The inaugural Portland Espresso Competition is quick approaching, coming Saturday, Oct. 4, to The Redd on Salmon Road in Portland, Oregon.

Produced by Roast journal, the competition will instantly comply with the industry-focused Roast Summit, happening Oct. 2-3.

Right here’s extra straight from Roast:

PORTLAND, Ore. (September 10, 2025) — The inaugural Portland Espresso Competition, sponsored by Pacific Meals, will debut on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, providing a full day of interactive training, tastings and group celebration. Organized by Roast journal, the competition highlights Portland’s status as a world espresso hub by bringing collectively producers, roasters, baristas and fanatics for experiences that join espresso from seed to cup.

Along with a vibrant group market in the principle corridor crammed with distributors showcasing their craft, the occasion will embrace quite a lot of instructional and tasting alternatives as properly. 

Competition Experiences & Tastings

The competition will characteristic distinctive experiences designed to interact all of the senses:

• Kann Espresso Pop-Up – culinary creativity from Kann Espresso with coffee-inspired bites.
• Latte Artwork & Signature Drinks – with Morgan Eckroth, 2022 U.S. Barista Champion.
• Roaster of the Yr Espresso Tasting – a curated tasting with previous award-winning roasters.
• Espresso Processing Strategies Tasting – taste exploration of varied approaches to espresso processing.
• Afternoon Drinks – beer, cider and wine obtainable outside to spherical out the day.

Competition Training Program

The competition’s training observe will characteristic numerous voices throughout the espresso worth chain, mixing cultural conversations, scientific insights and hands-on studying:

• Espresso, Tradition & Collaboration Roundtable – Joseph Stazzone (Café Kreyol), Ian Williams (Deadstock Espresso), and Tyson Vanich-Angkul (Kann Espresso) discover how id, collaboration and creativity form the way forward for espresso and group.
• Decaffeination Lecture – Mike Strumpf (Swiss Water) presents contemporary analysis with Zurich College of Utilized Sciences on roasting, extraction and taste variations in decaf.
• Espresso and Single Malt Lecture and Tasting – Mark Stell (Portland Espresso Roasters, Tanzania Espresso, and Chicken Creek Distillery) hosts a guided exploration of the shocking parallels between espresso and barley.
• Meet the Producers Panel – Illiana Delgado Chegwin (D Cacao Espresso), Augusto Carneiro (Nossa Familia Espresso), and others share firsthand insights into farming, processing and sustainability.
• Espresso Processing Strategies Lecture and Tasting – Scott Merle (Hacienda La Minita) guides attendees by way of washed, pure, honey and experimental processing strategies, paired with tastings as an example their affect on taste and physique.

Tickets

Tickets are $35 and embrace entry to all instructional classes, tastings, and experiences. 

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About Roast Journal

Roast is an award-winning commerce journal based mostly in Portland, Oregon, devoted to the success and development of the specialty espresso {industry}. Roast publishes high-quality editorial content material targeted on the artwork, science and enterprise of espresso.

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