Announcement
A new championship is
in town.
12 roasters. One coffee. One title.
The first Alpine Roasting Championship.
Same green coffee, three identical Giesen15-E machines, blind judging.
The only variable left is the curve you build.
Three identical machines.
No excuses.
One venue at the centre of the region
Munich sits within a day's drive of every Alpine roasting country. Twelve roasteries, one hall, three stations.
Put your name on the first title
Most roasting comparisons are anecdotes. This one removes the machine, the green and the name from the equation, then publishes the data. Twelve roasteries will leave Munich with a number they can stand behind.
Identical conditions
Same green, same machine, same window. What is compared is your decision-making, not your equipment budget.
Published data
Every curve and every reading is logged and published. You leave with a full record of your roast.
Twelve peers
Three days beside eleven other Alpine roasteries, cupping the same coffee under the same jury.
A title, once a year
Edition One. The first name on the board stays on it.
From entry to title
Seven steps between sending the form and the sheet being signed. Every date is fixed.
- Arrival and get together OPEN
- Day 01 — Station draw 10:00
- Day 01 — Round 01 · Calibration roast 13:00
- Day 02 — Cupping the calibration roasts 09:00
- Day 02 — Round 02 · Competition roast 13:00
- Day 03 — Round 03 · Blind cupping 10:00
- Day 03 — Winner announced 14:00
Competitors arrive the evening before day one. Machine familiarisation, the station draw and the calibration roast all happen on site.
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01 · UNTIL 15.09.2026
Send the form
One competitor per roastery. Every entry that arrives before the deadline goes into the draw.
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02 · +5 WORKING DAYS
Entry received
We confirm that your entry is in the draw. Nothing is charged at this point.
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03 · AFTER 15.09.2026
Twelve places drawn
The twelve places are drawn at random from every entry received. Everyone hears the outcome, and those not drawn go on the waiting list. The twelve receive the entry pack, the rules and the invoice for the 150 € entry fee.
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04 · SEPTEMBER 2026
Green lot published
The competition coffee is announced with its full green specification. No samples in advance.
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05 · 08.10.2026
Arrival and get together
Machine familiarisation in the Munich roast hall from 16:00. Station draw follows on day one at 10:00.
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06 · 09—10.10.2026
Two roastdays
Calibration roast on day one at 13:00. Day two opens at 09:00 with the cupping of all calibration roasts, competition roast at 13:00.
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07 · 11.10.2026
Winner announced
Blind cupping by the jury at 10:00, winner announced and all roast data published at 14:00.
One coffee. Twelve curves. Judged blind.
Twelve roasteries from the Alpine region send one competitor each. Every competitor receives the same green lot and roasts it on one of three identical Giesen15-E machines. Every roast is logged and every reading is published.
Cupping is blind. Jury sheets are signed at the end of each round. Scores stay provisional until the stage jury signs the sheet.
Three rounds run across three days. Round one is the calibration roast: one batch to read the coffee and set a plan. Round two is the competition roast, one window, 40 minutes. Round three puts all twelve coffees on the cupping table in front of a jury of five who do not know whose bowl is whose.
ARC 2026 is the first championship roasted on the brand-new Giesen15-E. Three machines straight from the factory, identically specified and calibrated daily, in a hall in Munich. For most competitors it will be the first time they build a curve on this machine — and the roast log of every batch is published afterwards.
Twelve roasteries. One coffee. Three days in which the only thing separating them is how they read the roast.
Twelve places. Take one.
Send the form. Every entry that arrives before the deadline goes into the draw for the twelve places. Entering costs nothing; those drawn receive the entry pack, the green lot specification and the invoice.
Eligibility
- Roastery based in: DE, CH, AT, IT, FR, SLO
- One nominated competitor per roastery
- Minimum one year of production roasting
- Available on site 9—11 October 2026
Application deadline :
Applications close 23:59 CET · the twelve places are then drawn at random
Application received
You are in the draw
We confirm every entry within five working days. The twelve places are drawn once entries close on 15 September, and everyone hears the outcome.
Who makes it measurable
Machines, green coffee and logistics are supplied by the partners below. Three days of competition, twelve roasteries, one published data set.
Partner packages for Edition One are open. Visibility before, during and after the championship, on site in Munich and in the published results.
Become a partner