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Come on down and watch NZ's best and cheer for your favourite competitor!

All coffees will be brewed for you to taste, even espresso with La Marzocco machinery and Meadow Fresh Milk. Bring the family, nipper corner will be in place and fluffies will be served too.

It’s a game of taste, it’s a game of the mind, it’s a game of accuracy and speed… Who will take the title in ’25

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WHAT IS THE NEW ZEALAND CUP TASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP ALL ABOUT?

Do you have a palate? Can you taste? You can win this Championship!

The New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association (NZSCA) holds the license to run the national leg of the World Cup Tasters Championship.

The Championship is held in strict accordance with the WCE's Rules and Regulations. The winner will compete at the World Cup Taster’s Championship in 2026.

What happens:

The New Zealand Cup Tasters Championship awards the professional coffee cupper who demonstrates speed, skill, and accuracy in distinguishing the taste differences in specialty coffees.

Coffees of the world have many distinct taste characteristics and in this competition format, the objective is for the cupper to discriminate between the different coffees. Three cups are placed in a triangle, with two cups being identical coffees and one cup being a different coffee. Using skills of smell, taste, attention and experience, the cupper will identify the odd cup in the triangle as quickly as they can.

A total of eight triangles are placed in each round. Then the top four will compete again in the final round to determine the next Aotearoa Cup Tasters Champion 2024.

Sunday 12 midday, 15 June 2025, The Sapphire Room, Ponsonby, Auckland.

Many thanks to:

Principal: Confirmed single-year 2025 John Burton Ltd

Sponsors:

Cleaning Supplies: Confirmed three-year 2024/25/26 Cafetto
Equipment: Confirmed single-year 2025 AMC Roastery Supply
Ceramics/Porcelain: Confirmed three-year 2024/25/26 Acme Cup Co
Brewing Equipment: TBC
Espresso Machinery: Confirmed single-year 2025 La Marzocco NZ

Event partner/s: Meadow Fresh

Seeking volunteers now to assist in running the event>

Find out more about the championship and the Rules & Regs at www.worldcuptasters.org

www.nzsca.org

Contact the host of FREE Spectator entry: Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship 2025