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TODDY Cold Brew Competition

Celebrating the best in cold brew innovation, skill, and creativity

New for 2026! We brought the art of cold brew to The London Coffee Festival by joining forces with TODDY to bring you the ultimate Cold Brew Competition that took place live at this years' festival.

Cold brew isn’t just another way to brew coffee, it’s a craft. The best competitors brew with intention - choosing their own coffees with a story, highlighting the sensory experience, and designing drinks with real cafe potential.

Congratulations to our TODDY Cold Bew Competition winner - Case Osborn!

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Need To Knows

The TODDY Cold Brew Competition at The London Coffee Festival is designed to showcase the best in fresh cold brew coffee innovation, professionalism, and commercial creativity, while fostering community and elevating specialty coffee culture globally. 

The format of the competition combines technical, sensorial, and customer-service evaluation through three rounds: 

Round 1: Full-immersion brewing, where competitors bring only their coffee beans and prepare their cold brew in front of the head judge using TODDY equipment and filters.

Round 2: Live! stage presentation of a cold brew service, where competitors present their fresh coffee extraction, focusing on the sensory qualities in the cup and the story behind their coffee selection and brewing parameters.

Round 3: Live! finalists’ stage presentation of a designer drink, a non-alcoholic creation in which fresh cold brew is the primary component, emphasising flavour, creativity, and real-world commercial potential.

Find out more from TODDY here.

Thursday 14th May
No competition running

Friday 15th May
Round 1 where the competitors will prepare their cold brew. 

Saturday 16th May
Round 2, Live! stage presentations. Stage presentations will be taking place from:
11:00  - 13:00
14:00 - 15:30
Finalist announcement will start from17:45 on Saturday

Sunday 17th May
Round 3, Live! stage presentations.  Stage presentations will be taking place from:
10:00 - 10:45
11:30 - 12:30.
Winners announcement will start from 14:00.

The 2026 Cold Brew Competition timeline was:

Applications open: 2 March 2026
Applications close: 31 March 2026
Successful/unsuccessful applicants will be informed: by 6 April 2026
Competitor acceptance deadline: 10 April 2026
Mandatory competitor briefing will be held the week of: 13 April 2026

The competition took place live at the TODDY Cold Brew Competition Stage at The London Coffee Festival 2026 (Stand M16).

All Confirmed Competitors received:
TODDY equipment and merch package
£100
A ticket to The London Coffee Festival covering all four event days.

Second Place received:
£500
A TODDY marketing feature of their designer drink.

First Place received:
£1850
A custom award
A TODDY marketing feature of their designer drink.

The competitors had access to their preferred TODDY cold brew system from the following options:

- Toddy® Home Cold Brew System
- Toddy® Essential Brewer
- Toddy® Cold Brew Cupping Kit

Please read our full Terms & Conditions for TODDY Cold Brew Competition at The London Coffee Festival 2026 here.

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