Natalia Suska: Swiss Cup Tasters Champion 2027

Natalia Suska is the 2027 Swiss Cup Tasters Champion! By correctly identifying 7 cups in just 1 minute and 40 seconds, she secured the victory ahead of Michal Otte, who also correctly identified 7 cups but took slightly longer to do so.

The goal of this discipline is to identify the odd cup in each of 8 sets of 3 cups. As it is every year, the final of the “Cup Tasters” Championship was a highlight for our visitors. That’s because, in this championship, the audience is right in the thick of the action as the correct cups are revealed.

This year, the interactive live scoring added extra excitement: Visitors could follow the competition in real time on the screens—including a timer, photos of the participants, the number of cups correctly identified, and a continuously updated leaderboard. This made it clear at all times who was currently in the lead. Philipp Henauer and Oliver Götz hosted the exciting finals.

An overview of the final standings:

1. Natalia Suska – 7/8 correct, 01:40
2. Michal Otte – 7/8 correct, 02:38
3. Qian He – 6/8 correct, 02:14
4. Stephanie Racinski – 6 out of 8 correct, 06:44

Congratulations to Natalia Suska and a big thank you to all participants for an impressive competition!

An equally big thank you goes to Philipp Henauer and Oliver Götz for hosting, to Edisona Musa for the live scoring, to the Smartec team for the fantastic interactive presentation and live technical support, and to Biggy Fay, who worked behind the scenes to ensure the Championships ran smoothly.

Many thanks also to Ennio Cantergiani (Académie du Café), Maxime Christen (Covoya), and Gloria Pedroza (InterAmerican Switzerland) for sponsoring the coffee. And last but not least, a heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers whose dedication made this competition possible in the first place!

Photos: Richard Blasko