FINAL SCORES
Check out the winners and details about competition coffees - including pricing and sourcing information - for Nordics Best Roaster 2026.
NORDICS BEST ROASTER 2026 WINNER
2nd PLACE
3rd PLACE
PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD
Best Roaster Tasting Sets now available for pre-order!
Through an exclusive partnership with Kaffebox, you get to try the actual competition coffees packaged in an interactive set for at-home tasting. Choose from the Sourced coffee, the Mandatory coffee, or the Complete Set. Each limited edition box includes 50 grams of each finalist’s roast, with a limited number of sets available for worldwide shipping. Last year’s set sold out quickly, so order now to secure yours.
WHAT IS BEST ROASTER?
Best Roaster is a peer-assessed, uncompromising challenge, focused on the real-world skills and expertise of the world’s best coffee roasters. More than that, it is a celebration of the hard work and dedication that goes into being one of the world’s best coffee roasters.
THE OFFICIAL FINALISTS OF NORDICS BEST ROASTER 2026
THANK you TO OUR PARTNERS
COMPETITION FORMAT
Roasters must first pass the selection round, where they submit a coffee to a jury of expert cuppers who blind cup the coffees twice to select a final 10 competitors.
From there, each finalist roasts two coffees; a mandatory coffee provided to them, as well as a sourced coffee they select themselves.
The final round is judged by the roasters themselves along with a small panel of VIP judges to determine the Nordics Best Roaster.
RULES AND COFFEE CRITERIA FOR 2026
In 2026, the sourcing criteria is the same for both the application round and the final round:
Region: Any
Varietal: Any
Maximum price: 45 USD/kg (all in cost paid to get the coffee to your door).
Process: Any processing and fermentation protocol is allowed, but no co-fermentation. No additives, except water, may be added to coffee after harvest. This includes exposure to other fruit, substances, foreign yeasts & bacteria, spices, liquids, powders, etc.
Nordic Coffee Fest is produced by Ordna Event Agency, the people behind The Barista League and High Density.