WOC Copenhaguen

27 -28 June

The first alternative roasting championship

The Roast Rumble is an alternative roasting championship that we have organized with our partners from Giesen at the CoffeeFest in Madrid and the World of Coffee in Copenhagen. Both editions have been very well received by the coffee community.

Here you can see a video of our last edition.

What does the Roast Rumble consist of?

Qualification to the final

First phase

To start the championship, all participants will receive a ‘Roaster Mini Master Class’ given by Axel who will explain the operation of the machine and solve any doubts that may arise.

For the championship, two coffees from Mare Terra Coffee’s Constellations range will be given to all participants, these coffees have been processed using state-of-the-art processes. All participants will have their turn organized, they will have 30 minutes to roast their 2 samples in the Giesen W1E Electric roaster. Once they finish their 30 minutes, they will deliver the roasted coffee sample to the Roast Rumble organization.

Final

Second phase - Cupping

The following day, once the roasted coffees have rested, a team of three qualified judges will taste all of the participants’ coffees. In total, only half of the coffees will go on to the second tasting, from which the three best coffees will be proclaimed the winners.

Our Judges

Axel Simon

Mare Terra Coffee

Axel was the barista champion of Spain in the championships organized by the Specialty Coffee Association in 2017 and represented Spain in the World Barista Championship in Seoul, South Korea, that same year He is a licensed Q-Grader for Arabica and Robusta and an AST (Authorized SCA Trainer) for the SCA in the Brew and Green Coffee modules. He currently serves as the director of QLab at Mare Terra Coffee, leading a team focused on research, quality, and innovation in the world of specialty coffee

If you are a toaster, stay tuned
we will soon organize another competition!

Registration fee: 35€ (tax incl.)

Test your knowledge as a coffee roaster

The W1 Series is a small toaster with big possibilities.

This roaster combines the high quality that characterizes Giesen products and its extensive functionalities in a compact and easy to use roaster. It is perfect for roasting small batches of coffee.

Small design for big purposes
Possibility of roasting from 500 grams to 1.5 kilos per lot of green coffee.
Roasts 6 kilos per hour
Gas or electric roasting

These are the prizes of the Roast Rumble

First Prize

Lot of 5 kilos of coffee from MTC’s Uniques range of +90 points
Giesen gift pack

Second Prize

Set of 10 roasted samples of TOP 10 MTC coffees
Giesen gift pack

Third Prize

Set of 5 roasted samples of TOP 10 MTC coffees
Giesen gift pack

All participants will receive a ‘Cupping pack’ on 27 June during the training.

*The participation fee is 35€ per participant.

See the coffees with which you will participate in the roasting championship

We share with you some of the moments of the Roast Rumble edition in Copenhagen 2024

Roast Rumble - Copenhagen: An International Green Coffee Roasting Championship

The first edition of this alternative green coffee roasting championship was organized in Madrid during the Coffeefest, the reception was very positive so together with the Giesen team we decided to do it again at the World of Coffee 2024.

On Thursday 27th the Roast Rumble started, ten participants from different countries including Spain, Poland, Bulgaria or Taiwan received two batches of our Guatemalan coffees Meissa AVB and Vega EKI from El Salvador, the participants had 30 minutes to roast the coffees in the Giesen W1E coffee roaster and deliver them to the Roast Rumble organization. The following day, our team of judges formed by Daniela Capuano from Capuano Coffee, Teodora Pitis from Sloane Coffee and Axel Simón, head of Mare Terra Coffee’s QLab, evaluated the 10 Meissa AVB coffees of the participants.

In this Brazilian cupping, the judges selected 5 coffees with the best scores. The Vega EKI coffees of the 5 qualified participants were tasted by our judges and three of them were the winners..

These are the winners of the Roast Rumble – Copenhagen:

1st Prize

Chiung Ju Chiu (Taiwan)

2nd Prize

Andrei Ioan Sirbu (Denmark)

2nd Prize

Andrei Ioan Sirbu (Denmark)

Once again it has been great to do this championship together with Giesen Coffee Roasters and all its team, from here we thank all the participants. Until the next edition!