Specialty Coffee Association Releases Updated Rules & Regulations For 2025 Championships – CoffeeTalk

The Specialty Coffee Association has released updated Rules & Regulations for the 2025 World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Cup Tasters, and Cezve/Ibrik Championships. These rules follow the 2025 World Coffee Roasting Championships and World Brewers Cup Rules and Regulations. The updated rules will be used at the 2025 World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Cup Tasters, and Cezve/Ibrik Championships at World of Coffee Geneva from June 26-28, 2025. Key changes include updated preparation time for fully-automatic espresso machines, clearer language around the optional use of a technical judge for Competition Bodies, minor repositioning of espresso machines, and clearer guidelines for drink temperature evaluation. The WCTC has increased the coffee-to-water ratio and reorganized rules for better clarity. The appeals and complaints process has been streamlined, now requiring submissions via an online form.

Updates to the rules & regulations are overseen by the WCC Competitions Strategic Committee. The rules documents, summaries of changes, scoresheets, and new appeals form are now available at the new website for the World Coffee Championships on the WCC’s Rules & Regulations page.

Here are the 2025 World Coffee Championships this season:

• Houston World Coffee Championships

  • April 25-27 at the Specialty Coffee Expo in Houston, TX, USA

  • Featuring the World Coffee Roasting Championship

• Jakarta World Coffee Championships

  • May 15-17 at World of Coffee in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Featuring the World Brewers Cup

• Geneva World Coffee Championships

  • June 26-28 at World of Coffee in Geneva, Switzerland

  • Featuring the World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Cup Tasters, and Cezve/Ibrik Championships

• Milan World Coffee Championships

  • October 17-21 at HostMilano in Milan, Italy

  • Featuring the 25th World Barista Championship

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