In-person event

TPC Coffee Tasting Session

No judgement. No hipster snobbery. No handlebar moustaches. Just some of the best coffees in the world and a challenge to test your palate before TPC2026 kicks off.
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Date
Monday, March 23, 2026
Time
2:00 pm
GMT
Duration
30-45 mins
Location
🇬🇧 Manchester
Platform
Live in-person event
Language
English

Think you know your Ethiopian from your Colombian? Your Sumatran from your Guatemalan?

Join us for a fun, interactive coffee tasting session before the Ticketing Professionals Conference gets underway. You'll taste coffees from the four main growing regions of the world, learn what makes each one distinctive, and compete against fellow delegates to prove you've got the sharpest palate in the room.

What to expect

Each 45-minute session is part tasting, part learning, part competition. You'll be split into teams of four, guided through a quick training on what to look (and taste) for, then challenged to identify five mystery coffees by region.

Points for correct guesses. Bonus points for speed. Prizes for winners.

Whether you're a coffee obsessive or someone who just knows they like "the strong one," this is a relaxed, accessible session designed to be fun first, with a bit of friendly competition thrown in.

Session time

Monday 23rd March

  • 15:00

Sessions run for 30-45 minutes.

Prizes

Yes, there are prizes! Every session, the winning team takes home a bag of Sioptec coffee plus a 3-month coffee subscription for each person in the team.

Location

Caravan Manchester
6 Goods Yard St, Manchester M3 3BG

A 10-minute walk from The Midland Hotel (TPC venue).

About your host

Matt Randell is a specialty coffee enthusiast who's spent time with farmers in Honduras and has a passion for helping people discover what they actually like about coffee. He promises no snobbery, no jargon you don't need, and no judgment if you've never done a proper tasting before.

Brought to you in partnership with Mollie

The TPC Coffee Tasting Challenge is brought to you by CultureSuite and Mollie – combining cultural website expertise with smart payments solutions for organisations across Europe and the UK.

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