters | The Netherlands
Roaster Olaf Tromp
Barista Frans Taapken
WAY Coffee Roasters | Belgium
Roaster Charlene De Buysere
Barista Fabrice Van Besien
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For the Espresso Blend discipline, the roasters bring their own coffee, but for the Single Origin round, all roasters receive 5 kg of the same green coffee one month before the competition. This year's competition coffee is provided by Trabocca, our brand new coffee partner. A washed Guji-1 coffee from the Suke Quto Farm in Ethiopia, Trabocca describes the coffee as "complex, elegant, citric, floral and exceptionally sweet."
ANNE LUNELL
Owner, Swedish barista and Brewers Cup champion, Koppi
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Anne Lunell is a Swedish barista champion and the visionary behind Koppi, an internationally respected coffee roasting plant in Helsingborg, Sweden, which she founded in 2007 with Charles Nystrand. Just like last year, we are honored to welcome Anne as a member of the jury.
FRANCESCO SANAPO
Owner of famed Italian specialty coffee bar Ditta Artigianale, coffee roaster, awarded Italian Barista Champion, barista trainer
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Three-time Italian Barista champion and co-creator of the Roast Masters competition, Francesco Sanapo needs almost no introduction. He is the owner of Ditta Artigianale, a first order Italian specialty coffee bar that freshly roasts its own coffees everyday.
NIELS TE VAANHOLD
Mocca d'Or Head Barista, 2nd in the World Cup Tasters Championshiop 2018
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Niels te Vaanhold has been working in coffee for seven years and is currently Head Barista at coffee roastery Mocca d’Or. The Dutch Cup Tasters Champion surprised the field in 2018 by coming in second during the World Cup Tasters Championship, while also achieving fourth place during the Dutch Brewers Cup.
WENDELIEN VAN BUNNIK-VERVER
Dutch Barista Champion 2019, World Aeropress Champion 2019, Head Barista and Head of Training at Single Estate Coffee Roasters
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Wendelien has been in the coffee industry for over 10 years and has succesfully competed in the Dutch Barista and Aeropress Championships. She started as a barista in several different specialty coffee bars in Utrecht and then found her coffee bliss at Single Estate Coffee Roasters. From their brand new coffee bar located in The Hague, she leads as Head Barista and Head of Training.
STIJN VAN MOURIK
Quality Assistant at Trabocca, Q Grader
In 2017, Stijn van Mourik started his career in specialty coffee as a roaster in Paris, where he mainly focused on production roasting and roast quality. He recently joined Trabocca’s quality team, continuing his pursuit of cup quality and slurping away the coffees for this crop’s lineup.
GWILYM DAVIES
2009 World Barista Champion and founder of East London’s Prufrock Coffee, Gwilym is famed for making coffee in 36 different countries. He’s now settled in Prague where he owns and runs a Barista Training Centre.