Our Alumni at the Lao Green Coffee Competition 2025

From the classroom to the evaluation table, our alumni returned to coffee-quality work in a role we were proud to celebrate. They joined the evaluators at the Lao Green Coffee Competition 2025 in Pakse, Champasak, Laos.

Coffees from different growing areas brought the work of local farmers to the cupping table. Careful tasting and detailed notes were part of the responsibility of assessing those coffees and recognizing their qualities.

For our Q Grader alumni, this was another way to put learning into practice and keep developing alongside the coffee community. We are proud to see that connection continue beyond the classroom. Browse the original competition photographs below.