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FROM COMPLEXITY TO CLARITY ☕️ with Simon Gautherin 🏆🏆🏆 The philosophy behind Simon Gautherin’s 2nd place routine at the ...
26/08/2026

FROM COMPLEXITY TO CLARITY ☕️ with Simon Gautherin 🏆🏆🏆
 
The philosophy behind Simon Gautherin’s 2nd place routine at the 2026 World Brewers Cup.
 
Green coffee sets the potential. Roasting shapes it. Brewing selects its expression. Water brings it into focus.
 
Now Simon is taking the concept on tour, tasting through the potential coffees he had at his disposal. Your challenge? Guess which coffees actually made it into his competition routine. 👀
 
Two stops remain:
 
📍 BRISBANE
Monday 31st August | 5–7pm
The Maillard Project
 
📍 GOLD COAST
Tuesday 1st September | 4–6pm
Blackboard Varsity
 
Join the cupping, plus grab individual take-home doses of Simon’s coffees.
 
Tickets via the link in our bio. ☕️ 🔗🔗🔗

FROM COMPLEXITY TO CLARITY ☕️ Simon Gautherin  The philosophy behind Simon Gautherin’s 2nd place routine at the 2026 Wor...
26/08/2026

FROM COMPLEXITY TO CLARITY ☕️ Simon Gautherin
 
The philosophy behind Simon Gautherin’s 2nd place routine at the 2026 World Brewers Cup.
 
Green coffee sets the potential. Roasting shapes it. Brewing selects its expression. Water brings it into focus.
 
Now Simon is taking the concept on tour, tasting through the potential coffees he had at his disposal. Your challenge? Guess which coffees actually made it into his competition routine. 👀
 
Two stops remain:
 
📍 BRISBANE
Monday 31st August | 5–7pm
The Maillard Project
 
📍 GOLD COAST
Tuesday 1st September | 4–6pm
Blackboard Varsity
 
Join the cupping, plus grab individual take-home doses of Simon’s coffees.
 
Tickets via the link in our bio. ☕️🏆

First time in history. 🇨🇴🇪🇹Back in October 2025, we visited the incredible EL VERGEL ESTATE farm in Tolima, Colombia, fo...
26/08/2026

First time in history. 🇨🇴🇪🇹

Back in October 2025, we visited the incredible EL VERGEL ESTATE farm in Tolima, Colombia, for a origin trip that blew our minds. Right on the cupping table, we experienced something truly unprecedented: Yirgacheffe and Ethiosar, Ethiopian varieties planted and harvested in Colombian soil for the very first time.
The result? Absolute flavour magic. Wild floral aromatics meet rich South American complexity.

These micro-lots are extremely limited and easily the most exciting coffees from our trip. If you’re obsessed with rare origins and groundbreaking flavour profiles, you don’t want to miss this batch.

👉 Hit the link in our bio or head to zestcoffee.com.au to grab a bag before it’s gone!

Bé Ơi 👋 A sweet little way to get someone’s attention 😊 And there’s plenty worth paying attention to at our café partner...
25/08/2026

Bé Ơi 👋 A sweet little way to get someone’s attention 😊
 
And there’s plenty worth paying attention to at our café partner Bé Ơi in Mount Waverley. 💙
 
Vietnamese-inspired flavours, brunch-friendly eats and a seriously stacked drinks menu.
 
On the coffee front:
☕ Blackbird for the milkies
☕ African Mailman for espresso
☕ A rotating lineup of Zest Single Origins on batch brew
 
But you have to try their Vietnamese Phin Iced Coffee. And if coffee somehow isn’t calling your name, their matcha menu goes deep too. 👀
 
Bright space. Great food. Lots to drink.
 
📍 1 Barlyn Rd, Mount Waverley VIC 3149

Dad loves dessert 🧁 . So do we 🍏 🍪 🍨  Introducing Apple Crumble, the first release from our new Familiar Sensations rang...
18/08/2026

Dad loves dessert 🧁 . So do we 🍏 🍪 🍨
 
Introducing Apple Crumble, the first release from our new Familiar Sensations range.
Built to taste exactly like the name suggests: warm apple, sweet spice and that unmistakable crumble-dessert comfort.
 
And because Father’s Day felt like a pretty good excuse to share it…
 
Buy any 1kg Espressist Blend and we’ll give you a 250g Apple Crumble FREE.
 
Just add both to cart and use code FATHERLOVESDESSERT at checkout.
 
A little something for Dad.
Or, you know… “for Dad.” 👀
 
Available until 31 August, 12:00am AEST so HURRY UP ⏳

🌍 50 SETS LEFT. One coffee. Four fermentations. One GLOBAL cupping 🥄  The Fermentation Project by James Hoffmann & Lucia...
17/08/2026

🌍 50 SETS LEFT. One coffee. Four fermentations. One GLOBAL cupping 🥄
 
The Fermentation Project by James Hoffmann & Lucia Solis is getting close, and we want cafés across Australia cupping along with us!
 
☕ 100g x 4 Tasting Sets available online
☕ 250g x 4 Tasting Sets available exclusively to wholesale cafés
 
You don’t need to be a Zest café partner to get involved. Any café, anywhere in Australia is welcome. DM us for wholesale pricing + logistics on the 250g sets.
 
🌍 GLOBAL LIVE CUPPING
Saturday 3rd October
12:00am Australian Eastern Time
 
James will be cupping live alongside the global coffeekind community. And because midnight isn’t exactly prime cupping time 😅, the session will be recorded so us Aussies can cup along at a slightly more sensible hour.
 
Only 50 tasting sets remain.
🕳️ 100g Tasting Sets + all project info linked in our bio 🔗

Yirgacheffe, but not quite where you’d expect it. 🌍This coffee starts with a varietal best known from Ethiopia and ends ...
16/08/2026

Yirgacheffe, but not quite where you’d expect it. 🌍

This coffee starts with a varietal best known from Ethiopia and ends up in the mountains of Tolima, Colombia — grown and produced by Shady & Elias Bayter at El Vergel Estate.

It’s a great example of how much a coffee’s character can change when you take a familiar genetic variety and give it a completely different home. 🌱

The Bayters fermented the cherries for 72 hours before carefully drying them in their controlled Nuna dryer, creating a cup that’s incredibly expressive without losing its clarity.

Think bergamot, apricot, lemongrass and sour cherry 🍋🍑🌸 — vibrant, layered and unmistakably floral.

A Yirgacheffe with a Colombian accent 🇨🇴

☕ Available now as part of our Special Reserve Collection.

2 down, 2 to go. 🌍☕️The first two of four Simon’s World Brewers Cup coffees events are officially done — and what a turn...
15/08/2026

2 down, 2 to go. 🌍☕️

The first two of four Simon’s World Brewers Cup coffees events are officially done — and what a turnout it’s been. ❤️

Sydney was our first time hosting an event at Booth Waterloo The Booth Waterloo , and the crowd, energy and engagement were incredible. Then back in Melbourne, it was amazing to see so many familiar faces return, along with so much curiosity and excitement around Simon’s World Brewers Cup journey 🏆

What makes these events so special is seeing how much people connect with the competition side of coffee. Competition pushes us to question what’s possible, experiment, improve and ultimately move the whole industry forward 💯

And we couldn’t be prouder of Simon. Seeing him share so much of what went into his World Brewers Cup preparation — from the coffees he selected to the thinking behind his routine — and watching those little sparks in people’s eyes as they discover something new has been pretty special. ✨

Thank you to everyone who came along, tasted with us and made these first two events so memorable. 🙌

Brisbane & Gold Coast — we’re coming for you in just under two weeks. 👀

Don’t sleep on the tickets. We’ll see you soon. ☕️🔥

12/08/2026

Born in Melbourne. Sharing flavour since 2009 🤎
 
Melbourne’s coffee culture taught us to never settle for average.
 
For over 17 years, we’ve been fascinated with flavour. Roasting coffee that helps cafés thrive and keeps people coming back for a second cup.
 
Some things never change. Thanks Melbourne!☕❤️

Beautiful video by Julijan Markovic 🤎

🚨 MELBOURNE EVENT UPDATE 🚨Unfortunately, Simon has been feeling unwell and won’t be able to travel to Melbourne today, s...
11/08/2026

🚨 MELBOURNE EVENT UPDATE 🚨

Unfortunately, Simon has been feeling unwell and won’t be able to travel to Melbourne today, so we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the Melbourne World Brewers Cup Tasting Tour by 24 hours.

We know this is a last-minute change and understand it may be disappointing, but we’re really looking forward to bringing this tasting to Melbourne and making it a special evening with Simon.

📅 New date: Thursday, 13 August
⏰ 5–7pm

All existing tickets have been automatically updated to the new date, and everyone who purchased a ticket has been informed via email.

Thank you so much for your understanding and support ❤️

We’ll see you all on Thursday for an evening of incredible coffees, stories and everything Simon learned on the World Brewers Cup stage. ☕️

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67 North Street
Richmond, VIC
3806

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Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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