FORWARD LOTTERY
Season 12 // Shipping October 17th
Welcome back to the Forward Lottery, Season TWELVE.
You are allowed to purchase 6 or 12 Tickets of the Lottery.
SEASON TWELVE ships on October 17th
SEASON TWELVE roast submissions are due February 16th
SEASON TWELVE evaluation will occur the week of February 19th
SEASON TWELVE Tickets are on sale now
Each Season of the Lottery will now take place over FOUR months, giving further opportunity to roast and evaluate, hopefully broadening the learning experience.
**Lottery Tickets require shipping payment at checkout. The Lottery is now available for roasters Globally.**
What is the Lottery?
View this video for full detailed breakdown.
Every four months we plan to host a new season of the Forward Lottery - kind of like a game show. The intention is to push roasters outside their comfort zones and challenge their perspectives using a fun, community-driven, and playful concept.
Every season, we will select a new coffee. We believe these coffees will have exceptional cup quality and a wonderful background story. Unfortunately, we will not share any of the information about the coffee itself with you—well, at least not until we crown the winner at the end of the Season.
The Lottery will always be $30 buy-in per kilogram of coffee, plus shipping, available in 6kg or 12kg. This cost is an effort to speak to coffee pricing for quality green coffee that is thought-provoking, complex and dynamic that we personally love to drink and serve.
We also think this amount gives you the ability to serve and sell to friends and clients alike - ensuring that you're profiting off your participation in the Lottery, while also learning and growing on your roasting journey.
Value Proposition
So, you’re probably wondering why we're doing this. Through our efforts, we believe we can create dialogue around coffee pricing. By increasing the expectation for pricing on the specialty side, we can change the level of respect for coffee producers globally. By raising the ceiling, we believe there is potential that together we can also lift the floor.
Prizes include
1st Place - $3000 in prizes, including online credit an engraving on a gold trophy we're working on sourcing, a season pass for a future Forward Lottery, and of course, bragging rights
2nd Place - $1500 in prizes, including online credit + a season pass for a future Forward Lottery
3rd Place - $750 in prizes, including online credit + a season pass for a future Forward Lottery
4th and 5th Place - $250 in prizes, including online credit + a season pass for a future Forward Lottery
With the Forward Lottery, the odds are always in your favour.
SEASON ELEVEN RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Progressive Coffee Roaster from Hong Kong |
| 2nd Place - 6GM goodies from Hong Kong |
| 3rd Place - Little Nicaragua from Lethbridge, Alberta |
| The coffee for Season ELEVEN of the Forward Lottery was Low Caf Reserve, Natural/Pulped Natural Aramosa and Laurina from Daterra Farms in Brazil. This coffee was purchased for USD $13.18/kg FOB. |
SEASON TEN RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - 5F COFFEE LAB from Korea |
| 2nd Place - Andrea Hernandez 7 Drips Coffee Studio in Mexico |
| 3rd Place - Ong Shi Chun from Shake Coffee in Singapore |
| The coffee for Season TEN of the Forward Lottery was Rugali, Fully Washed Red Bourbon from Nyamasheke District in Rwanda. This coffee was purchased for USD $7.60/kg FOB. |
SEASON NINE RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Charmain from Hong Kong |
| 2nd Place - Morning Roast Coffee Roasters from Etobicoke, Ontario |
| 3rd Place - Patrick Johann from Munich, Germany |
| The coffee for Season NINE of the Forward Lottery was, Doi Pangkhon, Kenya-style Washed Chiang Mai, from Chiang Rai, Thailand. This coffee was purchased for USD $9.20/kg FOB. |
SEASON EIGHT RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Sniff Coffee Roasters from Hong Kong |
| 2nd Place - Prairie Lily Coffee Roasters from Lloydminster, Alberta |
| 3rd Place - Unclaimed |
| The coffee for Season EIGHT of the Forward Lottery was, Cafe Granja La Esperanza, Natural Mokka Variety from Finca Hawaii, Sasaima, Cundinamarca, Colombia. This coffee was purchased for USD $50.71/kg FOB. |
SEASON SEVEN RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Drift Coffee Roasters from Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| 2nd Place - Patrick Johann from Munich, Germany |
| 3rd Place - Single V Coffee from Richmond, British Columbia |
| The coffee for Season SEVEN of the Forward Lottery was, Cafe Granja La Esperanza, 'Tres Dragones' Natural Anaerobic Colombia Variety, from Potosi Farm, Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. This coffee was purchased for USD $14.64/kg FOB. |
SEASON SIX RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Drift Coffee Roasters from Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| 2nd Place - Single V Coffee from Richmond, British Columbia |
| 3rd Place - Lark Coffee Roasters in Creston, British Columbia |
| The coffee for Season SIX of the Forward Lottery was, CATUR Collection, SENJA Merbabu #01 Natural Inoculated Kartika, finish as a honey, from Tosoro Village, Central Java, Indonesia. This coffee was purchased for USD $10.96/kg FOB. |
SEASON FIVE RESULTS
| 1st Place - Drift Coffee Roasters from Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| 2nd Place - RKI Coffee Lab from Richmond, British Columbia |
| 3rd Place - Eclipse Coffee Roasters from Canmore, Alberta |
| The coffee for Season Five of the Forward Lottery was, Juan Peña, Hacienda La Papaya natural Typica, from Saraguro, Ecuador. This coffee was purchased for USD $17.60/kg FOB. |
SEASON FOUR RESULTS
| 1st Place - Sorellina Coffee from Edmonton, Alberta |
| 2nd Place - Harrisons Coffee Co from Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 3rd Place - Morning Roast Coffee Roasters in Etobicoke, Ontario |
| The coffee for Season Four of the Forward Lottery was, Juan Peña, Hacienda La Papaya washed Typica, from Saraguro, Ecuador. This coffee was purchased for USD $17.60/kg FOB. |
SEASON THREE RESULTS
| 1st Place - ZAB Coffee from Montreal, Quebec |
| 2nd Place - Prairie Lily Coffee Roasters from Lloydminster, AB/SK |
| 3rd Place - Eclipse Coffee Roasters from Canmore, AB |
| The coffee for Season Three of the Forward Lottery was, Felipe Arcila, Jardines del Eden Natural Anaerobic Tabi, from Quindio, Colombia. This coffee was USD $16.58/kg FOB . |
SEASON TWO RESULTS
| 1st Place - Not Even Coffee from Toronto, Ontario |
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The coffee for Season Two of the Forward Lottery was, Savage Coffee 'Iridescence' Geisha Washed Carbonic Maceration Geisha, Savage Coffee Micro-mill, from Chiriqui, Panama. This coffee was USD $55/kg FOB.
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SEASON ONE RESULTS
| 1st Place - The Library Specialty Coffee from Toronto, Ontario |
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3rd Place - Rogue Wave Coffee from Edmonton, Alberta
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The coffee for Season One of the Forward Lottery was, Samuel Ronzon lot 21 Experimental 96 hour Natural Anaerobic Red Bourbon + Typica, La Joya Micro-mill, from Veracruz, Mexico. This coffee was USD $20.90/kg FOB.
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