Upcoming Events

Quarterly Events

These events are open to all, but Supporting Members get first dibs on participation and sponsorship opportunities. More info will be available as we get closer to the events.

  • 2nd Annual New Mexico Coffee Roaster Competition

    Saturday, September 28 • National Coffee Day • 10am to 2pm
    Join us for the biggest roasting competition in the state! Each participating roaster will receive 15lbs of green coffee from a small farm in Guatemala and will roast them according to how they think the bean should best be approached. This competition will include a blind cupping, a roaster presentation, and a people’s choice category.
    Proceeds from the event will benefit a coffee charity, and the winning roasters will walk away with massive bragging rights, 6 months of Supporting Member status with the Association, and hand-crafted trophies.
    HOST: Villa Myriam

  • Latte Art Throwdown

    December 2019
    Nominate your best barista to take part in this no-holds-barred latte art competition to see who has the finest foam skills to be found!
    HOST: TBD

  • 2nd Annual New Mexico Coffee Roaster Competition

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    Saturday, September 28 • National Coffee Day • 10am to 2pm
    Join us for the biggest roasting competition in the state! Each participating roaster will receive 15lbs of green coffee from a small farm in Guatemala and will roast them according to how they think the bean should best be approached. This competition will include a blind cupping, a roaster presentation, and a people’s choice category.
    Proceeds from the event will benefit a coffee charity, and the winning roasters will walk away with massive bragging rights, 6 months of Supporting Member status with the Association, and hand-crafted trophies.
    HOST: Villa Myriam

  • Latte Art Throwdown

    December 2019
    Nominate your best barista to take part in this no-holds-barred latte art competition to see who has the finest foam skills to be found!
    HOST: TBD

  • Cold Brew Throwdown

    Saturday, August 24 • 11am to 3pm
    Think you have what it takes to bring home cold, caffeinated glory? Prove it at our inaugural Cold Brew Throwdown! Bring your best cold brew coffee for blind judging by a panel of cold brew experts, plus a chance to win public’s choice.
    The winner will walk away with bragging rights, a custom trophy provided by Albuquerque Coffee Equipment, and 6 months of Supporting Member status with the Association.
    This event is open to any local roaster or coffee shop, regardless of Association membership.
    HOST: Tractor Brewing, Wells Park

  • 2nd Annual New Mexico Coffee Roaster Competition

    SIGN UP NOW!
    Saturday, September 28 • National Coffee Day • 10am to 2pm
    Join us for the biggest roasting competition in the state! Each participating roaster will receive 15lbs of green coffee from a small farm in Guatemala and will roast them according to how they think the bean should best be approached. This competition will include a blind cupping, a roaster presentation, and a people’s choice category.
    Proceeds from the event will benefit a coffee charity, and the winning roasters will walk away with massive bragging rights, 6 months of Supporting Member status with the Association, and hand-crafted trophies.
    HOST: Villa Myriam

  • Latte Art Throwdown

    December 2019
    Nominate your best barista to take part in this no-holds-barred latte art competition to see who has the finest foam skills to be found!
    HOST: TBD

Monthly Happy Hours

Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of every month to chat about coffee, beer, business, and whatever else comes up!

Locations and times are tentative and subject to change. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social to stay up to date.

Past Events

Saturday • September 29, 2018
Inaugural New Mexico Coffee Roaster Competition

For National Coffee Day 2018, we held the Inaugural New Mexico Coffee Roaster Competition. Fronted by Oval Dogs Coffee and hosted by Villa Myriam, each participating roaster received green beans from Burundi, purchased via the Grounds for Health auction. All proceeds from this auction go to help prevent cervical cancer in coffee-growing communities by providing knowledge, screenings, and increased access to care.

Participating Roasters

The coffees were blind cupped by a panel of coffee experts, as well as blind brewed and served for the public to vote for their favorite. After the votes from the cuppings and public were tallied, Rachel from Red Rock Roasters was declared the winner! They went home with bragging rights and a custom trier, courtesy of Oval Dogs Coffee.

Friday • September 29, 2017
National Coffee Day

National Coffee Day is a celebration of coffee and coffee culture, bringing people from all over the country together to enjoy the greatest beverage in the world. We all know that the best way to enjoy coffee is to support your local coffee shops and roasters!

Check out the events and specials that our members will have running on Friday, September 29, and help us show our love to our local communities and businesses.

Friday • July 28, 2017
Clean Water Project Fundraiser

Prosum Roaster’s Clean Water Project aims to partner with their suppliers in Ethiopia to protect water sources threatened by the waste the coffee industry has left behind in its processing methods. The Project will preserve existing water sources and ultimately work to purify other contaminated sources, for the health of community in coffee producing areas and to set a standard for environmental responsibility within the coffee industry.

On Friday, July 28th stop by any of these locations to purchase a t-shirt for $15 to support the project!

UPDATE: Thanks to the support of our members and communities, we were able to raise over $1000 for the Clean Water Project. Thank you for helping us give back to the coffee farmers who keep us going!

  • Prosum Roasters

    3228 Los Arboles Ave NE #100, Albuquerque, NM 87107

  • Pinon Coffee House

    DONATING 10% OF PROFITS ON FRIDAY, JULY 29 TO PROJECT!
    5222 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
    4545 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87117

  • Winning Coffee Company

    111 Harvard Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

  • Satellite Coffee

    COLLECTING DONATIONS
    1628 Alameda Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114
    8405 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
    2300 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
    1131 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Read more about the Clean Water Project here!

This video shows a washing station in Kellensoo Mokanisa where the workers are manually agitating the coffee in a fermentation tank to remove the pulp from the bean. This produces what is known as a washed coffee and the byproduct of which is bacteria in the water. Cindy • owner of Prosum Roasters