For its 2nd year running – we are bringing back the MILKLAB Roaster Royale for 2025! Calling all Aussie roasters that make up our great coffee community.
The brief is simple – come up with your own coffee roast with supplied green beans from InterAmerican Coffee that pairs perfectly with MILKLAB Oat.
Compete to WIN a trip to Brazil, $10,000 cash prize and MILKLAB Roaster Partnership.
From there we will blind taste each coffee blend and announce a Top 5 by 17th February 2025. The Top 5 roasts will go head to head and showcased at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE), at the Roaster Royale Grand Finals where winners will be crowned!
The winning roasters will win:
🥇 Champion – Flights and Accommodation to Brazil, $10,000 & the opportunity to become a MILKLAB Roaster Partner!
🥈 Runner-Up - $5,000
❤️ MICE Favourite – $1,000
Participating roasters must:
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Cherry, chocolate, hint of walnut, big body, rounded
Apricot, fresh fruit acidity, raw sugar, balanced
Fruity, chocolate, medium body, balanced
Coconut, berries, almond, black tea, cola
Cherry, chocolate, hint of walnut, big body, rounded
Apricot, fresh fruit acidity, raw sugar, balanced
Fruity, chocolate, medium body, balanced
Coconut, berries, almond, black tea, cola
Registrations have now closed as we've filled all 100 spots! Stay tuned to see how each roaster goes and we will announce our Top 5 in February to compete at the grand finals at MICE 2025.
The roasts will all be blind judged using the below brewing parameters:
Blind judging will rate the below criteria out of 10:
