We’re lower than one month from the 2025 World Barista Championship, happening at Host Milan. Then it’ll be one other 12 months till the WBC heads to Panama Metropolis, which would be the first time since Bogota in 2011 that the competitors is held in a producing nation. However even with a lot WBC motion already on the docket, the Specialty Espresso Affiliation is able to reveal the host location for the 2027 World Barista Championship: Tokyo, Japan.
Introduced as we speak, September 25th, on the Specialty Espresso Affiliation of Japan’s 2025 World Specialty Espresso Convention, Tokyo will return as host twenty years after its final stint—again in 2007 when some man named James Hoffmann received all of it. Per the press launch, an settlement between the SCA, SCAJ, and Exporum brings the occasion to the Japanese capital metropolis as a part of the Asian leg of World of Espresso. It will likely be the fourth set up within the sequence, following occasions in Busan, Jakarta, and Bangkok in 2026.
Occurring April 28th via Could 1st, WoC Tokyo can be held at Tokyo Large Sight proper off Tokyo Bay within the Koto ward within the southern a part of metropolis.
“The Specialty Espresso Affiliation is proud to announce that World of Espresso and the World Barista Championship will happen in Tokyo in 2027. Japan has performed an influential function in shaping international espresso tradition via its dedication to high quality, precision, and innovation,” SCA CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos states. “Our associate SCAJ has been main the specialty espresso scene, and we’re extraordinarily honored to co-host this occasion in Tokyo underneath the management of President Mr. Kato and Mr. Iwata’s crew. Bringing these flagship occasions to Tokyo displays our dedication to fostering worldwide collaboration and advancing excellence throughout the specialty espresso business.”
For extra data or to learn the total announcement, go to World Espresso Championship’s official web site.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Community and a employees author based mostly in Dallas. Learn extra Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
