This is a competition ticket - limited to 1 ticket per person.  
Attendee tickets will be on sale toward the end of July. 

This is an official Origami Japan event. It is co-hosted by Rogue Wave Coffee and Nemesis Coffee. 

Event Details 

PRIZES:

• Origami Dripper Trophies 
• 1ZPRESSO hand grinder
• Coffee from Rogue Wave Coffee and Nemesis Coffee
• Origami goodies 
• Cash prize of $1000 to the winner
• Coffee gear goodies from Rogue Wave Coffee
• more to come! 

Current rules and regulation:

Competition time:

• 4 Minutes of prep time (extraction for serving is not allowed during prep time)
• 6 Minutes of brewing/extraction time. Competitors must provide at least 150ml of liquid. 
• Judging time: blind tasting by the judges. 

Procedure:

• A small amount of competition coffee beans will be provided to each competitor 1 day before competition and can be picked up at Nemesis GNW at 4 PM on Thursday, August 14th. 
• A new bag of the same coffee will be given to each competitor before the competition starts. 
• Each competitor is allowed to bring one helper but they are not allowed on the stage.
• In each round, 3 competitors will prepare their coffee simultaneously.
• Each competitor has 4 minutes of preparation time and 6 minutes of extraction time. 
• At the end of the session, each coffee is poured into an identical cupping bowls (labelled at the bottom) and then presented to the three judges.
• The judges taste the coffee by decanting the brewed coffee into another drinking vessel for sensory evaluation.
• On the count of "3,2,1" the judges will simultaneously point to the coffee they like the best. 
• The bowl is then lifted, and the number/competitor is revealed and the winner is announced. They advance to the next round. After 3 rounds (27->9->3->1),  the 2025 Canada Origami Cup Champion will be announced. 
• In the case of a tie, the Head Judge will decide the winner for that round.

Equipment provided:

• Origami Drippers - both porcelain and resin
• Coffee Beans
• Origami paper filters - both wave and cone
• Carafe
• Scale
• 1Zpresso hand grinder - both ZP6 and K-Ultra 
• Cupping bowls
• Cupping spoons 
• Kettles 
• APAX water

Items that you can bring:

• Kettle
• Scale
• Coffee Grinder
• Water (must be free of flavour additives) 
• Extraction aid such as stir stick, paragon, melodrip
• Thermometer
• Sieves

Do's and Don'ts:

• You must use the official Origami dripper model.
• No other drippers may be used to prepare the drink or on the competition station.
• No other coffees can be used. 
• Competitors must provide at least 150 mL of brewed coffee. 
• Coffee not submitted within the 6 minute brewing/extraction time will not be evaluated and the competitor will be disqualified.
• Any violation of the rules may result in disqualification.
• We reserve the right to surprise you.
• Have Fun!

Competitors who successfully purchase a ticket will receive an email confirmation and will be contacted via email with more information closer to the date. Please sign up for the 'In-Stock' notification to be added to the wait-list if the tickets are sold out. 

A videographer and photographer will be on site.