TNBC (Thailand National Barista Championship)

Varity of activities such as four world- crass barista competitions

Thailand National Brewers Cup Competition focuses on the craft of filter coffee brewing by hand, promoting manual coffee brewing and service excellence. The competition consists of 2 rounds:

1. Compulsory Round: Competitors prepare three beverages utilizing whole bean coffee provided to them by the competition within 8 minutes.
2. Open Service Round: competitors may utilize any whole bean coffee of their choosing and must also accompany their beverage preparation with a presentation. The six competitors with the highest score from the first round and the second round will go on to compete in the finals round consisting exclusively of an open service.

The competition will be divided into three separate phases:

1. Single Origin Coffee Roast: Green coffee from one origin is to be used in roasting.
2. Blend Coffee Roast: A blend of green coffee from 3 origins are to be used in roasting.
3. Green Grading:  Describing the sizes of the beans for their classification and addressing the number of defects before tasting the coffee by cupping technique. The winner is to have the highest scores from both roasting and tasting combined.

A competition on the tasters’ sensory skills by distinguishing the taste of 8 sets of 3 cups of coffee. From a set of 3, the taster is to identify a cup that tastes different from the other 2 identical cups and repeat the process through the 8 sets.