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[SCAJ 2023] Introducing the highlights of CROWD ROASTER booth on the 27th!

SCAJ2023, the annual specialty coffee festival, will be held for three days starting on Wednesday, September 27th.
As we have previously announced, CROWD ROASTER will also be exhibiting a booth!
 
If you are planning to visit, be sure to check out the special page below, which will tell you all about CROWD ROASTER booth.
Throughout the day there will be a packed schedule of guest events, tastings, and special set sales.
 
Please see here for information on web broadcasting of booth events.
 
 
 
This year's CROWD ROASTER booth will bring together a wide range of professionals from the coffee industry, including roasters, baristas, mechanics, importers, and producers, to hold a variety of events and shows.

We will deliver special content that can only be seen and heard here.

Now, let us introduce some highlights of the first day, Wednesday, September 27th.

CROWD ROASTER Booth Schedule on Wednesday, September 27th

 
<Performers>
・Raw Sugar Roast Yuya Kosakada・Roast Design Coffee Mikami Hitomi・Roast Design Coffee Hitomi Ryo ・SPARK COFFEE ROASTERS Tanaka Yoshiya・THE COFFEESHOP Daito Hagiwara・mamepolepole Yoshiyuki Nakamura・GLITCH COFFEE&ROASTERS Suzuki Kiyokazu・Brisa & Tierra Yamaguchi Muneta ・LiLo Coffee Roasters Nakamura Keita
*This may be subject to change.
 
We will be delivering on the 27th with this amazing lineup!
Here we will introduce the details of each event.

Yuya Kosakada reveals the secrets of the popular " Raw Sugar Roast "! [11:00-12:00]

 
We will be inviting Yuya Kosakada a roaster from the popular specialty coffee shop Raw Sugar Roast and a participant in CROWD ROASTER , to participate in a talk session and serve CROWD ROASTER brand coffee that he roasted himself.
 
The talk will be titled "The sweet and smart Yuya Kosakada and the secrets of RawSugar, changing the coffee industry," and Kosakada will share his passion for the secret behind the popularity of Raw Sugar Roast , roasting, and the future of the specialty coffee industry!

Three roasters will be gathered together for a roaster roundtable discussion that you won't find anywhere else! [12:00-13:00]

 
Starting at 12 o'clock, we will be inviting four roasters Mikami Hitomi and Hitomi Ryo Roast Design Coffee , Tanaka Yoshiya from SPARK COFFEE ROASTERS , and Daito Hagiwara THE COFFEESHOP - for a talk session titled " What's the interesting part about roasting? "
 
The roasters participating in CROWD ROASTER will have an honest talk about things you rarely get to hear.
What's interesting about roasting? What's the difference between your roasting and other people's? What do you look at when roasting? This talk session will help you understand the appeal of roasting, as only unique roasters can.
 
If you've ever wondered what makes coffee roasting different, this is the answer!

A conversation between roaster Nakamura Japan's representative taking on the world stage, and coach Hitomi [13:00-14:00]

 
Starting at 1pm, Yoshiyuki Nakamura , the Japanese roasting champion who will be competing in the world championships, and his coach, Hitomi Ryo, will be having a discussion titled " How to become the world's best coffee roaster ."
 
As they make final preparations for the World Coffee Roasting Championship (WCRC) to be held in Taiwan in November, we asked the pair how they can become the world's best at roasting!

Don't miss out on the exclusive talk they have to offer, including what kind of training they do to improve their roasting techniques!
 

How to make "Glitch" with Suzuki Kiyokazu [14:00-15:00]

 
Starting at 2pm, we will be inviting Suzuki Kiyokazu owner and roaster of Glitch Coffee & Roasters, to participate in a talk session and serve coffee.
 
The talk theme was " Popular overseas too! How was the one and only "Glitch" created ?"

How has Kiyokazu grown Glitch Coffee & Roasters, a roastery that is popular with Hikaru from overseas?
Also, how did they train the graduates of Glitch who are now active in various fields?

We asked Kiyokazu about this secret that is rarely revealed.

How to enjoy coffee with LiLo Nakamura Keita [15:30-16:30]

 
From 3:30pm, we will be inviting Nakamura Keita LiLo Coffee Roasters to host a talk session and serve coffee.
 
The talk theme was " Tell us, ENOHARA ! How to enjoy crossover coffee ."
 
ENOHARA conveys the appeal of specialty coffee in various ways.
We will dig deeper into ENOHARA 's thoughts on these activities and roasting coffee at LiLo Coffee Roasters !
 

As you can see, there will be a ton of events happening at CROWD ROASTER booth right from the first day.
Please come visit us at CROWD ROASTER booth at SCAJ2023!

We look forward to seeing you there!
 
 
2023.9.26
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