Very new to the roasting scene, Pascal has only been roasting coffee for 5 months! And he is apparently nailing it! Top 10 of A Shot in the Dark, just like that! Let's get to know him a little bet...
View Full ArticleName of Roastery: Scorpio Roastery Name of Roaster: Mike Ralph Where can people find you: Online and popping up at regular events. Where did you learn your roasting sk...
View Full ArticleShaun Aupiais is certainly no stranger to coffee, and while their coffee roastery is still a spring chicken, obviously his experience shines through in their first year entering the comp, they&rs...
View Full ArticleOur only female roaster in the Top 10 this year is Lise Brink! I (Mel) feel like we would definitely be mates if we lived in the same town :) Congrats Lise on your excellent skills! Name of Roast...
View Full ArticleWe were thrilled to announce the Top 10 competitors of the A Shot in the Dark Preliminary Round at Creative Coffee Week on Friday 29th July 2022. What a competition it has been so far! We had 5...
View Full ArticleOne of the most important and encouraging parts of the A Shot in the Dark sponsored by Genio Roasters, experience is the feedback that the roasters receive from the judging panel. Due to c...
View Full ArticleWe are so very excited to say that Preliminary Round judging of A Shot in the Dark sponsored by Genio Roasters happens next week! And the Roasters have been hard at work putting their best roast ...
View Full ArticleI think all the best stories have a few twists and turns and the 2022 A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters competition is no different! We are so very excited to announce that the co...
View Full ArticleCoffee Magazine is thrilled to announce a new partnership between Fastway Couriers and Coffee Magazine's "A Shot in the Dark", presented by Genio Roasters. If you ask Iain and M...
View Full ArticleMeet A Shot in the Dark 2021 Champion Roaster, Frederik Dreyer (he's on the left in the pic below), of Gegrond. With a focus on flavour in all aspects of his life and a passion for the outdo...
View Full ArticleThe delicious coffee is a tad delayed and the specially made coffee bags only arrive last week of April so we’re keeping the entries open while we wait for all the goodies for the roaste...
View Full ArticleIt's always an exciting time in the build up to the competition beginning to see which coffee the roasters get to play with in the Preliminary Round. Sevenoaks Trading has selected a pearler, plus...
View Full ArticleThe Coffee Magazine is proud to announce the A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters kicks off its fifth year in 2022 and also launches in the Middle East for its inaugural year. Also th...
View Full ArticleThe floating trophies for "A Shot in the Dark" presented by Genio Roasters. There was a palpable tension in the air after lunch. Of the TOP 10 Finalists in A Shot in the Dark 2021, 8...
View Full ArticleThe Finals judging of A Shot in the Dark, presented by Genio Roasters, took place yesterday at the Sevenoaks Trading Premier Training Campus in Johannesburg, where the TOP 10 coffee roasters in t...
View Full ArticleWhat a day! The TOP 10 announcement of A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters was exhilarating and full of surprises. You can watch the entire announcement on the Instagram link below. ...
View Full ArticleIf you told me in March last year that we would live through 2 editions of A Shot in the Dark in lockdown, I would've laughed (albeit nervously) in disbelief. Well, here we are! And you know wh...
View Full ArticleOk, listen up Roasters! Your A Shot in the Dark competition coffee is on its way!!! We know you have all been chomping at the bit to get your hands on this coffee, but the wait is over ...
View Full ArticleThis year we take the A Shot in the Dark competition up a level by providing each competitor with 10 litres of specifically made water for brewing coffee. This means that the coffee will be brewed usi...
View Full ArticleA Shot in the Dark 2021 - The Coffee We have some very exciting news people! The official Shot in the Dark competition coffee is.....(drum roll please......!) BURUNDI - GATUKUZA Varie...
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