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What is the “Cup Tasters Championship”?

The other day, Japan Cup Tasters Championship 2022 Champion TRUNK COFFEE SHOMA ISHIHARA joined CROWD ROASTER as a new member!

To commemorate this, we are selling a limited quantity of ``ISHIHARA CUP TASTERS CHAMPION BOX'' packed with ISHIHARA 's commitment.
Quantities are limited, so be sure to check it out so you don't miss out!

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In today's article, we will take a look at the competition "Cup Tasters" in which ISHIHARA won the championship.

What is Cup Tasters Championship?

The Cup Tasters Championship is a competitive version of the cupping technique that is considered the basis of specialty coffee, but what exactly is cupping?

Cupping is a method for evaluating the quality and flavor of coffee by comprehensively evaluating elements such as flavor, aroma, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, body, and aftertaste.
The better this cupping technique is, the more accurately you can assess the potential of your coffee and the easier it will be to bring out its optimal flavor.

The Cup Tasters Championship is a competitive version of cupping.



Nowadays, the sport attracts so much attention that a world championship is held, and in 2009, Japan held the first Japan Cup Tasters Championship (JCTC), which also served as a selection event for representative players for the world championship. was held.

What is the competition?

In the Cup Tasters Championship, there will be 8 questions for each player.

Three cups are placed in each problem, and only one of the three cups contains a different flavor of coffee.
The Cup Tasters Championship is a competition in which participants try to guess which cup has a different flavor using a technique called "cupping."


In the competition, each question takes one minute, and the player who answers the most questions correctly within a total of 8 minutes wins, but if the number of correct answers is the same, the player who takes the shortest time to answer all questions wins. It becomes.
Therefore, a sense of speed is also important, such as judging one cup in about 5 seconds.

TRUNK COFFEE SHOMA ISHIHARA was crowned champion at JCTC 2022, which tests taste, smell, and judgment.

The coffee that ISHIHARA roasts brings out the individuality of the brand, while also being extremely well-balanced, mellow, and easy to drink, with a taste that is conscious of the last drinker.
The three brands roasted in this set have their own individual characteristics, but they have a pleasant taste without any harsh or sharp flavors.

Please pay attention to the delicate taste of coffee that is roasted using ISHIHARA 's outstanding top-level cupping skills!

Please come and experience the ideal taste created by Cup Tasters Champion!

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2023.12.5
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