The 2015 Roasters Choice Champion on Competition, Roasting and Losing a Mentor

The Roasters Choice competition takes place largely behind the metaphorical curtain, with coffees roasted in advance of the U.S. Coffee Championships weekend. As Brandon Despain of Logan, Utah’s Caffe Ibis was roasting his competition coffees in the weeks leading up to February’s event, his aspirations of winning were moderated by his competition inexperience. “When I decided to enter the competition, I assumed […]