Project Description

México
Roberto Espinoza Ramírez
Inka Yani

Please tell us a little bit about yourself:

My name is Roberto Espinoza. I’m 26 years old and I’m the Coffee Roasting Champion of México. I work at Inka Yani Tostadores de Café, a small coffee shop in México City. I enjoy roasting because you can always learn something new about coffee or the process while working. I like when people enjoy a cup of coffee that I roasted, it makes me really happy.

How did you get started in coffee?

I enjoyed my first cup of coffee with my mom when I was little. Since then we’ve been discovering coffee together.

Please list the coffee competitions you have participated in, what year they took place, and your results:

2° Competencia Mexicana de Tostado 5° Lugar

3° Competencia Mexicana de Tostado 1° Lugar

What roaster do you currently roast on?

Solocafe 5kg Profesional

How did you learn how to roast coffee?

The team from SHB Caffé helped me understand everything about roasting.

What are your interests outside of coffee?

I enjoy new experiences.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 

Learning about all the complex world of being a coffee farmer and eventually becoming one.

Is there anyone you would like to thank or recognise, or who helped you to prepare for the WCRC?

I would like to thank everyone at SHB Caffé for sharing their passion with me, my family and friends for their support and patience and all the sponsors for making World Coffee Roasting Championship a reality.

What are you excited to do while you are in Guangzhou?

I want to taste all the coffee from different roasters and countries.

Facebook: roberto.espinoza.07