We're gearing up for another round of home roasting competition, celebrating 15 years of our business journey. As we reflect on this milestone, we're filled with gratitude for the unwavering support of our home roasting community. We also deeply value the camaraderie cultivated through competition and the shared experience of tasting coffees together.

Listening attentively to your feedback on competition formats and your priorities, we're thrilled to introduce our latest format: 'The Charity Cup'. Join us in embracing this new initiative and may the best roaster prevail!

In this round of competition, we shine the spotlight on a single origin coffee renowned for its vibrant, distinctive flavor, which captivates year after year. Guatemala Pura Fruta, previously unreleased, has been reserved specifically for this announcement. Snatch some while you can, as this flavor bomb is a limited offering. Once it's gone, it's gone for good!

Blind tasting will be conducted for each submission, with scores allocated to assess roast quality and how effectively your roast accentuates the desired unique characteristics. Leading up to the final submission date (5/31), we'll be sharing tips, tricks, and insights into the characteristics of Guatemala Pura Fruta that we find most appealing, along with guidance on achieving that flavor profile during roasting.

We'll recognize the top 5 highest-scoring coffees and reconvene on June 14th for a public tasting event at our HQ Quality Control lab in Orange, CA. During this event, a blind tasting will take place, allowing the public to cast their votes for their favorite interpretation of our Guatemala Pura Fruta. The Home Roaster with the most total votes will be crowned our new Master Home Roaster and awarded the coveted "Charity Cup"!

The top 5 home roasters will receive a prize pack containing a $25 online gift card, a 12 oz bag of our Specialty Summer Blend, Pineapple Disco, and some fresh Bodhi Merch. The newly crowned Master Roaster, winner of our Charity Cup, will not only claim the top 5 prize pack but also earn bragging rights, and the opportunity to contribute up to $1,000.00 to the charity of their choosing through a collaborative blend hosted on our website while supplies last.

We'll take a single origin of our choice and blend it with a replicated roast profile for the Master Roaster. If the Master Roaster is able to visit our HQ, they'll be invited to roast the initial batches of this specialty blend alongside our head roaster and production team. We'll be releasing only 250 bags of this unique, one-of-a-kind charitable blend, with $4 per bag sold being donated to the selected charity.

Public Cupping & Scoring Announcement: On Friday, June 14th, we're inviting all competitors to a public cupping event. This gathering will showcase the top 5 coffees, where attendees will participate in a blind tasting and vote for their favorite. Once all the votes are tallied, we'll unveil our new Master Roaster. If you can attend, we can't wait to have you join us for this coffee tasting journey with our Bodhi Roasting Team. The event kicks off at 2 pm, and our warehouse will remain open till 4 pm afterward. Plus, exclusive warehouse deals will be available for this day only (before & after the public tasting)

For those unable to join us in person, fear not! On the morning of June 15th, we'll send out an online newsletter featuring all competition scores and spotlighting our winners.

You can mail or drop off your sample to us at 428 West Katella Ave. Suite B Orange, CA 92867. May 31st, 2023 is the FINAL DAY to submit your roast.

You are welcome to use any coffee roaster under 5kg capacity. Stove top roasters, hot air roasters, drum roasters... ANYTHING as long as it's under the 5kg maximum that we consider to be a commercial roaster.

We need 4oz to be able to cup roasts throughout the multiple rounds of competition. Orders will come with a pouch for your submission, but if you don't have the provided pouch for any reason, you're welcome to submit in any sealed container.

On Friday June 14th, we will host a public cupping event that is open to all competitors and friends. This event will feature the top 5 coffees. The coffee tasting will commence at 2 pm. Shortly after tasting we will be counting blind votes and selecting a new Master Roaster.

For those who cannot join us in person, we will send an online newsletter on the morning of June 15th, featuring all competition scores and highlighting our winners, as well as make a post on our instagram ( @bodhileafspecialty )

We highly appreciate the feedback and requests received for this round of our home roasting competition. While it requires significant time and effort from our small quality control team, we are committed to providing individual feedback for each entry submitted. When we host competitions with multiple entries per participant, it becomes challenging to offer detailed feedback for every submission. Therefore, for this round, we have strategically selected one coffee to concentrate on, allowing us to provide insights into how your batch compares to others; What we liked about it, tasting notes and a quality score.

Good Luck!