HAYB Coffee takes home first place during Roast Masters™️ at The Amsterdam Coffee Festival 2024. 

The 3rd edition of Roast Masters™️ at The Amsterdam Coffee Festival was no easy feat. Ten fierce competitors from across Europe were put through a series of challenges that tested their skill, creativity, and adaptability. 

In the end HAYB Coffee, all the way from Warsaw, deserves a huge shoutout for absolutely slaying the competition and snatching the crown as the ACF 2024 Roast Masters™️ champions! 

From live roasting to crafting a signature drink and nailing the order challenge, these coffee geniuses showed us what they're made of, beating runners-up Wide Awake Brussels in the final and taking home a €2,500 cash prize. 


 
Live roasting with Aillio
Aillio's renowned Bullet roaster was the exclusive equipment used for the roasting challenges, spotlighting the brand's cutting-edge technology and design.

Straight after winning the competition, David from HAYB Coffee said: “To be honest, it was my first time using the Aillio Bullet roaster. And I fell in love. It's super intuitive, super simple to roast, it's so convenient. I can recommend it.”

Also, Raimonds Selga from Kalve Coffee Roasters in Riga, Latvia, was impressed. “I think it's a fantastic roaster to work on. As a roaster, you always need to get accustomed to a new roaster. You'll probably need only two roasts, and then you're roasting like you would do back home. It's a very user-friendly, easy-to-use machine that, most importantly, roasts very delicious coffee.”

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Mystery coffees by Sucafina Specialty
During the competition roasters were presented with two mystery coffees, courtesy of Sucafina Specialty. Both coffees originated from Sucafina's IMPACT-project, the responsible sourcing program that elevates and rewards farmers for their role in reshaping the coffee industry for good, benefiting farmers, traders, and roasters.

The first was a Colombian Shaman carbonic maceration natural coffee from Finca El Embrujo with notes of red fruit, panela, and baking spices. The second came from another South American coffee pearl and was a natural coffee from Fazenda Nunes in Brazil.

The Amsterdam Coffee Festival 2024
With 10.480 visitors joining us at the Westergas the 9th edition of The Amsterdam Coffee Festival was a huge success.

And thanks to our amazing sponsors – Slayer, Brita, Aillio, Frizbee Ceramics, Den Eelder, Packiro and Faema – Roast Masters™️ has once again proven to be a competition showcasing the incredible talent and innovation that exists within the community.

For HAYB Coffee, this victory is a testament to their commitment to excellence and their unwavering passion for the art of coffee roasting.

We can’t wait for next year!