SCAJ 2023 is an annual specialty coffee festival that will be held over three days starting on September 27th, 2023.
CROWD ROASTER will also have a booth!
CROWD ROASTER will also have a booth!
CROWD ROASTER booth offered a variety of activities throughout the three days, including events inviting guests, tastings, and sales of special sets.
On this special page you can find out everything about the CROWD ROASTER booth.
You can also watch archived broadcasts of all booth events!
Check out the events you missed here!
[Day 2] Looking back at CROWD ROASTER on September 28th
This year, at CROWD ROASTER booth, various professionals from the coffee industry, including roasters, baristas, mechanics, importers, and producers, gathered to hold various events and shows, delivering special content that could only be seen and heard here.
Now let's take a look back at CROWD ROASTER booth on the second day, September 28th.
Now let's take a look back at CROWD ROASTER booth on the second day, September 28th.
Brewer Japan Champion Extraction Showdown! The Best Drip Competition
A serious extraction battle between JBrC2022 Champion, Brewman Tokyo Hikaru Ono and JBrC2023 Champion, Shiraishi Tomoki!
We had both of them drip the same beans and then had the audience vote for the one they thought was best.
Two rounds will be played, and the winner will be the one with the most total votes. This will be an unprecedented head-to-head showdown between brewer champions!
A huge number of people gathered at our booth to watch the outcome of this showdown of the century!
Ono was dominant in the first round, and Shiraishi was dominant in the second round. Based on the total number of votes, Shiraishi was declared the winner.
If you missed the fierce battle between the two, be sure to watch it in the archived broadcast.
Brewer Champion Drip Showdown Archived Video Here
Hearing about the behind-the-scenes of the Yokohama Coffee Festival
This talk, titled "Why I'm holding a coffee festival," was broadcast from the RADIO booth and featured Momosaki Yu, representative of YOKOHAMA COFFEE FESTIVAL.
The young barista, Momosaki, talked to us about various things, including why he started the coffee festival, what to look forward to this year, and the difficulties of running it.
If you missed it, you can listen to it in the archives!
Click here for the archived radio broadcast of Momosaki-san
Burned down the COE farm!? Iwasaki 's talk
A talk from the RADIO booth featuring roaster Yuya Iwasaki of Takamura Coffee Roasters.
Iwasaki immediately comments on the title, "The Man Who Burned Down the COE Farm."
"If we did something like this, we'd be on the international wanted list!" "But I think everyone can see that we didn't set the fire..."
Iwasaki spoke freely about his experiences visiting COE award-winning farms and the Takamura Coffee lineup.
If you missed this, you can listen to it in the archived broadcast.
Iwasaki 's RADIO archive is here
The deep world of coffee machines
Next we invited to the RADIO booth was Honda Kokoro, representative of R&D ESPRESSO, a group of coffee machine mechanics.
We spoke to Honda about how he started the mechanic group R&D ESPRESSO and the various coffee machines that interest him.
Honda-san generously shared information about machines that you can't get anywhere else, including affordable, high-performance roasters.
If you're interested, be sure to check out the archived broadcast.
Click here for the archived broadcast of Honda from R&D ESPRESSO
Coffee roasted by Morifuji that everyone will love
The next person we invited to the booth was Tomomichi Morifuji from Red Poison Coffee Roasters.
The talk was titled "The addictive red liquid that everyone will love," and we asked Morifuji about the secrets of his roasting process.
What surprised me about the conversation was that Morifuji 's roasting is constantly evolving.
Morifuji says that he is gradually changing the roasting method of his coffee, which still has a strong character.
We also had them extract the coffee using a Clever Dripper.
Here too, the decision to grind the beans coarsely was initiated by chance.
Morifuji is always striving to improve and seek the best. We can't take our eyes off his future endeavors!
Click here for the archived broadcast of Morifuji 's talk and extraction show
Famous farm owners from Panama gathered at the CROWD ROASTER booth!
Next to take to the stage at the CROWD ROASTER booth were the owners of some famous farms from Panama!
We gathered the owners of Esmeralda Farm, which also featured in a special project at CROWD ROASTER , as well as Lerida Farm, Bambito Farm, and Altieri Farm.
Each of them gave us a talk about their own farm.
It was easy to see how each person Shin committed to making coffee.
We hope to continue introducing the appeal of Panamanian coffee, including Geisha , at CROWD ROASTER in the future.
PCRC2023 Awards Ceremony with the Ambassador of Panama at the event
The final event of the day was the awards ceremony for the "PANAMA COFFEE ROASTING COMPETITION 2023," a roasting competition limited to Panamanian coffee, hosted by Barisa & Tierra.
The roasting competition was judged in two categories: Geisha and Traditional.
The top eight finalists were awarded, and the first ever champion was announced!
The result was...a surprising outcome, with Shinya Kobayashi roaster from Wakoya, winning both categories!
The winner, Mr. Kobayashi , was presented with a trophy by the Panamanian ambassador.
The coffee roasted by Kobayashi at the finals will be available for special sale at CROWD ROASTER .
Be sure to check out CROWD ROASTER app and try the coffee of champions!
Barista Ishitani Takayuki wins the JBC!
There was more good news later that day!
The results of the two-day Japan Barista Championship were announced, and barista Takayuki Ishitani, who serves as an advisor for CROWD ROASTER , was crowned Japan Champion for the third time!
Congratulations to Ishitani-san! Ishitani-san also appeared at CROWD ROASTER booth on the third day, and demonstrated his rare hand drip brewing technique.
You can see the event in the archive broadcast from Day 3! Please check it out.
So far, we have looked back on CROWD ROASTER booth on the second day.
All events are archived, so be sure to check them out!
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