[Photo] Enjoying the experience of enjoying specialty coffee

NDO - After many months of launching and going through extremely rigorous preliminary and final competitions with the participation of judges who are international experts and prestigious roasters. On the afternoon of April 27, the Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition - Vietnam Amazing Cup 2025 announced the results and awarded the competition.

The Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition - Vietnam Amazing Cup 2025 is organized by the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association, Dak Lak province at the national level. This is one of the practical activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).

The 2025 Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition received 149 coffee samples registered for the competition from 70 organizations and individuals from 9 provinces and cities including: Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Quang Tri, Son La, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi . The total output of the samples was 245 tons, including 173 tons of Robusta coffee and 72 tons of Arabica coffee.

The highlight of the 2025 Vietnam Specialty Coffee is the record-breaking increase in the number of entries, for the first time a batch of Robusta coffee reaching 30 tons participated in the competition, affirming its practicality and high commercialization. At the same time, the participating coffee varieties are also diverse, such as Robusta coffee including: TR9, Thien Truong, Xanh dwarf; Arabica coffee including: Catuai fruit yellow, Bourbon, Typica, THA1...

The processing method is also unique with the appearance of many samples using the Red Honey technique which requires a high level of control.

The Organizing Committee selected 43/139 coffee samples that met specialty standards, including 24 Robusta coffee samples and 19 Arabica coffee samples, to compete for the Top 10 Robusta and Arabica in the final round of the competition.

The aim of the competition is to affirm the quality value of Vietnamese coffee beans; to search for and honor excellent coffee products from raw material regions across the country and to connect domestic and international producers, roasters, traders, and experts.

Interestingly, before announcing the results and awarding prizes, the Organizing Committee invited delegates to experience and enjoy the Top 10 Robusta and Arabica coffees in the final round of the competition.

Below are some interesting photos of the Top 10 Robusta and Arabica coffees in the final round of the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition - Vietnam Amazing Cup 2025:

Delegates and visitors experience and enjoy the Top 10 specialty Robusta and Arabica coffee samples of Vietnam 2025.

To experience and enjoy specialty coffee, the Organizing Committee of the competition arranged a number of tables and on each table there were many samples of specialty coffee for delegates and visitors to enjoy.

Delegates can enjoy specialty coffee by using a coffee spoon to enjoy.

Delegates enjoy coffee

Delegates used a spoon to scoop up some specialty coffee, then brought it to their mouths and took a deep breath to enjoy.

A tourist experiences and enjoys specialty coffee.

For the specialty coffee samples, delegates and visitors used their noses to enjoy.

A foreign tourist experiences and enjoys specialty coffee.

Delegates and visitors were amazed by the variety of specialty coffee samples.

Tourists are very excited to experience and enjoy specialty coffee.

Foreign tourists exchange with units participating in the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition after experiencing and enjoying specialty coffee.

The competition organizers honored the units that participated in the competition for 5 consecutive years and all had coffee that met specialty standards.

Sponsors presented gifts to the Top 3 Robusta specialty coffee units.

The organizers of the competition awarded First Prize to the units that achieved the Top 4 Arabica specialty coffees.

Scene of the announcement and award ceremony of the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition 2025.

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