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Our UAC Cup Taster 2026 results celebrated Nataporn Charoenpipatpimpa as Champion, จิรายุทธ อุ่นคำ as Runner-Up and วาสนา เฮงรักษา in third place. Their performances gave us a way to discuss both sensory accuracy and decision-making under pressure.

After UAC Cup Taster 2026, we returned to the tasting sets to ask what the results could teach our coffee community. The format was simple: three cups, with one different cup to identify.

Eight Geisha Roasting competitors took part in UAC’s final-day brewing round, personally or through representatives, before gathering for the roasting results.

Eighteen competitors, six finalists and a room full of anticipation: UAC Cup Taster 2026 moved from precise sensory decisions to the celebration of its awards.

Concentration, sensory awareness and composure at the tasting table: a look back at the UAC Cup Taster 2026 qualifying round in Bangkok.

A look back at the morning of 28 April: concentration, learning and the people who brought UAC 2026 to life in Bangkok.

Relief, excitement and renewed focus as UAC Geisha Roasting announced its final eight and competitors prepared for the next round.

Four UAC competitors earned the opportunity to represent Thailand at Coffee Boom Boom Boom × World Roasting League in Taiwan.

Roasting, competition techniques, water and sensory assessment brought participants together for UAC’s workshop sessions on 27 April in Bangkok.

The 24 UAC Geisha Roasting semifinalists used practice time to get to know the machines, consider their profiles and prepare for the next round.

Following calibration and evaluation of 60 coffee samples, UAC expanded its Geisha Roasting semifinal from 18 to 24 competitors.

A thank-you to the partners and supporters helping UAC 2026 bring coffee competition, workshops and community learning together.

The final coffee submissions had arrived for UAC Geisha Roasting 2026, ready for evaluation and the next stage of the competition.

Competitors tasted and compared different water formulations in our April 18 UAC workshop, connecting water composition with their experience in the cup.

Introducing the UAC 2026 evaluation panel, led by Judging Director Danny Pang, with calibration and a shared approach to coffee assessment at its centre.

The March 2026 launch of Ultimate Academic Champion, with Geisha Roasting and Cup Tasting competitions organised by Espresso Academic.